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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2019–SCC–0119]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision to an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 6,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection request by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda,
202–453–5968.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education 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
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considered public records.
Title of Collection: Mandatory Civil
Rights Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1870–0504.
Type of Review: Revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 17,621.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,487,068.
Abstract: The collection, use, and
reporting of education data is an integral
component of the mission of the U.S.
Department of Education (ED). EDFacts,
an ED initiative to put performance data
at the center of ED’s policy,
management, and budget decisionmaking processes for all K–12 education
programs, has transformed the way in
which ED collects and uses data. For
school years 2009–10 and 2011–12, the
Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was
approved by OMB as part of the EDFacts
information collection (1875–0240). For
school years 2013–14, 2015–16, and
2017–18, the Office for Civil Rights
(OCR) cleared the CRDC as a separate
collection from EDFacts. The currently
proposed revised CRDC information
collection for school year 2020–21 is
modeled after the most recent OMBapproved EDFacts information
collection (1850–0925). For the 2020–21
CRDC, OCR is proposing some changes,
and those changes will have the net
effect of reducing burden on school
districts. As with previous CRDC
collections, the purpose of the 2020–21
CRDC is to obtain vital data related to
the civil rights laws’ requirement that
public local educational agencies (LEAs)
and elementary and secondary schools
provide equal educational opportunity.
ED has analyzed the uses of many data
elements collected in the 2013–14 and
2015–16 CRDCs and sought advice from
experts across ED to refine, improve,
and where appropriate, add or remove
data elements from the collection. ED
also made the CRDC data definitions
and metrics consistent with other
mandatory collections across ED
wherever possible. ED seeks OMB
approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act to collect from LEAs, the
elementary and secondary education
data described in the sections of
Attachment A. In addition, ED requests
that LEAs and other stakeholders
respond to the directed questions found
in Attachment A–5.
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Dated: June 30, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0110]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application for the U.S. Presidential
Scholars Program
Office of Communications and
Outreach (OCO), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a change to an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 6,
2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2020–SCC–0110. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
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,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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 by fax or email and those
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 Program Manager of
Strategic Collections and Clearance,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
6W208B, Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Simone Olson,
202–245–8719.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2019-SCC-0119]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision to an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find
this particular information collection request by selecting
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda, 202-453-5968.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education 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: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1870-0504.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,621.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,487,068.
Abstract: The collection, use, and reporting of education data is
an integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of
Education (ED). EDFacts, an ED initiative to put performance data at
the center of ED's policy, management, and budget decision-making
processes for all K-12 education programs, has transformed the way in
which ED collects and uses data. For school years 2009-10 and 2011-12,
the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was approved by OMB as part of
the EDFacts information collection (1875-0240). For school years 2013-
14, 2015-16, and 2017-18, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cleared the
CRDC as a separate collection from EDFacts. The currently proposed
revised CRDC information collection for school year 2020-21 is modeled
after the most recent OMB-approved EDFacts information collection
(1850-0925). For the 2020-21 CRDC, OCR is proposing some changes, and
those changes will have the net effect of reducing burden on school
districts. As with previous CRDC collections, the purpose of the 2020-
21 CRDC is to obtain vital data related to the civil rights laws'
requirement that public local educational agencies (LEAs) and
elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational opportunity.
ED has analyzed the uses of many data elements collected in the 2013-14
and 2015-16 CRDCs and sought advice from experts across ED to refine,
improve, and where appropriate, add or remove data elements from the
collection. ED also made the CRDC data definitions and metrics
consistent with other mandatory collections across ED wherever
possible. ED seeks OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to
collect from LEAs, the elementary and secondary education data
described in the sections of Attachment A. In addition, ED requests
that LEAs and other stakeholders respond to the directed questions
found in Attachment A-5.
Dated: June 30, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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