81 FR 88234 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2017-2019
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 235 (December 7, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 235 (December 7, 2016)
| Page Range | 88234-88234 | |
| FR Document | 2016-29263 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 88234] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29263] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0107] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2017-2019 AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 6, 2017. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD- 0107. 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-343, 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: State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2017-2019. OMB Control No.: 1850-NEW. Type of Review: A new information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 112. Abstract: As authorized by the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, Title II, the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant Program has awarded competitive, cooperative agreement grants to states since 2005. Through grants and a growing range of services and resources, the program has helped propel the successful design, development, implementation, and expansion of K-12 and P-20W (early learning through the workforce) longitudinal data systems. These systems are intended to enhance the ability of States to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, and use education data, including individual student records. The SLDSs should help states, districts, schools, educators, and other stakeholders to make data-informed decisions to improve student learning and outcomes; as well as to facilitate research to increase student achievement and close achievement gaps. The SLDS grants extend for three to five years for up to twenty million dollars per grantee, and grantees are obligated to submit annual reports and a final report on the development and implementation of their systems. All 50 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia are eligible to apply, and each state can apply multiple times to develop different aspects of their data system. Since November 2005, 97 grants have been awarded. In addition to the grants, the program offers many services and resources to assist education agencies with SLDS-related work. Best practices, lessons learned, and non-proprietary products/solutions developed by recipients of these grants and other states are disseminated to aid all state and local education agencies. This request is to formalize the annual SLDS Interim Progress Report (IPR) as the SLDS Survey, intended to provide insight on state and U.S. territory SLDS capacity for automated linking of K-12, teacher, postsecondary, workforce, career and technical education (CTE), adult education, and early childhood data. The SLDS Survey will help inform ongoing evaluation and targeted technical assistance efforts to enhance the quality of the SLDS Program's support to states. This submission is to conduct the annual SLDS Survey from 2017 through 2019. Dated: December 1, 2016. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016-29263 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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Room 5113, Potomac Center Plaza, submitted electronically through the Abstract: As authorized by the
Washington, DC 20202–2500. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Educational Technical Assistance Act of
Telephone: (202) 245–7363. If you use a www.regulations.gov by selecting the 2002, Title II, the Statewide
TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at Docket ID number or via postal mail, Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant
1–800–877–8339. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Program has awarded competitive,
Electronic Access to This Document: Please note that comments submitted by cooperative agreement grants to states
The official version of this document is fax or email and those submitted after since 2005. Through grants and a
the document published in the Federal the comment period will not be growing range of services and resources,
Register. Free Internet access to the accepted. Written requests for the program has helped propel the
official edition of the Federal Register information or comments submitted by successful design, development,
and the Code of Federal Regulations is postal mail or delivery should be implementation, and expansion of K–12
available via the Federal Digital System addressed to the Director of the and P–20W (early learning through the
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you Information Collection Clearance workforce) longitudinal data systems.
can view this document, as well as all Division, U.S. Department of Education, These systems are intended to enhance
other documents of this Department 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room the ability of States to efficiently and
published in the Federal Register, in 2E–343, Washington, DC 20202–4537. accurately manage, analyze, and use
text or PDF. To use PDF you must have FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For education data, including individual
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is specific questions related to collection student records. The SLDSs should help
available free at the site. activities, please contact NCES states, districts, schools, educators, and
You may also access documents of the Information Collections at
Department published in the Federal other stakeholders to make data-
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. informed decisions to improve student
Register by using the article search SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
feature at: www.federalregister.gov. learning and outcomes; as well as to
Department of Education (ED), in facilitate research to increase student
Specifically, through the advanced accordance with the Paperwork
search feature at this site, you can limit achievement and close achievement
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. gaps. The SLDS grants extend for three
your search to documents published by 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
the Department. to five years for up to twenty million
public and Federal agencies with an dollars per grantee, and grantees are
Dated: December 2, 2016. opportunity to comment on proposed, obligated to submit annual reports and
Sue Swenson, revised, and continuing collections of a final report on the development and
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special information. This helps the Department implementation of their systems. All 50
Education and Rehabilitative Services, assess the impact of its information states, five territories, and the District of
delegated the authority to perform the collection requirements and minimize Columbia are eligible to apply, and each
functions and duties of the Assistant the public’s reporting burden. It also
Secretary for Special Education and state can apply multiple times to
helps the public understand the
Rehabilitative Services. develop different aspects of their data
Department’s information collection
[FR Doc. 2016–29370 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am] system. Since November 2005, 97 grants
requirements and provide the requested
have been awarded. In addition to the
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P data in the desired format. ED is
grants, the program offers many services
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that and resources to assist education
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of agencies with SLDS-related work. Best
Education is especially interested in practices, lessons learned, and non-
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0107]
public comment addressing the proprietary products/solutions
Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection developed by recipients of these grants
Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the and other states are disseminated to aid
Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be all state and local education agencies.
and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner; This request is to formalize the annual
State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; SLDS Interim Progress Report (IPR) as
Survey 2017–2019 (4) how might the Department enhance the SLDS Survey, intended to provide
the quality, utility, and clarity of the insight on state and U.S. territory SLDS
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), capacity for automated linking of K–12,
information to be collected; and (5) how
National Center for Education Statistics teacher, postsecondary, workforce,
might the Department minimize the
(NCES). career and technical education (CTE),
burden of this collection on the
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use adult education, and early childhood
of information technology. Please note data. The SLDS Survey will help inform
SUMMARY: In accordance with the ongoing evaluation and targeted
that written comments received in
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 technical assistance efforts to enhance
response to this notice will be
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
considered public records. the quality of the SLDS Program’s
proposing a new information collection.
Title of Collection: State Longitudinal support to states. This submission is to
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Data System (SLDS) Survey 2017–2019. conduct the annual SLDS Survey from
submit comments on or before January OMB Control No.: 1850–NEW.
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2017 through 2019.
6, 2017. Type of Review: A new information
Dated: December 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the collection.
documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: State, Stephanie Valentine,
collection listed in this notice, please Local, and Tribal Governments. Acting Director, Information Collection
use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 56. Officer, Office of Management.
2016–ICCD–0107. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual [FR Doc. 2016–29263 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 112. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
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| FR Citation | 81 FR 88234 |
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