80 FR 39421 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 131 (July 9, 2015)

Page Range		39421-39422
FR Document		2015-16798

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revised information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 131 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-16798]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0090]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education 
Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revised information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 8, 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-
0090 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 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, (202) 502-7411.

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

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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: EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17, 
2017-18, and 2018-19.
    OMB Control Number: 1850--NEW (previously 1875-0240).
    Type of Review: A revised information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 126,880.
    Abstract: EDFacts is a U.S. Department of Education (ED) initiative 
to collect, analyze, report on and promote the use of high-quality, 
pre-kindergarten through grade 12 (pre-K-12) performance data for use 
in education planning, policymaking, and management and budget decision 
making to improve outcomes for students. EDFacts enables the National 
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to report on students, schools, 
staff, services, and education outcomes at the state, district, and 
school levels, by centralizing data provided by state education 
agencies, local education agencies, and schools. This centralized 
approach provides ED users with the ability to efficiently analyze and 
report on submitted data and has reduced the reporting burden for state 
and local data producers through the use of streamlined data 
collection, analysis, and reporting tools. EDFacts collects information 
on behalf of ED grant and program offices for approximately 180 data 
groups for all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and seven 
outlying areas and freely associated states (American Samoa, Federated 
States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands), the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), and the 
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). NCES seeks authorization from OMB to 
continue its EDFacts data collection and is requesting a new clearance 
for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years in order to continue 
to provide EDFacts data to Department of Education program offices, as 
well as SEAs, LEAs, and schools. This collection package will be 
available for public comment during two open periods, a 60 day and a 30 
day, and revisions will be made accordingly. This submission includes a 
few proposed changes to the EDFacts data collection. In addition to 
reviewing the proposed changes (detailed in Attachment C and the B 
Attachments), ED requests that SEAs and other stakeholders respond to 
the directed questions found in Attachment D.

