82 FR 53487 - Submission of Data by State Educational Agencies; Submission Dates for State Revenue and Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year 2017, Revisions to Those Reports, and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year Reports
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 53487-53488] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24787] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission of Data by State Educational Agencies; Submission Dates for State Revenue and Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year 2017, Revisions to Those Reports, and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year Reports AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary announces dates for State educational agencies (SEAs) to submit expenditure and revenue data and average daily attendance statistics on ED Form 2447 (the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for fiscal year (FY) 2017, revisions to those reports, and revisions to reports for previous fiscal years. The Secretary sets these dates to ensure that data are available to serve as the basis for timely distribution of Federal funds. The U.S. Census Bureau is the data collection agent for this request of the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The data will be published by NCES and will be used by the Secretary in the calculation of allocations for FY 2019 appropriated funds. DATES: SEAs can begin submitting data on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. SEAs are urged to submit accurate and complete data by Friday, March 30, 2018, to facilitate timely processing. The deadline for the final submission of all data, including any revisions to previously submitted data for FY 2016 and FY 2017, is Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Any resubmissions of FY 2016 or FY 2017 data by SEAs in response to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau must be completed as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, September 4, 2018. All outstanding data issues must be reconciled or resolved by the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon as possible, but no later than September 4, 2018. Addresses and Submission Information: SEAs may mail ED Form 2447 to: U.S. Census Bureau, ATTENTION: Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. If an SEA's submission is received by the Census Bureau after August 15, 2018, the SEA must show one of the following as proof that the submission was mailed on or before that date: 1. A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark. 2. A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service. 3. A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier. 4. Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary. If the SEA mails ED Form 2447 through the U.S. Postal Service, the Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing: 1. A private metered postmark. 2. A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an SEA should check with its local post office. SEAs may submit data online using the interactive survey form on the NPEFS data collection Web site at: http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs. The NPEFS interactive survey includes a digital confirmation page where a personal identification number (PIN) may be entered. A successful entry of the PIN serves as a signature by the authorizing official. Alternatively, a certification form also may be printed from the Web site, signed by the authorizing official, and mailed to the Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division of the Census Bureau at the Washington, DC address provided above, within five business days after submission of the NPEFS web interactive form. Alternatively, SEAs may hand-deliver submissions by 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC time on August 15, 2018, to: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project Director, National Center for Education [[Page 53488]] Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Telephone: (202) 245-7753 or by email: [email protected]. You may also contact an NPEFS team member at the Census Bureau. Telephone: 1-800-437-4196 or (301) 763-1571 or by email: [email protected]. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800- 877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 153(a)(1)(I) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)(I), which authorizes NCES to gather data on the financing and management of education, NCES collects data annually from SEAs through ED Form 2447. The report from SEAs includes attendance, revenue, and expenditure data from which NCES determines a State's ``average per-pupil expenditure'' (SPPE) for elementary and secondary education, as defined in section 8101(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7801(2)). In addition to using the SPPE data as general information on the financing of elementary and secondary education, the Secretary uses these data directly in calculating allocations for certain formula grant programs, including, but not limited to, title I, part A of the ESEA, Impact Aid, and Indian Education programs. Other programs, such as the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program under title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the Teacher Quality State Grants program (title II, part A of the ESEA), make use of SPPE data indirectly because their formulas are based, in whole or in part, on State title I, part A allocations. In January 2018, the Census Bureau, acting as the data collection agent for NCES, will email ED Form 2447 to SEAs, with instructions, and will request that SEAs commence submitting FY 2017 data to the Census Bureau on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. SEAs are urged to submit accurate and complete data by Friday, March 30, 2018, to facilitate timely processing. Submissions by SEAs to the