Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Migrant Student Information Exchange User Application Form, 1086 [2024-00255]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 1086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00255]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Migrant Student Information Exchange User Application Form

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 11, 2024.

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-2024-SCC-0003. 
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 Benjamin Starr, 202-245-8116.

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: Migrant Student Information Exchange User 
Application Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0686.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 732.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 366.
    Abstract: Regulations for the Migrant Information Exchange (MSIX), 
effective on June 9, 2016, were issued by the U.S. Department of 
Education (the Department). The MSIX, a nationwide, electronic records 
exchange mechanism mandated under Title I, Part C of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended. As a condition of receiving 
a grant of funds under the Migrant Education Program (MEP), each State 
educational agency (SEA) is required to collect, maintain, and submit 
minimum health and education-related data to MSIX within established 
timeframes. MSIX is designed to facilitate timely school enrollment, 
grade and course placement, accrual of secondary course credits and 
participation in the MEP for migratory children. Additionally, the 
regulations help the Department to determine accurate migratory child 
counts and meet other MEP reporting requirements. The MEP is authorized 
under sections 1301-1309 in title I, part C of the ESEA, as amended. 
MSIX and the minimum data elements (MDEs) are authorized specifically 
under section 1308(b) of the ESEA, as amended.
    The Department is requesting approval to extend the 1810-0686 
information collection that supports statutory requirements for data 
collection under title I, part C--MEP. The purpose of the MSIX User 
Application Form is to collect user directory data to verify the 
identity of users in order to grant access to the MSIX system for the 
purpose of transferring migratory student data. The application 
collects information on an MSIX users' identity, title/position, work 
address, work telephone, email, and role in MSIX.

    Dated: January 4, 2024.
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. 2024-00255 Filed 1-8-24; 8:45 am]
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