Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; School Pulse Panel 2023-24 Second Quarter Revision, 62069 [2023-19364]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0060]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
School Pulse Panel 2023–24 Second
Quarter Revision
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
10, 2023.
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 Carrie Clarady,
(202) 245–6347.
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.
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Title of Collection: School Pulse Panel
2023–24 Second Quarter Revision.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0975.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 53,955.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10,175.
Abstract: The School Pulse Panel
(SPP) is a data collection originally
designed to collect voluntary responses
from a nationally representative sample
The School Pulse Panel is conducted by
the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), within the
United States Department of Education.
Initially, the purpose of the study was
to collect extensive real-time data on
issues brought to light by the COVID–19
pandemic on students and staff, as well
as other important education-related
issues that could inform data-driven
policy decisions, in U.S. public primary,
middle, high, and combined-grade
schools and districts. Specifically, this
was accomplished by collecting data on,
among other things, the percentage of
the student body starting the school year
behind grade level, the types of learning
recovery strategies being implemented
and the perceived effectiveness of those
strategies, classroom behavioral
concerns, mental health services
provided, and staffing issues. NCES was
able to capture each of these pieces in
an expedited fashion and report out
findings in a matter of weeks, providing
rich information to help tell the full
story of what students, staff, and
administrators were battling on a daily
basis. The success of the quickturnaround nature of the SPP was a
clear indication of the immense value of
having a real-time data collection
vehicle readily available to capture
content on prominent events occurring
in the school environment. Therefore,
stakeholders and ED leadership have
asked NCES to continue this type of
data collection methodology for the
2023–24 school year and beyond with
content extending beyond COVID–19
pandemic impacts on the education
environment.
The package containing the details of
the SPP 2023–24 Data Collection (OMB
#1850–0975 v.2) went through 60-day
and 30-day public comment periods
beginning in March 2023, and that
primary request was approved in July
2023. Following that approval, items in
the September and October
questionnaires were modified via a
change request (v.3) based on the results
of cognitive testing; minor changes to
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the communications materials were also
modified via this same change request.
The current package (v.4) contains the
November 2023–January 2024
questionnaires and the full year of
communication materials. The
November 2023 questionnaire has been
finalized but the items in the December
2023 and January 2024 questionnaires
were still undergoing cognitive testing
at the time of the publication of this 30day package. A change request (OMB
#1850–0803 v.5) will be submitted at
the conclusion of the 30-day public
comment period for this package to
make updates to these instruments, as
informed by cognitive testing.
Dated: September 1, 2023.
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 ID ED–2023–FSA–0088]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Federal Student Aid, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching
program.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended by the Computer
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of
1988 and the Computer Matching and
Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990
(Privacy Act) and Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) guidance on the
conduct of matching programs, notice is
hereby given of the re-establishment of
the matching program between the U.S.
Department of Education (ED or
Department), as the recipient agency,
and the Social Security Administration
(SSA), as the source agency, to assist the
Department in meeting its obligations
under title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA),
including to ensure that applicants for
title IV, HEA program assistance satisfy
eligibility requirements.
DATES: The period of this matching
program is estimated to cover the 12month period from October 11, 2023,
through October 10, 2024. However, the
computer matching agreement (CMA)
will become applicable at the later of
the following two dates: October 11,
2023, or 30 days after the publication of
this notice, on September 8, 2023,
unless comments have been received
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0060]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; School Pulse Panel 2023-24 Second Quarter Revision
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 10, 2023.
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 Carrie Clarady, (202) 245-6347.
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: School Pulse Panel 2023-24 Second Quarter
Revision.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0975.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 53,955.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,175.
Abstract: The School Pulse Panel (SPP) is a data collection
originally designed to collect voluntary responses from a nationally
representative sample The School Pulse Panel is conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute
of Education Sciences (IES), within the United States Department of
Education. Initially, the purpose of the study was to collect extensive
real-time data on issues brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic on
students and staff, as well as other important education-related issues
that could inform data-driven policy decisions, in U.S. public primary,
middle, high, and combined-grade schools and districts. Specifically,
this was accomplished by collecting data on, among other things, the
percentage of the student body starting the school year behind grade
level, the types of learning recovery strategies being implemented and
the perceived effectiveness of those strategies, classroom behavioral
concerns, mental health services provided, and staffing issues. NCES
was able to capture each of these pieces in an expedited fashion and
report out findings in a matter of weeks, providing rich information to
help tell the full story of what students, staff, and administrators
were battling on a daily basis. The success of the quick-turnaround
nature of the SPP was a clear indication of the immense value of having
a real-time data collection vehicle readily available to capture
content on prominent events occurring in the school environment.
Therefore, stakeholders and ED leadership have asked NCES to continue
this type of data collection methodology for the 2023-24 school year
and beyond with content extending beyond COVID-19 pandemic impacts on
the education environment.
The package containing the details of the SPP 2023-24 Data
Collection (OMB #1850-0975 v.2) went through 60-day and 30-day public
comment periods beginning in March 2023, and that primary request was
approved in July 2023. Following that approval, items in the September
and October questionnaires were modified via a change request (v.3)
based on the results of cognitive testing; minor changes to the
communications materials were also modified via this same change
request. The current package (v.4) contains the November 2023-January
2024 questionnaires and the full year of communication materials. The
November 2023 questionnaire has been finalized but the items in the
December 2023 and January 2024 questionnaires were still undergoing
cognitive testing at the time of the publication of this 30-day
package. A change request (OMB #1850-0803 v.5) will be submitted at the
conclusion of the 30-day public comment period for this package to make
updates to these instruments, as informed by cognitive testing.
Dated: September 1, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-19364 Filed 9-7-23; 8:45 am]
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