82 FR 7813 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study of Weighted Student Funding Systems

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

Page Range		7813-7813
FR Document		2017-01328

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study 
of Weighted Student Funding Systems

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 
March 24, 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-
0004. 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 224-84, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jacob 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 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 Systems.
    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: 125.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 189.
    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine districts that 
have implemented weighted student funding (WSF) systems. In doing so, 
the study team will investigate how these systems for funding schools 
have been implemented, the benefits in terms of enhanced school funding 
equity and improved resource allocation practices through more 
equitable distributions of funding to schools and increased principal 
autonomy, and the challenges each district may have faced in 
undertaking such a reform. To this end, the study team will conduct 
site visits to a set of nine case study districts that will involve in-
person interviews with district officials and school staff involved in 
WSF system administration. In addition, the study team will collect and 
review relevant extant data (budget and audited expenditure files) and 
administer surveys to a nationally representative sample of principals 
and school district administrators.

    Dated: January 17, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Dated: January 17, 2017. requirements and provide the requested
specific questions related to collection Kate Mullan, data in the desired format. ED is
activities, please contact Beth Acting Director, Information Collection soliciting comments on the proposed
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy information collection request (ICR) that
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Officer, Office of Management. is described below. The Department of
Department of Education (ED), in [FR Doc. 2017–01329 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am] Education is especially interested in
accordance with the Paperwork BILLING CODE 4000–01–P public comment addressing the
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. following issues: (1) Is this collection
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general necessary to the proper functions of the
public and Federal agencies with an DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Department; (2) will this information be
opportunity to comment on proposed, [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0004] processed and used in a timely manner;
revised, and continuing collections of (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
information. This helps the Department Agency Information Collection (4) how might the Department enhance
assess the impact of its information Activities; Comment Request; Study of the quality, utility, and clarity of the
collection requirements and minimize Weighted Student Funding Systems information to be collected; and (5) how
the public’s reporting burden. It also might the Department minimize the
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation burden of this collection on the
helps the public understand the
and Policy Development (OPEPD), respondents, including through the use
Department’s information collection
Department of Education (ED). of information technology. Please note
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is ACTION: Notice. that written comments received in
soliciting comments on the proposed SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
information collection request (ICR) that Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
is described below. The Department of proposing a new information collection. Title of Collection: Study of Weighted
Education is especially interested in Student Funding Systems.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
public comment addressing the
submit comments on or before March OMB Control Number: 1875—NEW.
following issues: (1) Is this collection
24, 2017. Type of Review: A new information
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be ADDRESSES: To access and review all the collection.
processed and used in a timely manner; documents related to the information
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; collection listed in this notice, please
Local, and Tribal Governments.
(4) how might the Department enhance use http://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
2017–ICCD–0004. Comments submitted Responses: 125.
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
burden of this collection on the submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 189.
respondents, including through the use Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
Abstract: The purpose of this study is
of information technology. Please note www.regulations.gov by selecting the
to examine districts that have
that written comments received in Docket ID number or via postal mail,
implemented weighted student funding
response to this notice will be commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
(WSF) systems. In doing so, the study
considered public records. Please note that comments submitted by
team will investigate how these systems
Title of Collection: Loan Discharge fax or email and those submitted after
for funding schools have been
Application: Forgery. the comment period will not be
implemented, the benefits in terms of
OMB Control Number: 1845—NEW. accepted. Written requests for
enhanced school funding equity and
Type of Review: A new information information or comments submitted by
improved resource allocation practices
collection. postal mail or delivery should be
through more equitable distributions of
Respondents/Affected Public: addressed to the Director of the
funding to schools and increased
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principal autonomy, and the challenges
Total Estimated Number of Annual Division, U.S. Department of Education,
each district may have faced in
Responses: 2,786. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
undertaking such a reform. To this end,
Total Estimated Number of Annual 224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
the study team will conduct site visits
Burden Hours: 2,786. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For to a set of nine case study districts that
Abstract: This requests is for a new specific questions related to collection will involve in-person interviews with
information collection to approve a form activities, please contact Jacob Schak, district officials and school staff
to be used to obtain information from 202–453–5643. involved in WSF system administration.
federal student loan borrowers who SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The In addition, the study team will collect
allege that the loan(s) in their name Department of Education (ED), in and review relevant extant data (budget
were the result of a forgery. This accordance with the Paperwork and audited expenditure files) and
information will be used by the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. administer surveys to a nationally
Secretary to make a determination of 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general representative sample of principals and
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information collection stems from the information. This helps the Department Kate Mullan,
common law legal principal of forgery, assess the impact of its information Acting Director, Information Collection
which is not reflected specifically in the collection requirements and minimize Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Department’s statute or regulations, but the public’s reporting burden. It also Officer, Office of Management.
with which the Department must helps the public understand the [FR Doc. 2017–01328 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
comply. Department’s information collection BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 March 24, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Jacob Schak, 202-453-5643.
FR Citation		82 FR 7813