    Dated: July 6, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// NAVMC 1750/5 USMC Children, Dated: July 6, 2015.
www.regulations.gov. Follow the Youth & Teen Programs (CYTP) Aaron Siegel,
instructions for submitting comments. Registration Form: Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office Annual Burden Hours: 56,000. Officer, Department of Defense.
of the Deputy Chief Management Number of Respondents: 112,000. [FR Doc. 2015–16785 Filed 7–8–15; 8:45 am]
Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Responses per Respondent: 1. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Average Burden per Response: 30
Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, minutes.
Washington, DC 20301–9010. Frequency: Annually.
NAVMC 1750/4 USMC Children, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket Youth & Teen Programs (CYTP) Health [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0090]
number and title for this Federal Assessment and Health Screening Tool
Register document. The general policy for Inclusion Action Team (IAT): Agency Information Collection
for comments and other submissions Annual Burden Hours: 56,000. Activities; Comment Request; EDFacts
Number of Respondents: 112,000. Data Collection School Years 2016–17,
from members of the public is to make Responses per Respondent: 1.
these submissions available for public 2017–18, and 2018–19
Average Burden per Response: 30
viewing on the Internet at http:// minutes. AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/
www.regulations.gov as they are Frequency: Annually. National Center for Education Statistics
received without change, including any NAVMC 11720 USMC Family Care (NCES), Department of Education (ED).
personal identifiers or contact Programs—Consent to Release ACTION: Notice.
information. Information:
Any associated form(s) for this Annual Burden Hours: 32,167. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
collection may be located within this Number of Respondents: 193,000. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
same electronic docket and downloaded Responses per Respondent: 1. U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
for review/testing. Follow the Average Burden per Response: 10 proposing a revised information
instructions at http:// minutes. collection.
www.regulations.gov for submitting Frequency: Annually.
comments. Please submit comments on Total: DATES: Interested persons are invited to
any given form identified by docket Affected Public: Individuals or submit comments on or before
number, form number, and title. Households. September 8, 2015.
Annual Burden Hours: 165,000. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Number of Respondents: 198,000. response to this notice should be
request more information on this Responses per Respondent: 2.
proposed information collection or to submitted electronically through the
Annual Responses: 396,000. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
obtain a copy of the proposal and Average Burden per Response: 25
associated collection instruments, www.regulations.gov by selecting
minutes.
please write to the Children, Youth and Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0090
Frequency: Annually.
Teen Programs (CYTP), Marine and Respondents are MFP patrons who or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
Family Programs Division (MFY–3), provide information to MFP and IAT or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
3280 Russell Road, Marsh Center, personnel in order to allow the child to site is not available to the public for any
Quantico, VA 22134, or call CYTP at participate in CYTP activities, reason, ED will temporarily accept
703–784–9553. determine the general health status of comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
patrons participating in CYTP activities, Please note that comments submitted by
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB and if necessary, determine the fax or email and those submitted after
Number: USMC Children, Youth and appropriate accommodations for the the comment period will not be
Teen Programs (CYTP) Registration patron for full enjoyment of CYTP accepted; ED will ONLY accept
Packet; NAVMC 11720, NAVMC 1750/ services, and provide consent for comments during the comment period
4, and NAVMC 1750/5; OMB Control information about the patron from other in this mailbox when the regulations.gov
Number 0703–XXXX. specified individuals and organizations. site is not available. Written requests for
Needs and Uses: The information These forms provide CYTP personnel information or comments submitted by
collected on these forms is used by with demographic information and postal mail or delivery should be
Marine Corps Family Care Programs emergency contact information. It also addressed to the Director of the
(MFP) and Inclusion Action Team (IAT) allows parents/guardians to provide Information Collection Clearance
professionals for purposes of patron consent for specific activities that may Division, U.S. Department of Education,
registration, to determine the general take place while participating in CYTP. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
health status of patrons participating in Failure to provide information may Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,
CYTP activities and if necessary the limit MFP’s ability to properly consider Washington, DC 20202.
appropriate accommodations for the participants’ health and special needs, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
patron for full enjoyment of CYTP adversely impact individuals from specific questions related to collection
services, and provides consent for participation in CYTP activities, and activities, please contact Kashka
information to be exchanged between will limit MFP’s ability to communicate Kubzdela, (202) 502–7411.
MFP personnel and other designated with organizations or individuals SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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individuals or organizations about a outside of DoD which may adversely Department of Education (ED), in
patron participating in MFP. These affect available services. Having these accordance with the Paperwork
forms may potentially be completed by forms is essential in providing the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
a member of the public. Collected requested child care services and 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
information will be filed pursuant to the activities to all CYTP participants, and public and Federal agencies with an
Privacy Act System of Records Notice maintaining the continuity of care, opportunity to comment on proposed,
NM01754–3. safety and health of CYTP participants. revised, and continuing collections of

