[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87759-87760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27817]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0169]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Annual 
Performance Report

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Michael Berry, (202) 453-7088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: Comprehensive Literacy State Development 
(CLSD) Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
    Type of Review: New ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 58.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 638.
    Abstract: The Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) 
program is authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965, as amended (ESEA), Sections 2222-2225. The CLSD program awards 
competitive grants to advance literacy skills--using evidence-based 
practices, activities, and interventions, including preliteracy skills, 
reading, and writing--for children from birth through grade 12, with an 
emphasis on disadvantaged children, including children living in 
poverty, English learners, and children with disabilities. Eligible 
entities include the state education agencies (SEAs) of the 50 states, 
the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Additionally, directed 
awards are made to four (4) Outlying Areas: American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands. A portion of funds is also awarded directly to the Bureau of 
Indian Education.

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    CLSD requires that at least 95% of funds awarded to SEAs be 
distributed to local education agencies through a subgrant award 
process. However, the current OMB-approved ED generic grant performance 
report does not include fields to capture program (subgrantee) 
demographic data or performance measures to ensure grantees are meeting 
statutory and regulatory requirements and making progress toward 
meeting the goals and objectives of their approved projects. The 
proposed performance report metrics reflect the need to collect 
pertinent grantee- and subgrantee-level data that could be used to 
guide future program policy and practice and respond to stakeholder, 
congressional, and agency inquiries. Thus, the CLSD program staff would 
better understand whom they serve, programmatic needs, strategies to 
meet those needs, and how collecting program-level data would benefit 
the students and support their learning. The new CLSD performance 
report metrics would (a) collect programmatic data that demonstrate 
aggregate program-level impact; (b) provide subgrantees' aggregated 
data, such as the number of students and professionals served, how 
funds have been used (e.g., professional learning, curricular 
materials), and staffing; and (c) provide the CLSD program staff the 
data to report the performance and outcomes of the CLSD program, at 
both the grantee and the subgrantee levels. These new measures also 
would help to add specificity to ED's monitoring efforts.

    Dated: December 13, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-27817 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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