[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 43840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11032]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
June 20, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Melissa Siry, 202-260-0926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: An 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: May 15, 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. 2024-11032 Filed 5-17-24; 8:45 am]
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