[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27500]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0128]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; State Education Agency, Local Educational Agency, and School 
Data Collection and Reporting Under ESEA, Title I, Part A

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 of 1995, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2019-ICCD-
0128. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://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 
Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Evan Skloot, 202-453-6515.

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: State Education Agency, Local Educational 
Agency, and School Data Collection and Reporting under ESEA, Title I, 
Part A.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0581.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,022.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 293,152.
    Abstract: Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 
Act of 2015 (ESSA), contains several provisions that require State 
education agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and 
schools to collect and disseminate information. The Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) covers these activities. The previous authorization of the 
ESEA contained information collection requirements which are currently 
approved by OMB under control number 1810-0581.
    Congress approved a joint resolution on March 9, 2017 disapproving 
the U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) regulations related 
to State plans, statewide accountability systems, and data reporting. 
The burden changes reflected in this revision renewal data collection 
are a result of this joint resolution and reflect only the requirements 
of the statute. The requirement to produce a State and LEA report card 
remains unchanged under this revision renewal and most of the work to 
produce the report cards is the same. There are some requirements that 
were in the regulations that are not required due to the joint 
resolution. As a result, the burden estimate is slightly lower under 
this revision renewal.
    SEAs, LEAs, and schools collect and disseminate the information to 
carry out the reporting requirements of Title I of the ESEA. The 
information is used to facilitate compliance with statutory 
requirements and to provide information to school communities 
(including parents), LEAs, SEAs and the Department regarding activities 
required under Title I of the ESEA.

    Dated: December 17, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27500 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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