80 FR 31898 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 107 (June 4, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 107 (June 4, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-13644 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 31898-31899] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-13644] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0074] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 3, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD- 0074 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 note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2- 2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda, (202) 453-5968. 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: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection. OMB Control Number: 1870-0504. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,620. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,520,260. Abstract: The collection, use, and reporting of education data is an integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). EDFacts, an ED initiative to put performance data at the center of ED's policy, management, and budget decision-making processes for all K-12 education programs, has transformed the way in which ED collects and uses data. For school years 2009-10 and 2011-12, the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was approved by OMB as part of the EDFacts information collection (1875-0240). For school years 2013- 14 and 2015-16, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cleared the CRDC as a separate collection from EDFacts. OCR used the most current EDFacts information collection approved by OMB (1875-0240) as a model for the 2013-14 and 2015-16 CRDC information collection that was approved by OMB (1870-0504) in February 2014. Similarly, the currently proposed revised CRDC information collection for school year 2015-16 is modeled after the most recent OMB-approved EDFacts information collection. Except for a few data elements that were revised based on recommendations received from various school districts and advice received from experts across ED, the currently proposed CRDC information collection for school year 2015-16 is identical to the information collection for school year 2015-16 that was approved by OMB in February 2014. As with previous CRDC collections, the purpose of the 2015-16 CRDC is to obtain vital data related to the civil rights laws' [[Page 31899]] requirement that public local educational agencies and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational opportunity. ED seeks OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to collect from school districts, the elementary and secondary education data described in the sections of Attachment A. Dated: June 1, 2015. 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POLICY JUSTIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
Turkey—MK 15 Phalanx CIWS [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0074]
following issues: (1) Is this collection
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Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the
The Republic of Turkey has requested Activities; Comment Request; Department; (2) will this information be
a possible sale for four (4) MK 15 Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection processed and used in a timely manner;
Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 systems and AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights (OCR), (4) how might the Department enhance
the overhaul, upgrade, and conversion Department of Education (ED). the quality, utility, and clarity of the
of seventeen (17) MK 15 Phalanx CIWS ACTION: Notice. information to be collected; and (5) how
Block 0 systems to the Block 1B might the Department minimize the
Baseline 2 configuration. Also included SUMMARY: In accordance with the burden of this collection on the
are twenty one (21) Remote Control Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 respondents, including through the use
Stations, twenty one (21) Local Control U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is of information technology. Please note
Stations, spare and repair parts, support proposing a revision of an existing that written comments received in
and test equipment, personnel training information collection. response to this notice will be
and training equipment, publications DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records.
and technical documentation, U.S. submit comments on or before August 3, Title of Collection: Mandatory Civil
Government and contractor engineering, 2015. Rights Data Collection.
technical, and logistics support services, ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in OMB Control Number: 1870–0504.
and other related elements of program response to this notice should be Type of Review: A revision of an
and logistics support. The estimated submitted electronically through the existing information collection.
cost is $310 million. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Turkey is a partner of the United www.regulations.gov by selecting Local or Tribal Government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
States in ensuring peace and stability in Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0074
Responses: 17,620.
the region. It is vital to the U.S. national or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Total Estimated Number of Annual
interest to assist our NATO ally in or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Burden Hours: 1,520,260.
developing and maintaining a strong site is not available to the public for any Abstract: The collection, use, and
and ready self-defense capability. This reason, ED will temporarily accept reporting of education data is an integral
proposed sale is consistent with those comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. component of the mission of the U.S.
objectives. Please note that comments submitted by Department of Education (ED). EDFacts,
The proposed sale will provide the fax or email and those submitted after an ED initiative to put performance data
Turkish Navy with enhanced self- the comment period will not be at the center of ED’s policy,
defense capabilities for surface accepted; ED will ONLY accept management, and budget decision-
combatants supporting both national comments during the comment period making processes for all K–12 education
and multinational naval operations. The in this mailbox when the regulations.gov programs, has transformed the way in
sale will extend the life of existing site is not available. Written requests for which ED collects and uses data. For
weapons systems and add four new information or comments submitted by school years 2009–10 and 2011–12, the
weapons to Turkey’s two future Landing postal mail or delivery should be Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was
Ships Tank (LST) vessels. Turkey has addressed to the Director of the approved by OMB as part of the EDFacts
significant experience in maintaining Information Collection Clearance information collection (1875–0240). For
and supporting CIWS, particularly MK Division, U.S. Department of Education, school years 2013–14 and 2015–16, the
15 Phalanx CIWS Block 0, and has 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cleared the
capable infrastructure that will require Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, CRDC as a separate collection from
minimal updates. Washington, DC 20202. EDFacts. OCR used the most current
The proposed sale of this equipment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For EDFacts information collection
and support will not alter the basic specific questions related to collection approved by OMB (1875–0240) as a
military balance in the region. activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda, model for the 2013–14 and 2015–16
The principal contractor will be (202) 453–5968. CRDC information collection that was
Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The approved by OMB (1870–0504) in
Arizona. The purchaser has requested Department of Education (ED), in February 2014. Similarly, the currently
offsets. At this time, agreements are accordance with the Paperwork proposed revised CRDC information
