[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2602-2603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00646]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0009]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; SEA 
Procedures for Adjusting ED-Determined Title I Allocations to Local 
Education Agencies (LEAs)

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 
March 18, 2024.

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-2024-SCC-0009. 
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 Todd Stephenson, 202-205-1645.

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.

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    Title of Collection: SEA Procedures for Adjusting ED-Determined 
Title I Allocations to Local Education Agencies (LEAs).
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0622.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,080.
    Abstract: We are requesting a three-year extension of the current 
paperwork clearance package (OMB number 1810-0622) related to State 
educational agency (SEA) procedures for adjusting title I, part A local 
educational agency (LEA) allocations determined by the U.S. Department 
of Education (ED).
    Title I, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, as amended (ESEA), requires ED to allocate Basic Grants, 
Concentration Grants, Targeted Grants, and Education Finance Incentive 
Grants directly to LEAs. (See sections 1124(a)(2), 1124A(a), 1125(a), 
(b), and (c)(2), and 1125A(c) and (d)(1)((B), (2)(B), and (3)(B) of the 
statute at https://uscode.house.gov/browse/prelim@title20/chapter70/subchapter1/partA&edition=prelim.) Title I, part A allocations are 
based primarily on poverty data provided by the Census Bureau and 
reflect a national list of LEAs that is generally two years old. For 
example, the list of LEAs used for calculating school year (SY) 2023-
2024 allocations is based on LEAs that existed in SY 2021-2022. Because 
the list of LEAs used by ED in determining LEA allocations does not 
match the current universe of LEAs in many States, SEAs must adjust EDs 
allocations to account for district boundary changes and newly-created 
LEAs that are eligible for title I, part A funds but did not receive an 
allocation under ED calculations.

    Dated: January 9, 2024.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-00646 Filed 1-12-24; 8:45 am]
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