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(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: School Pulse Panel 

2023–24 Quarter 4 Revision. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0975. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

local, and Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 53,955. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 10,175. 

Abstract: The School Pulse Panel is 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), part of the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 

within the United States Department of 

Education. Initially, the purpose of the 

study was to collect extensive real-time 

data on issues brought to light by the 

COVID–19 pandemic on students and 

staff, as well as other important 

education-related issues that could 

inform data-driven policy decisions, in 

U.S. public primary, middle, high, and 

combined-grade schools and districts. 

Specifically, this was accomplished by 

collecting data on, among other things, 

the percentage of the student body 

starting the school year behind grade 

level, the types of learning recovery 

strategies being implemented and the 

perceived effectiveness of those 

strategies, classroom behavioral 

concerns, mental health services 

provided, and staffing issues. NCES was 

able to capture each of these pieces in 

an expedited fashion and report out 

findings in a matter of weeks, providing 

rich information to help tell the full 

story of what students, staff, and 

administrators were battling on a daily 

basis. The success of the quickturnaround nature of the SPP was a 

clear indication of the immense value of 

having a real-time data collection 

vehicle readily available to capture 

content on prominent events occurring 

in the school environment. Therefore, 

stakeholders and ED leadership have 

asked NCES to continue this type of 

data collection methodology for the 

2023–24 school year and beyond with 

content extending beyond COVID–19 

pandemic impacts on the education 

environment. 

The preliminary activities package 

was formally cleared in February 2023 

(OMB# 1850–0975 v.1) and the SPP 

monthly data collection package was 

formally cleared in June 2023 (OMB# 

1850–0975 v.2). A change request (v.3) 

was cleared in July 2023 to make 

changes to the September and October 

instruments and August 2023–January 

2024 communication materials. A 

second quarterly package was formally 

cleared in October 2023 (OMB# 1850– 

0975 v.4), which contained the 

November 2023–January 2024 

questionnaires and the February 2024– 

June 2024 communication materials. A 

change request (v.5) was cleared in 

October 2023 to make changes to the 

December 2023 and January 2024 

instruments; content on these surveys 

was undergoing cognitive testing during 

the 30-day public comment period. A 

third quarterly package was formally 

cleared in January 2024 (OMB# 1850– 

0975 v.6), which contained the 

February–April 2024 questionnaires. 

Content on all three questionnaires was 

undergoing cognitive testing during the 

30-day public comment period. One 

change request (v.7) was cleared in 

January 2024 to make changes to the 

February 2024 questionnaire. A second 

change request (v.8) was cleared in 

February 2024 to make changes to the 

March 2024 and April 2024 

questionnaires. This revision introduces 

new items for May and June 2024 

(within the scope of the research 

domains previously established), 

included here in Appendix C4. These 

items are considered very close to final 

and will go through minimal testing 

with school personnel to examine any 

comprehension concerns with item 

wording. Feedback from this testing, as 

well as additional input from SPP 

stakeholders, will result in 

modifications and additions that will be 

reflected in future change requests. 

This package will undergo a 30-day 

public comment period before being 

sent to OMB for approval. There are no 

changes to burden or cost to the federal 

government associated with this 

revision. 

Dated: February 27, 2024. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04449 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Integrated Postsecondary Education 

Data System (IPEDS) 2024–25 Through 

2026–27 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 3, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2024–SCC–0040. 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. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments 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 Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 

202–245–6347. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, 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 

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It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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: Integrated 

Postsecondary Education Data System 

(IPEDS) 2024–25 through 2026–27. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0582. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 65,536. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 636,660. 

Abstract: The National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES) seeks 

authorization from OMB to make a 

change to the Integrated Postsecondary 

Education Data System (IPEDS) data 

collection. IPEDS is a web-based data 

collection system designed to collect 

basic data from all postsecondary 

institutions in the United States and the 

other jurisdictions. The IPEDS data 

collection enables the National Center 

for Education Statistics (NCES) to report 

on key dimensions of postsecondary 

education such as enrollments, degrees 

and other awards earned, tuition and 

fees, average net price, student financial 

aid, graduation rates, student outcomes, 

revenues and expenditures, faculty 

salaries, and staff employed. 

The IPEDS web-based data collection 

system was implemented in 2000–01. In 

2022–23, IPEDS collected data from 

5,983 Title IV postsecondary 

institutions in the United States and the 

other jurisdictions. All Title IV 

institutions are required to respond to 

IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher 

Education Amendments of 1992 [Pub. L. 

102–325]). IPEDS allows other (nonTitle IV) institutions to participate on a 

voluntary basis; approximately 200 nonTitle IV institutions elect to respond 

each year. Institution closures and 

mergers have led to a decrease in the 

number of institutions in the IPEDS 

universe over the past few years. Due to 

these fluctuations, combined with the 

addition of new institutions, NCES uses 

rounded estimates for the number of 

institutions in the respondent burden 

calculations for the upcoming years 

(estimated 6,000 Title IV institutions 

plus 200 non-title IV institutions for a 

total of 6,200 institutions estimated to 

submit IPEDS data during the 2024–25 

through 2026–27 IPEDS data 

collections). IPEDS data are available to 

the public through the College Navigator 

and IPEDS Use the Data websites. 

The current clearance covers the 

2022–23 through 2024–25 collections 

and is due to expire on August 31, 2025. 

We are requesting to make changes to 

multiple survey components and other 

updates to the identification, crosscutting terminology, and the glossary. 

The largest changes in this package are 

(1) the addition of a new Cost (CST) 

survey component, which combines 

components taken from the Student 

Financial Aid (SFA) and Institutional 

Characteristics (IC) components and 

combines them with added questions to 

determine how and make publicly 

available more information about how 

postsecondary institutions ask for 

information above and beyond the 

FAFSA; and (2) the planned elimination 

of the Academic Libraries (AL) survey 

beginning in the 2025–26 

administration. 

As part of the public comment period 

review, NCES requests that IPEDS data 

submitters and other stakeholders 

respond to the directed questions found 

in Appendix D of this submission. 

Dated: February 28, 2024. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04509 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0039] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; US 

Department of Education PreAuthorized Debit Account Brochure 

and Application 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before APRIL 

29, 2024. 

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– 

2024–SCC–0039. 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. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments 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 Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, 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. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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 


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