[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40233-40234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13181]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0108]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0108. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will 
temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the 
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request 
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that 
comments submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. 
Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail 
or delivery should be addressed to the Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Alice Yao, 202-245-8337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden.

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It also helps the public understand the Department's information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format. The Department is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department is especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) is this collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department 
minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including 
through the use of information technology. Please note that written 
comments received in response to this notice will be considered public 
records.
    Title of Collection: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in 
Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial 
Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 1870-0505.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 24,785.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 598,982.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) 
published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Nondiscrimination on 
the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal 
Financial Assistance (title IX NPRM) to propose amendments to the 
Department's implementing regulations for title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972. The Department's proposed regulations would require 
a recipient to maintain various documents regarding its title IX 
activities for a period of at least seven years. These requirements are 
specified in proposed 34 CFR 106.8(f). Recipients impacted by the 
proposed regulations include local educational agencies, institutes of 
higher education and other entities that receive Federal grant funds 
from the Department. The information collected would allow recipients 
and the Department to assess on a longitudinal basis whether a 
recipient is complying with the Department's title IX regulations when 
it is has information about sex discrimination, the prevalence of sex 
discrimination affecting access to a recipient's education program or 
activity, and whether additional or different training is necessary for 
the recipient to fulfill its obligations under title IX.

    Dated: June 15, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-13181 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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