Census Bureau will be analyzed for accuracy and returned to each SEA for verification. SEAs must submit all data, including any revisions to FY 2016 and FY 2017 data, to the Census Bureau no later than Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Any resubmissions of FY 2016 or FY 2017 data by SEAs in response to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau must be completed by Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Between August 15, 2018, and September 4, 2018, SEAs may also, on their own initiative, resubmit data to resolve issues not addressed in their final submission of NPEFS data by August 15, 2018. All outstanding data issues must be reconciled or resolved by the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon as possible, but no later than September 4, 2018. In order to facilitate timely submission of data, the Census Bureau will send reminder notices to SEAs in June and July of 2018. Having accurate, consistent, and timely information is critical to an efficient and fair Department of Education (Department) allocation process and to the NCES statistical process. To ensure timely distribution of Federal education funds based on the best, most accurate data available, the Department establishes, for program funding allocation purposes, Wednesday, August 15, 2018, as the final date by which the SEAs must submit data using either the interactive survey form on the NPEFS data collection Web site at: http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs or ED Form 2447. Any resubmissions of FY 2016 or FY 2017 data by SEAs in response to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau must be completed through the interactive survey form on the NPEFS data collection Web site or ED Form 2447 by Tuesday, September 4, 2018. If an SEA submits revised data after the final deadline that result in a lower SPPE figure, the SEA's allocations may be adjusted downward, or the Department may direct the SEA to return funds. SEAs should be aware that all of these data are subject to audit and that, if any inaccuracies are discovered in the audit process, the Department may seek recovery of overpayments for the applicable programs. Note: The following are important dates in the data collection process for FY 2017 data and revisions to reports for previous fiscal years: January 31, 2018--SEAs can begin to submit accurate and complete data for FY 2017 and revisions to previously submitted data for FY 2016. March 30, 2018--Date by which SEAs are urged to submit accurate and complete data for FY 2016 and FY 2017. August 15, 2018--Mandatory final submission date for FY 2016 and FY 2017 data to be used for program funding allocation purposes. September 4, 2018--Mandatory final deadline for responses by SEAs to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau. All data issues must be resolved. Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to: Mr. Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project Director, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Telephone: (202) 245-7753 or by email: [email protected]. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9543. Dated: November 9, 2017. Thomas Brock, Commissioner, National Center for Education Research Delegated the Duties of the Director for the Institute of Education Sciences. [FR Doc. 2017-24787 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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The CFPB is committed to the marketplace and brings consumers’ reconciliation or other inquiries by
accessibility of its services to LEP complaints to the attention of consumer NCES or the Census Bureau must be
persons. In developing this Language financial product or service providers. completed as soon as possible, but no
Access Plan, the CFPB engaged The CFPB currently accepts complaints later than Tuesday, September 4, 2018.
stakeholders in October 2014 by about a wide variety of financial All outstanding data issues must be
releasing a Proposed Language Access products and services and can assist reconciled or resolved by the SEAs,
Plan for public comment to understand consumers with complaints in more NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon
the opportunities to serve LEP persons than 180 languages. Consumers have the as possible, but no later than September
and to ensure LEP individuals have choice to receive written 4, 2018.
access to the CFPB’s programs and communications in Spanish. The Addresses and Submission
services. Bureau may also refer consumers to Information: SEAs may mail ED Form
To ensure meaningful access, the other regulators and resources, as 2447 to: U.S. Census Bureau,
Bureau considers the following factors: needed. ATTENTION: Economic Reimbursable
(1) The number or proportion of LEP Surveys Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Dated: November 13, 2017.
persons who would not receive the Suitland, MD 20746.
Bureau’s services without efforts to Richard Cordray,
If an SEA’s submission is received by
remove language barriers; (2) the Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial
the Census Bureau after August 15,
frequency and number of contacts by Protection.
2018, the SEA must show one of the
LEP persons with the Bureau’s services; [FR Doc. 2017–24854 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
following as proof that the submission
(3) the nature and importance of the BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P
was mailed on or before that date:
services provided by the Bureau to 1. A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
people’s financial lives; and (4) the postmark.
resources available to the Bureau DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2. A legible mail receipt with the date
(including cost-benefit analysis) to of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal
provide services to LEP persons. Submission of Data by State Service.
