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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 102123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29634]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0117]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2025-26 and 2027-28 Data 
Collections, and 2027-28 PSS Frame Development Activities

AGENCY: Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), 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 revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 16, 2025.

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 Carrie Clarady, (202) 245-6347.

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: Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2025-26 
and 2027-28 Data Collections, and 2027-28 PSS Frame Development 
Activities.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0641.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 32,550.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,981.

    Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 
within the U.S. Department of Education, conducts the Private School 
Universe Survey (PSS), a national survey of private elementary and 
secondary schools. The PSS is designed to collect biennial data on the 
total number of private schools, teachers, and students; and to create 
an NCES universe frame of private schools that serve as a sampling 
frame for NCES surveys. This survey is an ongoing project to improve 
NCES universe and sample data on private schools.
    This request is to conduct the 2025-26 and 2027-28 Private School 
Universe Survey (PSS) data collections, and the 2027-28 PSS frame-
development activities.

    Dated: December 11, 2024.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-29634 Filed 12-16-24; 8:45 am]
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