[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 48 (Monday, March 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 17448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05054]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0044]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Application for Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Funding

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 
May 10, 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-0044. 
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 Melissa Siry, (202) 260-0926.

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: Application for Flexibility for Equitable Per-
pupil Funding.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0734.
    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: 10.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 560.
    Abstract: This is a request to extend an existing information 
collection for the Application for Flexibility for Equitable Per-pupil 
Funding, the instrument through which local educational agencies (LEAs) 
apply for flexibility to consolidate eligible Federal funds and State 
and local education funding based on weighted per-pupil allocations for 
low-income and otherwise disadvantaged students. This program allows 
LEAs to consolidate funds under the following Federal education 
programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); Title 
I, Part A Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational 
Agencies; Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children; Title I, 
Part D, Subpart 2 Local Prevention and Intervention Programs for 
Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk; Title II 
Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-quality Teachers, Principals, 
or Other School Leaders; Title III Language Instruction for English 
Learners and Immigrant Students; Title IV, Part A Student Support and 
Academic Enrichment Grants; Title VI, Part B Rural Education 
Initiative. On December 10, 2015, the programs above were reauthorized 
by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as 
amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The Flexibility for 
Equitable Per-pupil Funding under section 1501 of the ESEA allows the 
U.S. Department of Education (Department) to offer an LEA the 
opportunity to consolidate funds under the above-listed programs to 
support the LEA in creating a single school funding system based on 
weighted per-pupil allocations for low-income and otherwise 
disadvantaged students, with attendant flexibility in using those 
funds.

    Dated: March 5, 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. 2024-05054 Filed 3-8-24; 8:45 am]
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