[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 21763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09085]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0142]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2025-26, 2026-27, and 
2027-28 (With 2024-25 Continuation)

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 a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 20, 2025.

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 Matt Soldner, 202-453-7441.

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: EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2025-26, 
2026-27, and 2027-28 (with 2024-25 continuation).
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0925.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 126,880.
    Abstract: EDFacts is a U.S. Department of Education (ED) 
initiative, supported by the National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES) and ED's Office of the Chief Data Officer, to collect, analyze, 
report on, and promote the use of high-quality, pre-kindergarten 
through grade 12 (pre-K-12) performance data. By centralizing data 
provided by state education agencies about state level data, local 
education agencies, and schools, NCES and other components of ED use 
the EDFacts data to report on students, schools, staff, services, and 
education outcomes at the state, district, and school levels. The 
centralized approach provides ED users with the ability to efficiently 
analyze and report on submitted data and has reduced the reporting 
burden for state and local data producers through the use of 
streamlined data collection, analysis, and reporting tools. EDFacts 
collects information on behalf of ED grant and program offices for 
approximately 170 data groups for all 50 states, Washington, DC, Puerto 
Rico, and seven outlying areas and freely associated states (American 
Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, and 
the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Department of Defense Education Activity 
(DoDEA), and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).
    This request is to collect EDFacts data for the 2025-26, 2026-27, 
and 2027-28 school years. Due to overlap in the timing of data 
collection activities between consecutive years of the EDFacts 
collection, we are carrying over in this submission the approved SY 
2024-25 data collection, which is scheduled to end in February 2026.

Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-09085 Filed 5-20-25; 8:45 am]
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