80 FR 75077 - 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 230 (December 1, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-30417 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 75077-75078] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30417] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 revised information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 31, 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 at (202) 502- 7411or by email [email protected]. 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: EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19. OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW. 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. In response to the 60-day public comment period announced in the Federal Register on July 9, 2015, ED received 52 comments from 49 commenters. A summary of the comments and ED's responses are provided in Attachment F. This notice announces that the revised collection package is now available for a 30-day public comment period. This submission includes a few proposed [[Page 75078]] 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: November 25, 2015. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015-30417 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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that written comments received in DATES: Interested persons are invited to response to this notice will be
response to this notice will be submit comments on or before considered public records.
considered public records. December 31, 2015. Title of Collection: EDFacts Data
Title of Collection: Data Challenges ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in Collection School Years 2016–17, 2017–
and Appeals Solution (DCAS). response to this notice should be 18, and 2018–19.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0137. submitted electronically through the OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: An extension of an Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Type of Review: A revised information
existing information collection. www.regulations.gov by selecting collection.
Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0090 Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Local or Tribal Government.
Sector, State, Local and Tribal Total Estimated Number of Annual
Governments. or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
Responses: 61.
Total Estimated Number of Annual site is not available to the public for any Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,029,889. reason, ED will temporarily accept Burden Hours: 126,880.
Total Estimated Number of Annual comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Abstract: EDFacts is a U.S.
Burden Hours: 175,081. Please note that comments submitted by Department of Education (ED) initiative
Abstract: This is a request for an fax or email and those submitted after to collect, analyze, report on and
extension of the emergency clearance the comment period will not be promote the use of high-quality, pre-
that was granted on this collection for accepted; ED will ONLY accept kindergarten through grade 12 (pre-K–
the Data Challenges and Appeals comments during the comment period 12) performance data for use in
Solution (DCAS), a new system that will in this mailbox when the regulations.gov education planning, policymaking, and
allow institutions to challenge their self- site is not available. Written requests for management and budget decision
reported data as well as Department information or comments submitted by making to improve outcomes for
calculated metrics. The system will postal mail or delivery should be students. EDFacts enables the National
ultimately provide for the receipt, addressed to the Director of the Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
processing, data storage and archiving of Information Collection Clearance to report on students, schools, staff,
data challenges received from Division, U.S. Department of Education, services, and education outcomes at the
institutions for challenges of Gainful 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, state, district, and school levels, by
Employment (GE) metrics, Cohort Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, centralizing data provided by state
Default Rates (institutional and Washington, DC 20202. education agencies, local education
programmatic), and Disclosure Rates FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For agencies, and schools. This centralized
and Metrics. This request is for the first specific questions related to collection approach provides ED users with the
phase of DCAS, the institutional activities, please contact Kashka ability to efficiently analyze and report
challenge to the GE completers list Kubzdela at (202) 502–7411or by email on submitted data and has reduced the
provided to institutions by the kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov. reporting burden for state and local data
Department of Education. The other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The producers through the use of
aspects of DCAS will be made Department of Education (ED), in streamlined data collection, analysis,
functional and available to institutions accordance with the Paperwork and reporting tools. EDFacts collects
in stages, to allow for full development Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. information on behalf of ED grant and
and testing, through subsequent system 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general program offices for approximately 180
releases. public and Federal agencies with an data groups for all 50 states, Washington
Dated: November 25, 2015. opportunity to comment on proposed, DC, Puerto Rico, and seven outlying
Kate Mullan,
revised, and continuing collections of areas and freely associated states
information. This helps the Department (American Samoa, Federated States of
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
assess the impact of its information Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands,
Officer, Office of Management. collection requirements and minimize Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
[FR Doc. 2015–30405 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am]
the public’s reporting burden. It also Islands, Republic of Palau, and the U.S.
helps the public understand the Virgin Islands), the Department of
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Department’s information collection Defense Education Activity (DoDEA),
requirements and provide the requested and the Bureau of Indian Education
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is (BIE). NCES seeks authorization from
soliciting comments on the proposed OMB to continue its EDFacts data
information collection request (ICR) that collection and is requesting a new
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0090]
is described below. The Department of clearance for the 2016–17, 2017–18, and
Agency Information Collection Education is especially interested in 2018–19 school years in order to
Activities; Comment Request; EDFacts public comment addressing the continue to provide EDFacts data to
Data Collection School Years 2016–17, following issues: (1) Is this collection Department of Education program
2017–18, and 2018–19 necessary to the proper functions of the offices, as well as SEAs, LEAs, and
Department; (2) will this information be schools. In response to the 60-day
AGENCY: National Center for Education processed and used in a timely manner; public comment period announced in
Statistics (NCES), Department of (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; the Federal Register on July 9, 2015, ED
Education (ED). (4) how might the Department enhance received 52 comments from 49
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ACTION: Notice. the quality, utility, and clarity of the commenters. A summary of the
information to be collected; and (5) how comments and ED’s responses are
SUMMARY: In accordance with the might the Department minimize the provided in Attachment F. This notice
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 burden of this collection on the announces that the revised collection
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is respondents, including through the use package is now available for a 30-day
proposing a revised information of information technology. Please note public comment period. This
collection. that written comments received in submission includes a few proposed
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changes to the EDFacts data collection. Eric S. Lander, President, Broad five offshore wind lease sales. A 2016
In addition to reviewing the proposed Institute of the Massachusetts Institute update to A National Offshore Wind
changes (detailed in Attachment C and of Technology and Harvard. Strategy is currently underway at the
the B Attachments), ED requests that Please note that because PCAST agencies, which aims to better
SEAs and other stakeholders respond to operates under the provisions of FACA, understand how the industry has
the directed questions found in all public comments and/or changed in the past five years, identify
Attachment D. presentations will be treated as public the key challenges still facing the U.S.
Dated: November 25, 2015. documents and will be made available industry, explore potential pathways for
Kate Mullan, for public inspection, including being offshore wind in the U.S., and identify
posted on the PCAST Web site. the activities needed to facilitate
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Issued in Washington, DC, on November offshore wind development.
Records Management Services, Office of 24, 2015. The focus of the workshop will be for
Management. LaTanya R. Butler,
agencies to receive public input,
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questions, and recommendations for
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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areas of potential improvement in the
[FR Doc. 2015–30453 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am] refinement and updating of the 2011 A
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Particular areas of interest will include
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY technical and market challenges facing
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY offshore wind and potential pathways
President’s Council of Advisors on
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SUMMARY: The President’s Council of Renewable Energy, Department of relating to the strategic actions or
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