undetermined and will be defined in Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. collection for school year 2015–16 is
negotiations between the purchaser and 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general modeled after the most recent OMB-
contractor. public and Federal agencies with an approved EDFacts information
Implementation of this proposed sale opportunity to comment on proposed, collection. Except for a few data
will not require the assignment of any revised, and continuing collections of elements that were revised based on
additional U.S. Government or information. This helps the Department recommendations received from various
contractor representatives to Turkey. assess the impact of its information school districts and advice received
However, Contractor Engineering and collection requirements and minimize from experts across ED, the currently
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Technical Services (CETS) may be the public’s reporting burden. It also proposed CRDC information collection
required on an interim basis for helps the public understand the for school year 2015–16 is identical to
installations and integration. Department’s information collection the information collection for school
There will be no adverse impact on requirements and provide the requested year 2015–16 that was approved by
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this data in the desired format. ED is OMB in February 2014. As with
proposed sale. soliciting comments on the proposed previous CRDC collections, the purpose
[FR Doc. 2015–13626 Filed 6–3–15; 8:45 am] information collection request (ICR) that of the 2015–16 CRDC is to obtain vital
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requirement that public local letters and other documents that the Register. Free Internet access to the
educational agencies and elementary Department believes will assist the official edition of the Federal Register
and secondary schools provide equal public in understanding the and the Code of Federal Regulations is
educational opportunity. ED seeks OMB requirements of the law. The list available via the Federal Digital System
approval under the Paperwork identifies the date and topic of each at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
Reduction Act to collect from school letter and provides summary can view this document, as well as all
districts, the elementary and secondary information, as appropriate. To protect other documents of this Department
education data described in the sections the privacy interests of the individual or published in the Federal Register, in
of Attachment A. individuals involved, personally text or Adobe Portable Document
Dated: June 1, 2015. identifiable information has been Format (PDF). To use PDF you must
Stephanie Valentine, redacted, as appropriate. have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
Acting Director, Information Collection available free at the site.
Part B—Assistance for Education of All
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy You may also access documents of the
Children With Disabilities
Officer, Office of Management. Department published in the Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Æ Dear Colleague Letter dated March your search to documents published by
13, 2014, regarding a provision in the the Department.
List of Correspondence From January Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014,
Dated: May 29, 2015.
1, 2014, Through March 31, 2014 related to the requirement in Part B of
the IDEA that local educational agencies Sue Swenson,
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and maintain the level of local, or State and Acting Assistant Secretary for Special
Rehabilitative Services; Department of local, expenditures for the education of Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Education. children with disabilities. [FR Doc. 2015–13658 Filed 6–3–15; 8:45 am]
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Section 614—Evaluations, Eligibility
SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing Determinations, Individualized
the following list of correspondence Education Programs, and Educational
from the U.S. Department of Education Placements DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(Department) to individuals during the
previous quarter. The correspondence Topic Addressed: Individualized
Proposed Agency Information
describes the Department’s Education Programs
Collection
interpretations of the Individuals with Æ Letter dated February 7, 2014, to
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the Texas Education Agency, Federal and Department of Energy.
AGENCY:
regulations that implement the IDEA. State Education Policy Director Gene Notice and request for
ACTION:
This list and the letters or other Lenz, regarding whether public agencies comments.
documents described in this list, with are required to report to parents of
personally identifiable information children who take alternate assessments SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
redacted, as appropriate, can be found aligned with alternate academic (DOE) invites public comment on a
at: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/ achievement standards on their child’s proposed collection of information that
guid/idea/index.html. progress toward meeting the DOE is developing for submission to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: benchmarks or short-term objectives in Office of Management and Budget
Laura Duos or Mary Louise Dirrigl. their child’s individualized education (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Telephone: (202) 245–7605. program (IEP). Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are
If you use a telecommunications Æ Letter dated March 21, 2014, to invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text Maine Department of Education, collection of information is necessary
telephone (TTY), you can call the Director of Special Services Janice for the proper performance of the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at Breton, regarding whether public functions of the agency, including
1–800–877–8339. agencies may use electronic mail to whether the information shall have
Individuals with disabilities can provide parents with their child’s IEPs practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
obtain a copy of this list and the letters and related documentation, such as agency’s estimate of the burden of the
or other documents described in this list progress reports. proposed collection of information,
in an accessible format (e.g., braille, including the validity of the
Section 615—Procedural Safeguards methodology and assumptions used; (c)
large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
by contacting Laura Duos or Mary Topics Addressed: Independent ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Louise Dirrigl at (202) 245–7605. Educational Evaluations Resolution clarity of the information to be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Meetings collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
following list identifies correspondence burden of the collection of information
Æ Letter dated February 10, 2014, to
from the Department issued from on respondents, including through the
Maryland Attorney Diana M. Savit,
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January 1, 2014, through March 31, use of automated collection techniques
regarding classroom observations by
2014. Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, or other forms of information
parents and third-party independent
the Secretary is required to publish this technology.
evaluators, and whether parents or their
list quarterly in the Federal Register. representatives may record resolution DATES: Comments regarding this
The list includes those letters that meetings. proposed information collection must
contain interpretations of the Electronic Access to This Document: be received on or before August 3, 2015.
requirements of the IDEA and its The official version of this document is If you anticipate difficulty in submitting
implementing regulations, as well as the document published in the Federal comments within that period, contact
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