82 FR 42083 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Study of Weighted Student Funding and School-Based Systems (Study Instruments)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 171 (September 6, 2017)

Page Range		42083-42084
FR Document		2017-18754

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42083-42084]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18754]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0063]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Study of Weighted Student Funding and School-Based Systems 
(Study Instruments)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD), 
Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 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-2017-ICCD-
0063. 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 216-34, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Oliver Schak, 202-453-5643.

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

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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: Study of Weighted Student Funding and School-
Based Systems (Study Instruments).
    OMB Control Number: 1875-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,902.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 568.
    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate how districts 
vary in their implementation of weighted student funding (WSF) and 
school-based budgeting (SBB); outcomes in terms of levels of principal 
autonomy, transparency of resource allocation, and extent to which 
resources are distributed based on student needs; interactions of WSF 
and SBB systems with school choice policies; and challenges that 
districts may have faced in transitioning to and implementing these 
systems. Data collection will include: (a) Nationally representative 
surveys of districts andprincipals, and (b) case studies of nine 
districts that are implementing WSF systems, including site visits, in-
person interviews with district officials and school staff, and 
analysis of relevant extant data such as descriptive documents, 
budgets, and audited expenditure files.

    Dated: August 30, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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opportunity to comment on proposed, Dated: August 30, 2017. Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To
revised, and continuing collections of Kate Mullan, obtain a free copy of the survey: (1)
information. This helps the Department Acting Director, Information Collection Email Sean Greene at the U.S. Election
assess the impact of its information Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Assistance Commission at sgreene@
collection requirements and minimize Officer, Office of Management. eac.gov; or (2) write to the EAC
the public’s reporting burden. It also [FR Doc. 2017–18754 Filed 9–5–17; 8:45 am] (including your address and phone
helps the public understand the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P number) at U.S. Election Assistance
Department’s information collection Commission, 1335 East West Highway,
requirements and provide the requested Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
data in the desired format. ED is Attn: Election Administration and
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
soliciting comments on the proposed Voting Survey.
information collection request (ICR) that Proposed Information Collection— FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
is described below. The Department of 2018 Election Administration and Sean Greene at 301–563–3919, or email
Education is especially interested in Voting Survey; Comment Request sgreene@eac.gov, U.S. Election
public comment addressing the Assistance Commission 1335 East West
following issues: (1) Is this collection AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD
necessary to the proper functions of the Commission (EAC). 20910.
Department; (2) will this information be ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
processed and used in a timely manner; Comments: Public comments are
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
(4) how might the Department enhance collection of information is necessary
EAC announces an information
the quality, utility, and clarity of the for the proper performance of the
collection and seeks public comment on
information to be collected; and (5) how functions of the agency, including
the provisions thereof. The EAC intends
might the Department minimize the whether the information shall have
to submit this proposed information
burden of this collection on the practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
collection (2018 Election
respondents, including through the use agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Administration and Voting Survey) to
of information technology. Please note proposed information collection; (c)
the Director of the Office of
that written comments received in ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Management and Budget for approval.
response to this notice will be clarity of the information to be
The 2018 Election Administration and
considered public records. collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Voting Survey (Survey) asks election
burden of the information collection on
Title of Collection: Study of Weighted officials questions concerning voting
respondents, including through the use
Student Funding and School-Based and election administration. These
of automated collection techniques or
Systems (Study Instruments). questions request information
other forms of information technology.
concerning ballots cast; voter
OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW.
registration; overseas and military Needs and Uses
Type of Review: A new information voting; Election Day activities; voting
collection. The EAC issues the survey to meet its
technology; and other important issues. obligations under the Help America
Respondents/Affected Public: State, The EAC issues the survey to meet its Vote Act (HAVA) to serve as national
Local, and Tribal Governments. obligations under the Help America clearinghouse and resource for the
Vote Act to serve as national compilation of information with respect
Total Estimated Number of Annual
clearinghouse and resource for the to the administration of Federal
Responses: 1,902.
compilation of information with respect elections; to fulfill both the EAC and
Total Estimated Number of Annual to the administration of Federal
Burden Hours: 568. FVAP’s data collection requirements
elections; to fulfill both the EAC’s and under the UOCAVA; and meet its NVRA
Abstract: The purpose of this study is the Department of Defense Federal mandate to collect information from
to investigate how districts vary in their Voting Assistance Programs’ (FVAP) states concerning the impact of that
implementation of weighted student quantitative State data collection statute on the administration of Federal
funding (WSF) and school-based requirements under the Uniformed and Elections. HAVA requires the EAC to
budgeting (SBB); outcomes in terms of Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act serve as a national clearinghouse and
levels of principal autonomy, (UOCAVA); and meet its National Voter resource for the compilation of
transparency of resource allocation, and Registration Act (NVRA) mandate to information and review of procedures
extent to which resources are collect information from states with respect to the administration of
distributed based on student needs; concerning the impact of that statute on Federal Elections. This includes the
interactions of WSF and SBB systems the administration of Federal Elections. obligation to study and report on
with school choice policies; and DATES: Written comments must be election activities, practices, policies,
challenges that districts may have faced submitted on or before 5:00 p.m. EST on and procedures, such as methods of
in transitioning to and implementing November 6, 2017. voter registration, methods of
these systems. Data collection will ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed conducting provisional voting, poll
include: (a) Nationally representative
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information collection should be worker recruitment and training, and
surveys of districts andprincipals, and submitted electronically to such other matters as the Commission
(b) case studies of nine districts that are electiondaysurvey@eac.gov. Written determines are appropriate. In addition,
implementing WSF systems, including comments on the proposed information under the NVRA, the EAC is responsible
site visits, in-person interviews with collection can also be sent to the U.S. for collecting information and reporting,
district officials and school staff, and Election Assistance Commission, 1335 biennially, to the United States Congress
analysis of relevant extant data such as East West Highway, Suite 4300, Silver on the impact of that statute. The
descriptive documents, budgets, and Spring, MD 20910, Attn: Election information the States are required to
audited expenditure files. Administration and Voting Survey. submit to the EAC for purposes of the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 October 6, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Oliver Schak, 202-453-5643.
FR Citation		82 FR 42083