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for automated linking of K–12, teacher,
postsecondary, workforce, career and
technical education (CTE), adult
education, and early childhood data.
Historically, SLDS has collected
information annually from State
Education Agencies (SEAs) and has
helped inform NCES ongoing evaluation
and targeted technical assistance efforts
to enhance the quality of the SLDS
Program’s support to States regarding
systems development, enhancement,
and use. The request to conduct all
activities related to SLDS 2021–2023,
including materials and procedures, was
approved by OMB in October 2021
(OMB #1859–0933 v.10),
This new request is to conduct all
activities related to SLDS 2023–25,
continuing usage of the Qualtrics
information collection tool initiated in
the 2023 collection. The appendices
include updated communications,
webinars, and Qualtrics instrument
screenshots related to the SLDS 2023–25
collection. While minor adjustments
were made to questions and language,
the primary change proposed in this
package is a shift from an annual to a
biennial collection. Nationwide, SLDS
system capacity changes frequently (ex.
Infrastructure enhancements, evolving
P20W agency collaborations, State
legislation impacts, etc.), but analysis
demonstrates that the COVID–19
pandemic stagnated the work to some
extent. The 2019–20 Statistics in Brief
and accompanying data file (anticipated
May 2023 publication release) indicate
very little change in results over the
two-year period, indicating that shifting
to an every-other-year collection would
allow for more timely releases of data,
with no adverse effect on the integrity
of the information.
Dated: August 23, 2023.
Kun 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
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[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0152]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Annual
Performance Report for Gaining Early
Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
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 October
30, 2023.
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–
2023–SCC–0152. 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,
the Department 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
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 Nicole
Josemans, 202–452–7111.
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
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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: Annual
Performance Report for Gaining Early
Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0777.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
local, and Tribal governments; private
sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 159.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,180.
Abstract: Gaining Early Awareness
and Readiness for Undergraduate
Programs (GEAR UP), created in the
Higher Education Act Amendments of
1998 (title IV, section 404A–404H), is a
discretionary grant program which
encourages applicants to provide
support and maintain a commitment to
eligible low-income students, including
students with disabilities, to assist the
students in obtaining a secondary
school diploma and preparing for and
succeeding in postsecondary education.
GEAR UP provides grants to states and
partnerships to provide services at highpoverty middle and high schools. GEAR
UP grantees serve an entire cohort of
students beginning no later than the
seventh grade and follow them through
graduation and, optionally, the first year
of college.
Gaining Early Awareness and
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
(GEAR UP), created in the Higher
Education Act Amendments of 1998
(title IV, section 404A–404H), is a
discretionary grant program which
encourages applicants to provide
support and maintain a commitment to
eligible low-income students, including
students with disabilities, to assist the
students in obtaining a secondary
school diploma and preparing for and
succeeding in postsecondary education.
GEAR UP provides grants to states and
partnerships to provide services at highpoverty middle and high schools. GEAR
UP grantees serve an entire cohort of
students beginning no later than the
seventh grade and follow them through
graduation and, optionally, the first year
of college.
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The Annual Performance Report
(APR) for Partnership and State Projects
for GEAR UP is a required report that
grant recipients must submit annually.
The purpose of this information
collection is for accountability. The data
is used to report on progress in meeting
the performance objectives of GEAR UP,
program implementation, and student
outcomes. The data collected includes
budget data on Federal funds and match
contributions, demographic data, and
data regarding services provided to
students.
This submission requests to revise the
APR in several places. New questions
were added regarding the grant’s
scholarship component and student
postsecondary participation outcomes,
and changes were made to questions
about project financial status,
participant demographics, and project
services.
Dated: August 24, 2023.
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. 2023–18627 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0151]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Charter
Online Management and Performance
System (COMPS) Developer Annual
Performance Report
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
new information collection request
(ICR).
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
30, 2023.
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–
2023–SCC–0151. 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.
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
DATES:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:03 Aug 28, 2023
Jkt 259001
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
the Department 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
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 Stephanie
Jones, 202–453–7835.
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: Charter Online
Management and Performance System
(COMPS) Developer Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 80.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,000.
Abstract: This request is for a new
OMB approval to collect the Annual
Performance Report (APR) data from
Charter School Programs (CSP)
Developer grantees. The Charter School
Programs (CSP) was originally
authorized under title V, part B, subpart
1, sections 5201 through 5211 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of
2001. For fiscal year 2017 and
thereafter, ESEA has been amended by
the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),
(20 U.S.C. 7221–7221i), which reserves
funds to improve education by
supporting innovation in public
education and to: (2) provide financial
assistance for the planning, program
design, and initial implementation of
charter schools; (3) increase the number
of high-quality charter schools available
to students across the United States; (4)
evaluate the impact of charter schools
on student achievement, families, and
communities, and share best practices
between charter schools and other
public schools; (5) encourage States to
provide support to charter schools for
facilities financing in an amount more
nearly commensurate to the amount
States typically provide for traditional
public schools; (6) expand opportunities
for children with disabilities, English
learners, and other traditionally
underserved students to attend charter
schools and meet the challenging State
academic standards; (7) support efforts
to strengthen the charter school
authorizing process to improve
performance management, including
transparency, oversight and monitoring
(including financial audits), and
evaluation of such schools; and (8)
support quality, accountability, and
transparency in the operational
performance of all authorized public
chartering agencies, including State
educational agencies, local educational
agencies, and other authorizing entities.
The U.S. Department of Education
(ED) is requesting authorization to
collect data from CSP grantees within
the Developer program through a new
online platform. In 2022, ED began
development of a new data collection
system, the Charter Online Management
and Performance System (COMPS),
designed specifically to reduce the
burden of reporting for users and
increase validity of the overall data.
This new collection consists of
questions responsive to the actions
established in the program’s final rule
published in the Federal Register on
July 6, 2022, as well as the Developer
program Notice Inviting Applications
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0152]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual
Performance Report for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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
October 30, 2023.
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-2023-SCC-0152.
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, 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 Nicole Josemans, 202-452-7111.
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: Annual Performance Report for Gaining Early
Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Program.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0777.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments;
private sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 159.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,180.
Abstract: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate
Programs (GEAR UP), created in the Higher Education Act Amendments of
1998 (title IV, section 404A-404H), is a discretionary grant program
which encourages applicants to provide support and maintain a
commitment to eligible low-income students, including students with
disabilities, to assist the students in obtaining a secondary school
diploma and preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education.
GEAR UP provides grants to states and partnerships to provide services
at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an
entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and
follow them through graduation and, optionally, the first year of
college.
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
(GEAR UP), created in the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998
(title IV, section 404A-404H), is a discretionary grant program which
encourages applicants to provide support and maintain a commitment to
eligible low-income students, including students with disabilities, to
assist the students in obtaining a secondary school diploma and
preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education. GEAR UP
provides grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-
poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire
cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow
them through graduation and, optionally, the first year of college.
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The Annual Performance Report (APR) for Partnership and State
Projects for GEAR UP is a required report that grant recipients must
submit annually. The purpose of this information collection is for
accountability. The data is used to report on progress in meeting the
performance objectives of GEAR UP, program implementation, and student
outcomes. The data collected includes budget data on Federal funds and
match contributions, demographic data, and data regarding services
provided to students.
This submission requests to revise the APR in several places. New
questions were added regarding the grant's scholarship component and
student postsecondary participation outcomes, and changes were made to
questions about project financial status, participant demographics, and
project services.
Dated: August 24, 2023.
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. 2023-18627 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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