The CFPB provides LEP individuals Educational Agencies; Submission 3. A dated shipping label, invoice, or
with access to information, services, Dates for State Revenue and receipt from a commercial carrier.
activities, and programs through the Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year 4. Any other proof of mailing
following activities: 2017, Revisions to Those Reports, and acceptable to the Secretary.
Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year Reports If the SEA mails ED Form 2447
Offering Translated Consumer-Facing
Brochures AGENCY: National Center for Education through the U.S. Postal Service, the
Statistics, Institute of Education Secretary does not accept either of the
The Bureau translates selected following as proof of mailing:
consumer-facing brochures into the Sciences, Department of Education.
1. A private metered postmark.
most frequently encountered languages, ACTION: Notice.
2. A mail receipt that is not dated by
as established by U.S. Census Bureau the U.S. Postal Service.
data or based on specific issues affecting SUMMARY: The Secretary announces
a particular group of LEP individuals. dates for State educational agencies Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
(SEAs) to submit expenditure and uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
The Bureau publishes a wider range of
revenue data and average daily relying on this method, an SEA should check
consumer-facing brochures in Spanish, with its local post office.
which accounts for the second-largest attendance statistics on ED Form 2447
language group in the United States. (the National Public Education SEAs may submit data online using
Translating public-facing brochures into Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for fiscal the interactive survey form on the
the languages most frequently year (FY) 2017, revisions to those NPEFS data collection Web site at:
encountered is important when reaching reports, and revisions to reports for http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs.
LEP individuals.26 Spanish speakers previous fiscal years. The Secretary sets The NPEFS interactive survey includes
constitute nearly 64 percent of the LEP these dates to ensure that data are a digital confirmation page where a
population, so the Bureau translates available to serve as the basis for timely personal identification number (PIN)
many consumer-facing materials into distribution of Federal funds. The U.S. may be entered. A successful entry of
Spanish.27 The CFPB has also translated Census Bureau is the data collection the PIN serves as a signature by the
brochures, fact sheets, and other agent for this request of the Department authorizing official. Alternatively, a
materials about certain topics into of Education’s National Center for certification form also may be printed
Chinese, French, French Créole, Korean, Education Statistics (NCES). The data from the Web site, signed by the
Tagalog, Vietnamese, Russian, and will be published by NCES and will be authorizing official, and mailed to the
Arabic. The Bureau reviews translated used by the Secretary in the calculation Economic Reimbursable Surveys
materials to ensure quality and of allocations for FY 2019 appropriated Division of the Census Bureau at the
accuracy. funds. Washington, DC address provided
DATES: SEAs can begin submitting data above, within five business days after
Handling Complaints From Consumers submission of the NPEFS web
About Consumer Financial Products on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. SEAs
are urged to submit accurate and interactive form.
and Services in Multiple Languages Alternatively, SEAs may hand-deliver
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complete data by Friday, March 30,
The Bureau’s Office of Consumer 2018, to facilitate timely processing. The submissions by 4:00 p.m. Washington,
Response hears directly from consumers deadline for the final submission of all DC time on August 15, 2018, to: U.S.
about the challenges they face in the data, including any revisions to Census Bureau, Economic Reimbursable
previously submitted data for FY 2016 Surveys Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
26 Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Arabic,
and FY 2017, is Wednesday, August 15, Suitland, MD 20746.
French, Korean, and Russian are the most common
languages other than English that are spoken in the 2018. Any resubmissions of FY 2016 or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
United States. See 2016 ACS Home Language Data. FY 2017 data by SEAs in response to Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project
27 Id. requests for clarification or Director, National Center for Education
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Statistics, Institute of Education completed by Tuesday, September 4, inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau. All
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. 2018. Between August 15, 2018, and data issues must be resolved.
