80 FR 41491 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 135 (July 15, 2015)

Page Range		41491-41491
FR Document		2015-17284

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

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0059]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX)

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 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a 
previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 14, 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-
0059 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 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Patricia Meyertholen, 202-260-
1394.

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: Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX).
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0683.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17, 520.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 360, 491.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is proposing new 
regulations to implement the Migrant Student Information Exchange 
(MSIX), a nationwide, electronic records exchange mechanism mandated 
under Title I, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
(ESEA), as amended by the No Child left Behind Act. As a condition of 
receiving a grant of funds under the Migrant Education Program (MEP), 
each State educational agency (SEA) would be required to collect, 
maintain, and submit minimum health and education-related data to MSIX 
within established timeframes. The proposed regulations would 
facilitate timely school enrollment, placement, and accrual of 
secondary course credits for migratory children and help us 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. MSIX and the minimum data elements (MDEs) are 
authorized specifically under section 1308(b) of the ESEA.
    This collection replaces the current collection for the MSIX MDEs 
under OMB No. 1810-0683. The burden hours and costs associated with 
this data collection are required to ensure that States implement and 
utilize MSIX for interstate migrant student records exchange, which 
will then enable the Department to meet the statutory mandate in 
section 1308(b) of the ESEA to facilitate the electronic exchange of 
MDEs by SEAs to address the educational and related needs of migratory 
children. The information collection addresses the following statutory 
requirements in the ESEA: Section 1304(b)(3), which requires SEAs to 
promote interstate and intrastate coordination of services for 
migratory children, including providing educational continuity through 
the timely transfer of pertinent school records (including health 
information) when children move from one school to another, whether or 
not the move occurs during the regular school year. Section 1308(b)(1), 
which requires ED to assist SEAs in providing for the electronic 
transfer of migrant student records. Section 1308(b)(2), which requires 
ED, in consultation with SEAs, to ensure the linkage of migrant student 
record systems for the purpose of electronically exchanging health and 
educational information regarding migrant children among States and 
determine the MDEs that each SEA shall collect and maintain for 
electronic exchange. Section 1309(2), which provides the statutory 
definition of a migratory child.

    Dated: July 9, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Dated: July 8, 2015. opportunity to comment on proposed, specifically under section 1308(b) of the
Jessie H. Roberson, revised, and continuing collections of ESEA.
Vice Chairman. information. This helps the Department This collection replaces the current
[FR Doc. 2015–17401 Filed 7–13–15; 11:15 am] assess the impact of its information collection for the MSIX MDEs under
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collection requirements and minimize OMB No. 1810–0683. The burden hours
the public’s reporting burden. It also and costs associated with this data
helps the public understand the collection are required to ensure that
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Department’s information collection States implement and utilize MSIX for
requirements and provide the requested interstate migrant student records
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0059] data in the desired format. ED is exchange, which will then enable the
soliciting comments on the proposed Department to meet the statutory
Agency Information Collection information collection request (ICR) that mandate in section 1308(b) of the ESEA
Activities; Submission to the Office of is described below. The Department of to facilitate the electronic exchange of
Management and Budget for Review Education is especially interested in MDEs by SEAs to address the
and Approval; Comment Request; public comment addressing the educational and related needs of
Migrant Student Information Exchange following issues: (1) Is this collection migratory children. The information
(MSIX) necessary to the proper functions of the collection addresses the following
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Department; (2) will this information be statutory requirements in the ESEA:
Secondary Education (OESE), processed and used in a timely manner; Section 1304(b)(3), which requires SEAs
Department of Education (ED). (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; to promote interstate and intrastate
(4) how might the Department enhance coordination of services for migratory
ACTION: Notice.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the children, including providing
SUMMARY: In accordance with the information to be collected; and (5) how educational continuity through the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 might the Department minimize the timely transfer of pertinent school
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is burden of this collection on the records (including health information)
proposing a reinstatement of a respondents, including through the use when children move from one school to
previously approved information of information technology. Please note another, whether or not the move occurs
collection. that written comments received in during the regular school year. Section
response to this notice will be 1308(b)(1), which requires ED to assist
DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records. SEAs in providing for the electronic
submit comments on or before August Title of Collection: Migrant Student transfer of migrant student records.
14, 2015. Information Exchange (MSIX). Section 1308(b)(2), which requires ED,
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in OMB Control Number: 1810–0683. in consultation with SEAs, to ensure the
response to this notice should be Type of Review: A reinstatement of a linkage of migrant student record
submitted electronically through the previously approved information systems for the purpose of electronically
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// collection. exchanging health and educational
www.regulations.gov by selecting Respondents/Affected Public: State, information regarding migrant children
Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0059 Local and Tribal Governments. among States and determine the MDEs
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Total Estimated Number of Annual that each SEA shall collect and maintain
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Responses: 17, 520. for electronic exchange. Section 1309(2),
site is not available to the public for any Total Estimated Number of Annual which provides the statutory definition
reason, ED will temporarily accept Burden Hours: 360, 491. of a migratory child.
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Abstract: The U.S. Department of Dated: July 9, 2015.
Please note that comments submitted by Education (ED) is proposing new
fax or email and those submitted after Tomakie Washington,
regulations to implement the Migrant Acting Director, Information Collection
the comment period will not be Student Information Exchange (MSIX), a
accepted; ED will ONLY accept Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
nationwide, electronic records exchange Officer, Office of Management.
comments during the comment period mechanism mandated under Title I, Part [FR Doc. 2015–17284 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am]
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov C of the Elementary and Secondary
site is not available. Written requests for BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Education Act (ESEA), as amended by
information or comments submitted by the No Child left Behind Act. As a
postal mail or delivery should be condition of receiving a grant of funds DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
addressed to the Director of the under the Migrant Education Program
Information Collection Clearance (MEP), each State educational agency [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0058]
Division, U.S. Department of Education, (SEA) would be required to collect,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Agency Information Collection
maintain, and submit minimum health
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, Activities; Submission to the Office of
and education-related data to MSIX
Washington, DC 20202. Management and Budget for Review
within established timeframes. The
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For and Approval; Comment Request;
proposed regulations would facilitate
specific questions related to collection Application for the Rural Education
timely school enrollment, placement,
activities, please contact Patricia Achievement Program (REAP)
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and accrual of secondary course credits
Meyertholen, 202–260–1394. for migratory children and help us AGENCY: Office of Elementary and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The determine accurate migratory child Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED), in counts and meet other MEP reporting Department of Education (ED).
accordance with the Paperwork requirements. The MEP is authorized ACTION: Notice.
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. under sections 1301–1309 in Title I, Part
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general C of the ESEA. MSIX and the minimum SUMMARY: In accordance with the
public and Federal agencies with an data elements (MDEs) are authorized Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 August 14, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Patricia Meyertholen, 202-260- 1394.
FR Citation		80 FR 41491