[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 235 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 78840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26849]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0138]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Study of District and School Uses of Federal Education Funds

AGENCY: Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), 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 a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Stephanie Stullich, 202-245-6468.

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 District and School Uses of Federal 
Education Funds.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0951.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 748.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,140.
    Abstract: The Study of District and School Uses of Federal 
Education Funds will examine targeting and resource allocation for five 
major federal education programs: Part A of Titles I, II, III, and IV 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Title I, Part 
B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well as 
funds provided to school districts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The study will collect, from a 
nationally representative sample of 400 school districts, detailed data 
on revenues, expenditures, and personnel for the federal programs 
covered in this study. In addition, the study will collect data on 
suballocations of those federal funds to districts and schools to 
examine how the distribution of funds varies in relation to program 
goals and student needs and will conduct telephone interviews in nine 
districts to explore how districts use IDEA funds in conjunction with 
other federal, state, and local funds to meet the needs of students 
with disabilities.
    This package is the second of two OMB clearance requests for this 
study. A previous package, approved by OMB on June 24, 2020 (OMB 1850-
0951) covered the selection and recruitment of a nationally 
representative sample of school districts and schools and collection of 
certain preliminary information from states (including lists of 
subgrantees and suballocation amounts for each program). The current 
submission is to request OMB clearance for the data collection 
instruments for this study. We anticipate beginning collection of 
subgrantee lists and other preliminary information in September 2020 
and launching the district- and school-level data collection in January 
2021.

    Dated: December 2, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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