81_FR_96697 81 FR 96446 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

81 FR 96446 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 251 (December 30, 2016)

Page Range96446-96447
FR Document2016-31727

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

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96446-96447]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31727]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0147]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), 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 revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 28, 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-
0147. 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 224-82, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda, 202-453-5968.

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: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1870-0504.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,620.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,511,450.
    Abstract: The collection, use and reporting of education data is an 
integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of Education 
(ED). EDFacts, an ED initiative to put performance data at the center 
of ED's policy, management, and budget decision-making processes for 
all K-12 education programs, has transformed the way in which ED 
collects and uses data. For school years 2009-10 and 2011-12, the Civil 
Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was approved by OMB as part of the 
EDFacts information collection (1875-0240). For school years 2013-14 
and 2015-16, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cleared the CRDC as a 
separate collection from

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EDFacts. OCR used the most current EDFacts information collection 
approved by OMB (1875-0240) as a model for the 2013-14 and 2015-16 CRDC 
information collections that were approved by OMB (1870-0504). 
Similarly, the currently proposed revised CRDC information collection 
for school year 2017-18 is modeled after the most recent OMB-approved 
EDFacts information collection (1850-0925). For the 2017-18 CRDC, OCR 
is proposing few changes, and those changes will have the net effect of 
reducing burden on school districts. As with previous CRDC collections, 
the purpose of the 2017-18 CRDC is to obtain vital data related to the 
civil rights laws' requirement that public local educational agencies 
and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational 
opportunity. ED has analyzed the uses of many data elements collected 
in the 2013-14 CRDC and sought advice from experts across ED to refine, 
improve, and where appropriate, add or remove data elements from the 
collection. ED also made the CRDC data definitions and metrics 
consistent with other mandatory collections across ED wherever 
possible. ED seeks OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to 
collect from LEAs, the elementary and secondary education data 
described in the sections of Attachment A. In addition, ED requests 
that LEAs and other stakeholders respond to the directed questions 
found in Attachment A-5.

