Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) 2021-2023, 79483-79484 [2020-27141]
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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: Case Service
Report (RSA–911).
OMB Control Number: 1820–0508.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 312.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 34,446.
Abstract: The Case Service Report
(RSA–911) is used to collect individual
level data on State Vocational
Rehabilitation (VR) program
participants on a quarterly basis. The
data collected in this report are
mandated by section 101(a)(10) and 607
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Act),
as amended by title IV of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA) and section 116(d) of WIOA. In
addition, the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) uses data
reported through this collection to
support its other responsibilities under
the Act. Section 14(a) of the Act calls for
the evaluation of programs authorized
under the Act, as well as an assessment
of the programs’ effectiveness in relation
to cost. Many of these evaluations use
RSA–911 data. RSA also uses data
captured through the RSA–911 during
the conduct of both the annual review
and periodic on-site monitoring of VR
agencies required by section 107 of the
Act to examine the effectiveness of
program performance. Other important
management activities, such as the
provision of technical assistance,
program planning, and budget
preparation and development, are
greatly enhanced through the use of
RSA–911 data. In addition, RSA uses
RSA–911 data in the exchange of data
under a data sharing agreement with the
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Social Security Administration and the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services as required by section 131 of
the Act. Finally, the RSA–911 is
considered to be one of the most robust
databases in describing the
demographics of the disabled
population in the country and as such
is used widely in researchers’ disabilityrelated analyses and reports.
Dated: December 7, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
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–0185]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; College
Affordability and Transparency
Explanation Form (CATEF) 2021–2023
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change
of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
8, 2021.
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–0185. 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 PRA Coordinator of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
SUMMARY:
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Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Freddie Cross,
202–453–7224.
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: College
Affordability and Transparency
Explanation Form (CATEF) 2021–2023.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0822.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 544.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,251.
Abstract: The Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE) is seeking a renewed
three-year clearance for the College
Affordability and Transparency
Explanation Form (CATEF) data
collection. OPE has collected this
information since 2011–12 and the
collection of information through
CATEF is required by § 132 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 as
amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1015a with
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the goal of increasing the transparency
of college tuition prices for consumers.
This submission is for the 2021–22,
2022–23, and 2023–24 collection years.
CATEF collects follow-up information
from institutions that appear on the
tuition and fees and/or net price
increase College Affordability and
Transparency Center (CATC) Lists for
being in the five percent of institutions
in their institutional sector that have the
highest increases, expressed as a
percentage change, over the three-year
time period for which the most recent
data are available. The information
collected through CATEF is used to
write a summary report for Congress
which is also posted on the CATC
website (accessible through the College
Navigator).
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 Director of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance
and Strategy Division, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208B, Washington, DC
20202–8240.
Dated: December 7, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0184]
Notice of Revision to the National
Assessment of Educational Progress
Survey by Suspending Data Collection
for 2021
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice of change to data
collection.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) not to
collect student assessment data for the
currently approved information
collection, the National Assessment of
Educational Progress, originally planned
for January–March 2021.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
11, 2021.
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–0184. 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,
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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: National
Assessment of Educational Progress.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW
(relates to 1850–0928).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact James L.
Woodworth, Commissioner, National
Center for Education Statistics, or email
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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Type of Request: To suspend a portion
of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP),
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), is a
federally authorized survey of student
achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in
various subject areas, such as
mathematics, reading, writing, science,
U.S. history, civics, geography,
economics, technology and engineering
literacy (TEL), and the arts. It requires
fair and accurate presentation of
achievement data and permits the
collection of background, noncognitive,
or descriptive information that is related
to academic achievement and aids in
fair reporting of results. The intent of
the law is to provide representative
sample data on student achievement for
the nation, the states, and
subpopulations of students and to
monitor progress over time.
NCES has determined that it cannot at
this time conduct a national-level
assessment (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(2)(A)) in
a manner with sufficient validity and
reliability to meet the mandate of the
law due to school closures resulting
from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The NAEP assessments are a key
indicator of educational progress in the
United States with trends going back
decades. The change in operations and
lack of access to students to be assessed
means that NAEP will not be able to
produce estimates of what students
know and can do that would be
comparable to either past or future
national or state estimates. Therefore,
NCES will not be collecting student
assessment data in January through
March 2021 as originally planned. NCES
will continue to provide public updates
on any further changes to the NAEP
assessments through our NAEP COVID–
19 Planning and Resources web page,
found here: https://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/about/covid19.aspx.
Authority: The National Assessment
of Educational Progress Authorization
Act (Pub. L. 107–279 Title III, section
303) requires the assessment to collect
data on specified student groups and
characteristics, including information
organized by race/ethnicity, gender,
socio-economic status, disability, and
limited English proficiency.
Estimate of Burden: There will be no
further public reporting burden for this
collection of information.
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[FR Doc No: 2020-27141]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0185]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) 2021-
2023
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 8, 2021.
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-0185.
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 [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 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 PRA
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Freddie Cross, 202-453-7224.
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: College Affordability and Transparency
Explanation Form (CATEF) 2021-2023.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0822.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 544.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,251.
Abstract: The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) is seeking a
renewed three-year clearance for the College Affordability and
Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) data collection. OPE has
collected this information since 2011-12 and the collection of
information through CATEF is required by Sec. 132 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1015a with
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the goal of increasing the transparency of college tuition prices for
consumers. This submission is for the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24
collection years. CATEF collects follow-up information from
institutions that appear on the tuition and fees and/or net price
increase College Affordability and Transparency Center (CATC) Lists for
being in the five percent of institutions in their institutional sector
that have the highest increases, expressed as a percentage change, over
the three-year time period for which the most recent data are
available. The information collected through CATEF is used to write a
summary report for Congress which is also posted on the CATC website
(accessible through the College Navigator).
Dated: December 7, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
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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