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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 4727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01058]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0128]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), 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 
February 18, 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 Sala Green at [email protected], 
(202) 900-8558.

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: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1870-0504.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection 
request.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,717.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,378,410.
    Abstract: The collection, use, and reporting of education data is 
an integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of 
Education (Department). The Department has collected civil rights data 
about the nation's public schools via the Civil Rights Data Collection 
(CRDC) since 1968. As with previous CRDC collections, the purpose of 
the 2025-26 and 2027-28 CRDCs is to obtain vital data related to the 
civil rights laws' requirement that public local educational agencies 
(LEA) and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational 
opportunity. The Department has analyzed the uses of many data elements 
collected in the 2020-21 CRDC and sought advice from experts across the 
Department to refine, improve, and where appropriate, add or remove 
data elements from the collection. CRDC data definitions and metrics 
are consistent with other mandatory collections across the Department 
wherever possible. The Department seeks the Office of Management and 
Budget's approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to collect from 
LEAs the elementary and secondary education data described in the 
sections of Attachment A. The Department requests that LEAs and other 
stakeholders review and comment on the proposed changes (detailed in 
Supporting Statement A, Attachments A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-4, and 
Attachment B).

    Dated: January 13, 2025.
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. 2025-01058 Filed 1-15-25; 8:45 am]
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