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information. This helps the Department areas and freely associated states and include ‘‘Transformer Reserve’’ in
assess the impact of its information (American Samoa, Federated States of the subject line of the message. By mail:
collection requirements and minimize Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Alice Lippert, Office of Electricity
the public’s reporting burden. It also Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S.
helps the public understand the Islands, Republic of Palau, and the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal
Department’s information collection Virgin Islands), the Department of Building, Room 1E–078, 1000
requirements and provide the requested Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Independence Avenue SW.,
data in the desired format. ED is and the Bureau of Indian Education Washington, DC 20585. Note: Delivery
soliciting comments on the proposed (BIE). NCES seeks authorization from of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE
information collection request (ICR) that OMB to continue its EDFacts data may be delayed by several weeks due to
is described below. The Department of collection and is requesting a new security screening. DOE, therefore,
Education is especially interested in clearance for the 2016–17, 2017–18, and encourages those wishing to comment to
public comment addressing the 2018–19 school years in order to submit comments electronically by
following issues: (1) Is this collection continue to provide EDFacts data to email.
necessary to the proper functions of the Department of Education program FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department; (2) will this information be offices, as well as SEAs, LEAs, and Requests for additional information
processed and used in a timely manner; schools. This collection package will be should be directed to Alice Lippert,
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; available for public comment during Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
(4) how might the Department enhance two open periods, a 60 day and a 30 Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
the quality, utility, and clarity of the day, and revisions will be made 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
information to be collected; and (5) how accordingly. This submission includes a Washington, DC 20585 at Alice.Lippert@
might the Department minimize the few proposed changes to the EDFacts
burden of this collection on the hq.doe.gov, 202–586–9600.
data collection. In addition to reviewing
respondents, including through the use SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the proposed changes (detailed in
of information technology. Please note Attachment C and the B Attachments), I. Background
that written comments received in ED requests that SEAs and other
response to this notice will be The U.S. electricity sector operates a
stakeholders respond to the directed complex and highly reliable electric
considered public records. questions found in Attachment D.
Title of Collection: EDFacts Data power system, upon which the Nation’s
Collection School Years 2016–17, 2017– Dated: July 6, 2015. economy and security depend. The
18, and 2018–19. Kate Mullan, North American Bulk Power System
OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW Acting Director, Information Collection (BPS) is extensive, consisting of various
(previously 1875–0240). Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and infrastructure components, including
Type of Review: A revised information Records Management Services, Office of transformers, switches, transmission
collection. Management. towers and lines, control centers, and
Respondents/Affected Public: State, [FR Doc. 2015–16798 Filed 7–8–15; 8:45 am] computer controls. Of the BPS’ physical
Local or Tribal Government. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P infrastructure, large power transformers
Total Estimated Number of Annual (LPTs) are critical components, because
Responses: 61. the reliable operation of the BPS
Total Estimated Number of Annual DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY depends heavily on the safe and
Burden Hours: 126,880. efficient operation of a network of
Abstract: EDFacts is a U.S. National Power Transformer Reserve interconnected LPTs.
Department of Education (ED) initiative LPTs have long been a concern for the
to collect, analyze, report on and AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery U.S. electricity sector because the
promote the use of high-quality, pre- and Energy Reliability, Department of failure of a single unit can interrupt
kindergarten through grade 12 (pre-K– Energy. electricity service to a large number of
12) performance data for use in ACTION: Request for information (RFI). customers and lead to collateral damage,
education planning, policymaking, and and it could be difficult to quickly
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
management and budget decision replace it. LPTs are large, custom-
(DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and
making to improve outcomes for designed pieces of equipment that entail
Energy Reliability (OE), is seeking
students. EDFacts enables the National a significant capital expenditure and a
comments and information from
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) long lead-time to manufacture and ship.
interested parties to inform its policy
to report on students, schools, staff, LPTs are not usually interchangeable.
development related to the possible
services, and education outcomes at the System owners often own and maintain
establishment of a national reserve of
state, district, and school levels, by spare LPTs at a number sufficient to
power transformers that support the
centralizing data provided by state mitigate risks from premature failure.
bulk power grid. The focus of the RFI
education agencies, local education The limited availability of spare LPTs,
is on the design and implementation of
agencies, and schools. This centralized and the long lead times to procure
a National Power Transformer Reserve
approach provides ED users with the replacements, could pose a potential
Program.
ability to efficiently analyze and report threat to the availability and reliability
on submitted data and has reduced the DATES: Comments must be received on of the Nation’s bulk power system in the
reporting burden for state and local data or before August 24, 2015. event of an emergency where a
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producers through the use of ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted relatively large number of existing LPTs
streamlined data collection, analysis, by any of the following methods and are damaged or destroyed.
and reporting tools. EDFacts collects must be identified as ‘‘Transformer Large-scale disruptions to the U.S.
information on behalf of ED grant and Reserve.’’ By the Federal eRulemaking BPS are rare; however, it faces a wide
program offices for approximately 180 Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the variety of evolving threats, including
data groups for all 50 states, Washington instructions for submitting comments. but not limited to: Cyber and physical
DC, Puerto Rico, and seven outlying By email: LPT.RFI.2015@hq.doe.gov, security intrusions, weather-related

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 8, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, (202) 502-7411.
FR Citation		80 FR 39421