82 FR 44762 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulatory Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)

Page Range		44762-44762
FR Document		2017-20527

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 44762]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20527]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0121]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Family 
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulatory Requirements

AGENCY: Office of Management (OM), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 27, 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-
0121. 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 216-32, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Ellen Campbell, 202-260-3887.

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: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
(FERPA) Regulatory Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1880-0543.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20,293,021.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,914,593.
    Abstract: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 
requires that subject educational agencies and institutions notify 
parents and students of their rights under FERPA and requires that they 
record disclosures of personally identifiable information from 
education records, with certain exceptions.

    Dated: September 21, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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June 1999 to February 2005, and since DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the
January 2010, as the third Federal Co- Department; (2) will this information be
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0121]
Chair. I thank the Indian Health Service processed and used in a timely manner;
(IHS) and ANTHC for executing a Agency Information Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
unique personnel assignment of Activities; Comment Request; Family (4) how might the Department enhance
detailing me from the IHS to ANTHC Educational Rights and Privacy Act the quality, utility, and clarity of the
and then to the Commission in the early (FERPA) Regulatory Requirements information to be collected; and (5) how
years of the agency. I have had the might the Department minimize the
pleasure of working with most, but not AGENCY: Office of Management (OM), burden of this collection on the
all, of the Commissioners since 1999. Department of Education (ED). respondents, including through the use
Their role is not easy, but they are ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
essential in guiding the agency in that written comments received in
deploying critical Federal resources to SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
the highest needs found in rural Alaska. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
As this is the last work plan I will have proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Family
the pleasure of navigating through the information collection. Educational Rights and Privacy Act
statutorily outlined approval process, I DATES: Interested persons are invited to (FERPA) Regulatory Requirements.
want to publically acknowledge and submit comments on or before OMB Control Number: 1880–0543.
thank all of the former and current November 27, 2017. Type of Review: A revision of an
Commissioners. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection.
Governors: documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Tony Knowles collection listed in this notice, please Local, and Tribal Governments;
Frank Murkowski use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual
Sarah Palin searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 20,293,021.
2017–ICCD–0121. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
Sean Parnell
in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 1,914,593.
Bill Walker Abstract: The Family Educational
State Co-Chairs: submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Lt. Governor Fran Ulmer requires that subject educational
Lt. Governor Loren Leman www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail, agencies and institutions notify parents
Commissioner Joel Gilbertson and students of their rights under
Alaska OMB Director Cheryl Frasca commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by FERPA and requires that they record
Alaska OMB Director Karen Rehfeld disclosures of personally identifiable
Commissioner Susan Bell fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be information from education records,
Lt. Governor Byron Mallott with certain exceptions.
Alaska Federation of Natives: accepted. Written requests for
Julie Kitka information or comments submitted by Dated: September 21, 2017.
Nelson Angapak, Sr. postal mail or delivery should be Stephanie Valentine,
Loretta Bullard addressed to the Director of the Acting Director, Information Collection
Alaska Municipal League: Information Collection Clearance Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Division, U.S. Department of Education, Officer, Office of Management.
Kevin Ritchie
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Alaska FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Henry Springer specific questions related to collection
Richard Cattanach activities, please contact Ellen DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
John MacKinnon Campbell, 202–260–3887.
University of Alaska: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency Information Collection
Mark Hamilton Department of Education (ED), in Extension
Karen Perdue accordance with the Paperwork U.S. Department of Energy.
AGENCY:
Patrick Gamble Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Notice and request for
ACTION:
Dr. James Johnsen 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general comments.
Alaska AFL–CIO public and Federal agencies with an
Mano Frey opportunity to comment on proposed, SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
Jim Sampson revised, and continuing collections of (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Gary Brooks information. This helps the Department Reduction Act of 1995, intends to
Vince Beltrami assess the impact of its information extend for three years, an information
Lastly, my thanks to my predecessors collection requirements and minimize collection request with the Office of
who have been gracious in sharing their the public’s reporting burden. It also Management and Budget (OMB). All
time and wisdom with me while I have helps the public understand the Federal agencies administering
served at the Commission. Department’s information collection programs subject to Davis-Bacon wage
Federal Co-Chairs: requirements and provide the requested provisions are required to submit to the
Jeffrey Staser data in the desired format. ED is Department of Labor (DOL) a report of
George Cannelos soliciting comments on the proposed all new covered contracts/projects and
information collection request (ICR) that all compliance and enforcement
Joel Neimeyer, is described below. The Department of activities every six months. In order for
Federal Co-Chair. Education is especially interested in the DOE to comply with this reporting
[FR Doc. 2017–20562 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] public comment addressing the requirement, it must collect contract
BILLING CODE 3300–01–P following issues: (1) Is this collection and enforcement information from

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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 November 27, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Ellen Campbell, 202-260-3887.
FR Citation		82 FR 44762