[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73637-73638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20430]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0086]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program: 
Technical Assistance To Support Monitoring, Evaluation, Data 
Collection, and Dissemination of Best Practices

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 
October 11, 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

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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 Andrew Brake, (202) 453-6136.

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: Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter 
Schools Program: Technical Assistance to Support Monitoring, 
Evaluation, Data Collection, and Dissemination of Best Practices.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
    Type of Review: New ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 110.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 172.
    Abstract: This request is for a new OMB approval to collect data 
necessary to support the following: Charter School Programs (CSP) Data 
Collection, Risk Assessment, and Monitoring. This collection will 
replace previously approved 1855-0016 collection in order to obtain a 
new OMB number that is associated with the sub-agency this collection 
has moved to following a reorganization. The collection of information 
is still necessary in order to perform data collection, data analysis, 
risk assessment, and grantee monitoring for the CSP. However, the 
number of respondents is expected to decrease over the life of this 
collection, as new grantees (from FY 2022 onward) use the Charter 
Online Management and Performance System (COMPS) for their reporting 
(OMB Control Numbers 1810-0781 through 1810-0787). This collection will 
remain in place for the older grantees that still have active CSP 
grants.
    This data collection is coordinated with the EDFacts Initiative 
(EDFacts) to reduce respondent burden and fully utilize data submitted 
by States and available to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) 
through the EDFacts database. Specifically, under the current data 
collection, ED collects CSP grant award information from grantees 
(State agencies, charter management organizations, and some schools) to 
create a new database of current CSP-funded charter schools and award 
amounts. Once complete, ED merges performance information extracted 
from the EDFacts database with the database of CSP-funded charter 
schools. Together, these data allow ED to monitor CSP grant performance 
and analyze data related to accountability for academic performance, 
financial integrity, and program effectiveness.

    Dated: September 5, 2024.
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. 2024-20430 Filed 9-10-24; 8:45 am]
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