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)

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, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 41491]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17284]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2015-17284 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am]
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