[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62777-62778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19736]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0160]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study 
of District and School Uses of Federal Education Funds

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 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 an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 13, 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-0160. 
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 4C210, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Clare Allen-Platt, (202) 987-
1090.

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. 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: Study of District and School Uses of Federal 
Education Funds.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0951.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 250.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,630.
    Abstract: Federal funds account for less than 10 percent of K-12 
education spending nationally but can play an important role, 
particularly in communities that are lower-income or have lower-
performing schools. Although each Federal education program has unique 
goals and provisions, they often allow funds to be used for similar 
purposes and services or overlapping populations. Congress provided 
State and local education agencies greater flexibility in their use of 
Federal funds through the 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act (ESEA). As the COVID-19 pandemic began to 
disrupt schools in 2020, Congress also created new programs to provide 
funding and flexibilities for States and districts to respond to the 
emergency. Because policymakers remain interested in how Federal 
dollars are spent, this study will examine the distribution and use of 
pandemic relief funds and explore the possibility of examining

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those issues for five ''core'' Federal education programs that 
represent the vast share of the Department's K-12 grant making: part A 
of titles I, II, III, and IV of ESEA, and title I, part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

    Dated: September 8, 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. 2023-19736 Filed 9-12-23; 8:45 am]
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