    Dated: December 27, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-31727 Filed 12-29-16; 8:45 am]
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96446 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2016 / Notices contract or to specify the country of Certificate, as prescribed in 225.1101(9), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For origin. requires an offeror to list any qualifying specific questions related to collection DFARS 252.225–7020, Trade country, NAFTA country, or other activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda, Agreements Certificate, as prescribed in foreign end product that it intends to 202–453–5968. 225.1101(5), requires an offeror to list furnish under the contract. The Buy SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The the item number and country of origin American Act no longer applies to Department of Education (ED), in of any nondesignated country end acquisitions of commercial information accordance with the Paperwork product that it intends to furnish under technology. Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. the contract. Either 252.225–7020 or DFARS 252.225–7046, Exports of 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 252.225–7022 is used in any solicitation Approved Community Members in public and Federal agencies with an for products subject to the World Trade Response to the Solicitation, requires a opportunity to comment on proposed, Organization Government Procurement representation whether exports or revised, and continuing collections of Agreement. transfers of qualifying defense articles information. This helps the Department DFARS 252.225–7021, Alternate II, were made in preparing the response to assess the impact of its information Trade Agreements, as prescribed in the solicitation. If yes, the offeror collection requirements and minimize 225.1101(6)(ii), in order to comply with represents that such exports or transfers the public’s reporting burden. It also a condition of the waiver authority complied with the requirements of the helps the public understand the provided by the United States Trade provision. Department’s information collection Representative to the Secretary of Jennifer L. Hawes, requirements and provide the requested Defense, requires contractors from a data in the desired format. ED is south Caucasus/central or south Asian Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. soliciting comments on the proposed state to inform the government of its participation in the acquisition and also [FR Doc. 2016–31744 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am] information collection request (ICR) that advise their governments that they is described below. The Department of BILLING CODE 5001–06–P generally will not have such Education is especially interested in opportunities in the future unless their public comment addressing the governments provide reciprocal following issues: (1) Is this collection DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the procurement opportunities to U.S. products and services and suppliers of [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0147] Department; (2) will this information be such products and services. processed and used in a timely manner; DFARS 252.225–7023, Preference for Agency Information Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Products or Services from Afghanistan, Activities; Comment Request; (4) how might the Department enhance as prescribed in 225.7703–5(a), requires Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection the quality, utility, and clarity of the an offeror to identify, in its proposal, information to be collected; and (5) how AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), might the Department minimize the products or services that are not Department of Education (ED). products or services from Iraq or burden of this collection on the Afghanistan. ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use DFARS 252.225–7025, Restriction on of information technology. Please note SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in Acquisition of Forgings, as prescribed in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 225.7102–4, requires the contractor to response to this notice will be U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records. retain records showing compliance with proposing a revision of an existing the requirement that end items and their Title of Collection: Mandatory Civil information collection. Rights Data Collection. components delivered under the contract contain forging items that are of DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1870–0504. domestic manufacture only. The submit comments on or before February Type of Review: A revision of an contractor must retain the records for 3 28, 2017. existing information collection. years after final payment and must make ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public: State, the records available upon request of the documents related to the information Local, and Tribal Governments. contracting officer. The contractor may collection listed in this notice, please Total Estimated Number of Annual request a waiver of this requirement in use http://www.regulations.gov by Responses: 17,620. accordance with DFARS 225.7102–3. searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual DFARS 252.225–7032, Waiver of 2016–ICCD–0147. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 1,511,450. United Kingdom Levies—Evaluation of in response to this notice should be Abstract: The collection, use and Offers, and 252.225–7033, Waiver of submitted electronically through the reporting of education data is an integral United Kingdom Levies, as prescribed Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// component of the mission of the U.S. in 225.1101(7) and (8), require an offeror www.regulations.gov by selecting the Department of Education (ED). EDFacts, to provide information to the Docket ID number or via postal mail, an ED initiative to put performance data contracting officer regarding any United commercial delivery, or hand delivery. at the center of ED’s policy, Kingdom levies included in the offered Please note that comments submitted by management, and budget decision- price, and require the contractor to fax or email and those submitted after making processes for all K–12 education provide information to the contracting the comment period will not be programs, has transformed the way in officer regarding any United Kingdom accepted. Written requests for which ED collects and uses data. For srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES levies to be included in a subcontract information or comments submitted by school years 2009–10 and 2011–12, the that exceeds $1 million, before award of postal mail or delivery should be Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was the subcontract. addressed to the Director of the approved by OMB as part of the EDFacts DFARS 252.225–7035, Buy American Information Collection Clearance information collection (1875–0240). For Act—North American Free Trade Division, U.S. Department of Education, school years 2013–14 and 2015–16, the Agreement Implementation Act— 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cleared the Balance of Payments Program 224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537. CRDC as a separate collection from VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Dec 29, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2016 / Notices 96447 EDFacts. OCR used the most current of the reporting requirement to file the based rate authority, with an EDFacts information collection FERC Form 3–Q for quarter ending accompanying rate tariff, noting that approved by OMB (1875–0240) as a September 30, 2016 and all subsequent such application includes a request for model for the 2013–14 and 2015–16 quarters. blanket authorization, under 18 CFR CRDC information collections that were Any person desiring to intervene or to part 34, of future issuances of securities approved by OMB (1870–0504). protest this filing must file in and assumptions of liability. Similarly, the currently proposed accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Any person desiring to intervene or to revised CRDC information collection for the Commission’s Rules of Practice and school year 2017–18 is modeled after Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and protest should file with the Federal the most recent OMB-approved EDFacts 385.214). Protests will be considered by Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 information collection (1850–0925). For the Commission in determining the First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, the 2017–18 CRDC, OCR is proposing appropriate action to be taken, but will in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 few changes, and those changes will not serve to make protestants parties to of the Commission’s Rules of Practice have the net effect of reducing burden the proceeding. Any person wishing to and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and on school districts. As with previous become a party must file a notice of 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to CRDC collections, the purpose of the intervention or motion to intervene, as intervene or protest must serve a copy 2017–18 CRDC is to obtain vital data appropriate. Such notices, motions, or of that document on the Applicant. related to the civil rights laws’ protests must be filed on or before the Notice is hereby given that the requirement that public local comment date. On or before the deadline for filing protests with regard educational agencies and elementary comment date, it is not necessary to to the applicant’s request for blanket and secondary schools provide equal serve motions to intervene or protests authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of educational opportunity. ED has on persons other than the Applicant. future issuances of securities and analyzed the uses of many data The Commission encourages assumptions of liability, is January 12, elements collected in the 2013–14 CRDC electronic submission of protests and 2017. and sought advice from experts across interventions in lieu of paper using the ED to refine, improve, and where ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission encourages appropriate, add or remove data Persons unable to file electronically electronic submission of protests and elements from the collection. ED also should submit an original and 5 copies interventions in lieu of paper, using the made the CRDC data definitions and of the protest or intervention to the FERC Online links at http:// metrics consistent with other mandatory Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic collections across ED wherever possible. 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC service, persons with Internet access ED seeks OMB approval under the 20426. who will eFile a document and/or be Paperwork Reduction Act to collect This filing is accessible on-line at listed as a contact for an intervenor from LEAs, the elementary and http://www.ferc.gov, using the must create and validate an secondary education data described in ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for eRegistration account using the the sections of Attachment A. In review in the Commission’s Public eRegistration link. Select the eFiling addition, ED requests that LEAs and Reference Room in Washington, DC. link to log on and submit the other stakeholders respond to the There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the intervention or protests. directed questions found in Attachment Web site that enables subscribers to A–5. receive email notification when a Persons unable to file electronically document is added to a subscribed should submit an original and 5 copies Dated: December 27, 2016. of the intervention or protest to the Stephanie Valentine, docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Acting Director, Information Collection 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 20426. Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016–31727 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am] (202) 502–8659. The filings in the above-referenced Comment Date: January 3, 2017. proceeding are accessible in the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Dated: December 23, 2016. Commission’s eLibrary system by Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., clicking on the appropriate link in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Deputy Secretary. above list. They are also available for [FR Doc. 2016–31656 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am] electronic review in the Commission’s Federal Energy Regulatory BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Public Reference Room in Washington, Commission DC. There is an eSubscription link on [Docket No. AC16–199–000] the Web site that enables subscribers to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY receive email notification when a Central Kentucky Transmission document is added to a subscribed Company; Notice of Filing Federal Energy Regulatory docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Commission Online service, please email Take notice that on September 19, FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 2016, pursuant to Rule 212 of the [Docket No. ER17–623–000] (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Federal Energy Regulatory srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Rubicon NYP Corp; Supplemental (202) 502–8659. Commission’s Rules of Practice and Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Procedure, 18 CFR 385.212, Central Dated: December 23, 2016. Filing Includes Request for Blanket Kentucky Transmission Company Section 204 Authorization Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., submitted a request for a waiver of the Deputy Secretary. reporting requirement to file the FERC This is a supplemental notice in the [FR Doc. 2016–31661 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am] Form 2–A for calendar year ending 2016 above-referenced proceeding of Rubicon BILLING CODE 6717–01–P and all subsequent years; and a waiver NYP Corp‘s application for market- VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Dec 29, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February 28, 2017.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda, 202-453-5968.
FR Citation81 FR 96446 
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