Telephone: (202) 245–7753 or by email: September 4, 2018, SEAs may also, on Accessible Format: Individuals with
stephen.cornman@ed.gov. You may also their own initiative, resubmit data to disabilities may obtain this document in
contact an NPEFS team member at the resolve issues not addressed in their an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
Census Bureau. Telephone: 1–800–437– final submission of NPEFS data by print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
4196 or (301) 763–1571 or by email: August 15, 2018. All outstanding data request to: Mr. Stephen Q. Cornman,
erd.npefs.list@census.gov. issues must be reconciled or resolved by NPEFS Project Director, National Center
If you use a telecommunications the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau for Education Statistics, Institute of
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text as soon as possible, but no later than Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay September 4, 2018. Education. Telephone: (202) 245–7753
Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. In order to facilitate timely or by email: stephen.cornman@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under submission of data, the Census Bureau Electronic Access to This Document:
section 153(a)(1)(I) of the Education will send reminder notices to SEAs in The official version of this document is
Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C. June and July of 2018. the document published in the Federal
9543(a)(1)(I), which authorizes NCES to Having accurate, consistent, and Register. Free internet access to the
gather data on the financing and timely information is critical to an official edition of the Federal Register
management of education, NCES efficient and fair Department of and the Code of Federal Regulations is
collects data annually from SEAs Education (Department) allocation available via the Federal Digital System
through ED Form 2447. The report from process and to the NCES statistical at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys.
SEAs includes attendance, revenue, and process. To ensure timely distribution of At this site you can view this
expenditure data from which NCES Federal education funds based on the document, as well as all other
determines a State’s ‘‘average per-pupil best, most accurate data available, the documents of this Department
expenditure’’ (SPPE) for elementary and Department establishes, for program published in the Federal Register, in
secondary education, as defined in funding allocation purposes, text or Portable Document Format
section 8101(2) of the Elementary and Wednesday, August 15, 2018, as the (PDF). To use PDF you must have
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as final date by which the SEAs must Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7801(2)). submit data using either the interactive available free at this site.
In addition to using the SPPE data as survey form on the NPEFS data You may also access documents of the
general information on the financing of collection Web site at: http:// Department published in the Federal
elementary and secondary education, surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs or ED Register by using the article search
the Secretary uses these data directly in Form 2447. feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
calculating allocations for certain Any resubmissions of FY 2016 or FY Specifically, through the advanced
formula grant programs, including, but 2017 data by SEAs in response to search feature at this site, you can limit
not limited to, title I, part A of the requests for clarification or your search to documents published by
ESEA, Impact Aid, and Indian reconciliation or other inquiries by the Department.
Education programs. Other programs, NCES or the Census Bureau must be
completed through the interactive Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9543.
such as the Education for Homeless
Children and Youth program under title survey form on the NPEFS data Dated: November 9, 2017.
VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless collection Web site or ED Form 2447 by Thomas Brock,
Assistance Act and the Teacher Quality Tuesday, September 4, 2018. If an SEA Commissioner, National Center for Education
State Grants program (title II, part A of submits revised data after the final Research Delegated the Duties of the Director
the ESEA), make use of SPPE data deadline that result in a lower SPPE for the Institute of Education Sciences.
indirectly because their formulas are figure, the SEA’s allocations may be [FR Doc. 2017–24787 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
based, in whole or in part, on State title adjusted downward, or the Department BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
I, part A allocations. may direct the SEA to return funds.
In January 2018, the Census Bureau, SEAs should be aware that all of these
acting as the data collection agent for data are subject to audit and that, if any
inaccuracies are discovered in the audit DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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| Dates | SEAs can begin submitting data on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. SEAs are urged to submit accurate and complete data by Friday, March 30, 2018, to facilitate timely processing. The deadline for the final submission of all data, including any revisions to previously submitted data for FY 2016 and FY 2017, is Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Any resubmissions of FY 2016 or FY 2017 data by SEAs in response to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau must be completed as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, September 4, 2018. All outstanding data issues must be reconciled or resolved by the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon as possible, but no later than September 4, 2018. | |
| Contact | Mr. Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project Director, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Telephone: (202) 245-7753 or by email: [email protected] You may also contact an NPEFS team member at the Census Bureau. Telephone: 1-800-437-4196 or (301) 763-1571 or by email: [email protected] | |
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