81 FR 83823 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) National Benchmark Study 2017 Partial Cancellation Change Request

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 225 (November 22, 2016)

Page Range		83823-83824
FR Document		2016-28023

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 81 Issue 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83823-83824]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28023]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0130]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) National Benchmark Study 
2017 Partial Cancellation Change Request

AGENCY: 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 reinstatement of a 
previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information

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collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov 
by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-0130. Comments submitted 
in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by 
selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 
or hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email 
and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. 
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, Room 2E-347, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at 
[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: ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) National 
Benchmark Study 2017 Partial Cancellation Change Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0923.
    Type of Review: No material or non-substantive change to a 
currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 15,593.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,967.
    Abstract: The ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) are a suite of 
survey instruments being developed for schools, districts, and states 
by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES). This national effort extends current 
activities that measure school climate, including the state-level 
efforts of the Safe and Supportive Schools (S3) grantees, which were 
awarded funds in 2010 by the ED's Office of Safe and Healthy Students 
(OSHS) to improve school climate. Through the EDSCLS, schools 
nationwide will have access to survey instruments and a survey platform 
that will allow for the collection and reporting of school climate data 
across stakeholders at the local level. The surveys can be used to 
produce school-, district-, and state-level scores on various 
indicators of school climate from the perspectives of students, 
teachers, noninstructional school staff and principals, and parents and 
guardians. The 2017 national EDSCLS benchmark study data collection 
from a nationally representative sample of schools across the United 
States to create a national comparison point for users of EDSCLS was 
last approved in May 2016 (OMB# 1850-0923 v.4) with revisions to scope 
and timeline approved in July and September 2016 (OMB# 1850-0923 v.5-
6). Data were to be collected from a nationally representative sample 
of 500 schools serving students in grades 5-12 to produce national 
school climate scores on the various topics covered by EDSCLS. The 
national statistics were to be released in the updated EDSCLS platform 
to provide a basis for comparison between data collected by schools and 
school systems and the national school climate. Because, to date the 
study's projected overall unweighted participation rate is far below 
the 50% response rate recommended by NCES Statistical Standards, NCES 
is requesting to cancel any further recruitment and the EDSCLS National 
Benchmark Study 2017 as soon as possible. NCES will still offer to 
conduct the EDSCLS survey in the schools that opted to participate in a 
universe sample of all of their school's eligible respondents.

    Dated: November 16, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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collection listed in this notice, please Type of Review: No material or non- Dated: November 16, 2016.
use http://www.regulations.gov by substantive change to a currently Kate Mullan,
searching the Docket ID number ED– approved collection. Acting Director, Information Collection
2016–ICCD–0130. Comments submitted Respondents/Affected Public: Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
in response to this notice should be Individuals or Households. Officer, Office of Management.
submitted electronically through the [FR Doc. 2016–28023 Filed 11–21–16; 8:45 am]
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Total Estimated Number of Annual
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www.regulations.gov by selecting the Responses: 15,593.
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Total Estimated Number of Annual
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Burden Hours: 10,967. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Please note that comments submitted by Abstract: The ED School Climate [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0097]
fax or email and those submitted after Surveys (EDSCLS) are a suite of survey
the comment period will not be instruments being developed for Agency Information Collection
accepted. Written requests for schools, districts, and states by the U.S. Activities; Submission to the Office of
information or comments submitted by Department of Education’s (ED) Management and Budget for Review
postal mail or delivery should be National Center for Education Statistics and Approval; Comment Request;
addressed to the Director of the (NCES). This national effort extends Student Assistance General
Information Collection Clearance current activities that measure school Provisions—Subpart E—Verification
Division, U.S. Department of Education, climate, including the state-level efforts Student Aid Application Information
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room of the Safe and Supportive Schools (S3)
2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
grantees, which were awarded funds in
Department of Education (ED).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 2010 by the ED’s Office of Safe and
Healthy Students (OSHS) to improve ACTION: Notice
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact NCES school climate. Through the EDSCLS, SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Information Collections at schools nationwide will have access to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. survey instruments and a survey proposing a revision of an existing
platform that will allow for the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The collection and reporting of school
Department of Education (ED), in DATES: Interested persons are invited to
climate data across stakeholders at the
accordance with the Paperwork submit comments on or before
local level. The surveys can be used to
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. December 22, 2016.
produce school-, district-, and state-
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general level scores on various indicators of ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
public and Federal agencies with an school climate from the perspectives of documents related to the information
opportunity to comment on proposed, students, teachers, noninstructional collection listed in this notice, please
revised, and continuing collections of school staff and principals, and parents use http://www.regulations.gov by
information. This helps the Department and guardians. The 2017 national searching the Docket ID number ED–
assess the impact of its information EDSCLS benchmark study data 2016–ICCD–0097. Comments submitted
collection requirements and minimize collection from a nationally in response to this notice should be
the public’s reporting burden. It also representative sample of schools across submitted electronically through the
helps the public understand the the United States to create a national Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
Department’s information collection comparison point for users of EDSCLS www.regulations.gov by selecting the
requirements and provide the requested was last approved in May 2016 (OMB# Docket ID number or via postal mail,
data in the desired format. ED is 1850–0923 v.4) with revisions to scope commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
soliciting comments on the proposed and timeline approved in July and Please note that comments submitted by
information collection request (ICR) that September 2016 (OMB# 1850–0923 v.5– fax or email and those submitted after
is described below. The Department of 6). Data were to be collected from a the comment period will not be
Education is especially interested in nationally representative sample of 500 accepted. Written requests for
public comment addressing the schools serving students in grades 5–12 information or comments submitted by
following issues: (1) Is this collection to produce national school climate postal mail or delivery should be
necessary to the proper functions of the scores on the various topics covered by addressed to the Director of the
Department; (2) will this information be EDSCLS. The national statistics were to Information Collection Clearance
processed and used in a timely manner; be released in the updated EDSCLS Division, U.S. Department of Education,
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; platform to provide a basis for 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
(4) how might the Department enhance comparison between data collected by 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the schools and school systems and the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information to be collected; and (5) how national school climate. Because, to date specific questions related to collection
might the Department minimize the the study’s projected overall activities, please contact Beth
burden of this collection on the unweighted participation rate is far Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
respondents, including through the use below the 50% response rate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
of information technology. Please note recommended by NCES Statistical Department of Education (ED), in
that written comments received in Standards, NCES is requesting to cancel accordance with the Paperwork
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response to this notice will be any further recruitment and the EDSCLS Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
considered public records. National Benchmark Study 2017 as soon 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
Title of Collection: ED School Climate as possible. NCES will still offer to public and Federal agencies with an
Surveys (EDSCLS) National Benchmark conduct the EDSCLS survey in the opportunity to comment on proposed,
Study 2017 Partial Cancellation Change schools that opted to participate in a revised, and continuing collections of
Request. universe sample of all of their school’s information. This helps the Department
OMB Control Number: 1850–0923. eligible respondents. assess the impact of its information

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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 December 22, 2016.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 83823