SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The School District Review Program (SDRP) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is conducted annually by the U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau). It plays a critical role in determining each state's Title I allocation under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-95). School district data submitted through the SDRP combined with decennial census counts, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, and current population estimates inform the Census Bureau's estimates of children ages 5 to 17 living in poverty for each district. The U.S. Department of Education uses these estimates to distribute more than $18 billion in Title I funds each year.

The SDRP includes the review of Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 school districts as defined by the NCES. Type 1 is a local school district that is not a component of a supervisory union. Type 2 is a local school district component of a supervisory union sharing a superintendent and administrative services with other local school districts. Type 3 is an education agency that performs administrative services for more than one school district, providing a common superintendent for participating districts.

SDRP participants include mapping coordinators and Title I Coordinators from all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Mapping coordinators, designated by state education agencies, review and update school district boundaries, names, grade ranges, levels, federal school district local education agency codes, and geographic relationships. Title I Coordinators oversee the program and review all materials.

II. Method of Collection

The SDRP consists of the Annotation Phase and Verification Phase. During the Annotation Phase, the Census Bureau provides mapping coordinators with its current school district boundary and attribute data. Mapping coordinators work with local school district, county, and state agency officials to review and update this information. Changes are submitted using the Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS), GUPS Web, and the digital submission log. The Census Bureau then reviews the submissions and updates the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System.

During the Verification Phase, the Census Bureau issues updated materials reflecting the processed changes. Mapping coordinators confirm whether updates were applied correctly and report any corrections, if necessary. New changes are not accepted during the Verification Phase.

Annual Schedule

• The Annotation Phase occurs every year in December/January.
• The Annotation Phase submission deadline occurs every year in March.
• The Verification Phase occurs every year in May, with a one-week review period.

III. Data

OMB Control Number: 0607-0987.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Review: Regular submission, Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: All fifty states and the District of Columbia.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

• Annotation Phase: 51.
• Verification Phase: 51

Estimated Time per Response:

• Annotation Phase: 30 hours.
• Verification Phase: 5 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,785.

• Annotation Phase: 1,530 hours.
• Verification Phase: 255 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services required specifically by the collection.)

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. ( printed page 67271)

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 6, 141, and 193.

NCES Legal Authority: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Public Law (Pub. L.) 114-95.

IV. Request for Comments

We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

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