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the National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data 

(CCD) since FY 1982 (school year 1981– 

82). NPEFS provides function 

expenditures by salaries, benefits, 

purchased services, and supplies, and 

includes federal, state, and local 

revenues by source. The NPEFS 

collection includes data on all state-run 

schools from the 50 states, the District 

of Columbia, American Samoa, the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto 

Rico, and the Virgin Islands. NPEFS 

data are used for a wide variety of 

purposes, including to calculate federal 

program allocations such as states’ 

‘‘average per-pupil expenditure’’ (SPPE) 

for elementary and secondary 

education, certain formula grant 

programs (e.g., Title I, Part A of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended, Impact 

Aid, and Indian Education programs). 

Furthermore, in addition to using the 

SPPE data as general information on the 

financing of elementary and secondary 

education, the U.S. Department of 

Education Secretary uses these data 

directly in calculating allocations for 

certain formula grant programs, 

including, but not limited to, title I, part 

A, of the ESEA, Impact Aid, and Indian 

Education programs. Other programs, 

such as the Education for Homeless 

Children and Youth program under title 

VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 

Assistance Act, and the Student Support 

and Academic Enrichment Grants under 

title IV, part A of the ESEA make use of 

SPPE data indirectly because their 

formulas are based, in whole or in part, 

on State title I, part A, allocations. 

NCES’s request to conduct the annual 

collection of state-level finance data for 

FY 2019–2021 was approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) in August 2019 (OMB #1850– 

0067 v.17), and subsequent submissions 

(OMB #1850–0067 v.18–22) addressed 

changes driven by the global 

coronavirus pandemic as well as normal 

changes to include updated contact 

materials and Federal Register Notices. 

In this package NCES requests approval 

of the collection of National Public 

Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 

data covering fiscal years 2022 through 

2024 (corresponding to school years 

2021/22 through 2023/24), that will be 

carried out in 2023 through 2025. 

This NPEFS FY 2022–2024 request 

involves changes to the last approved 

NPEFS data collection instrument 

(Appendix B.1) to: (1) Add new items to 

gather data on expenditures for specific 

sources of coronavirus (COVID–19) 

federal assistance funds; (2) remove 

items from the survey which ask for 

Title V, Part A expenditures; and (3) 

update headers to make the formatting 

more consistent for use in the NPEFS 

web application. This request also 

includes minor revisions to the Fiscal 

Data Plan (Appendix B.2) to provide 

definitions and clarify the questions 

related to the impact of COVID–19 on 

average daily attendance. Furthermore, 

we have updated the NPEFS reporting 

instructions (Appendix B.3) to add 

definitions for the new data items in 

Section 8 and remove the data items for 

Title V, Part A. 

Dated: June 1, 2022. 

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. 2022–12122 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0078] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 

Kindergarten Class of 2023–24 (ECLS– 

K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade 

Field Test Data Collection, National 

Sampling, and National Recruitment 

AGENCY: Institute of Educational 

Sciences (IES), Department of Education 

(ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 7, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘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. Comments may also 

be sent to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 

202–245–6347. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education 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: Early Childhood 

Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 

of 2023–24 (ECLS–K:2024) Kindergarten 

and First-Grade Field Test Data 

Collection, National Sampling, and 

National Recruitment. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0750. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 20,895. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 15,599. 

Abstract: The Early Childhood 

Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program, 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES) within the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of 

the U.S. Department of Education (ED), 

draws together information from 

multiple sources to provide rich, 

descriptive data on child development, 


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early learning, and school progress. The 

ECLS program studies deliver national 

data on children’s status at birth and at 

various points thereafter; children’s 

transitions to nonparental care, early 

care and education programs, and 

school; and children’s experiences and 

growth through the elementary grades. 

The Early Childhood Longitudinal 

Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023–24 

(ECLS–K:2024) is the fourth cohort in 

the series of early childhood 

longitudinal studies. The study will 

advance research in child development 

and early learning by providing a 

detailed and comprehensive source of 

current information on children’s early 

learning and development, transitions 

into kindergarten and beyond, and 

progress through school. The ECLS– 

K:2024 will provide data about the 

population of children who will be 

kindergartners in the 2023–24 school 

year. Collecting parent data beginning in 

the fall of kindergarten will enable the 

study to measure influences on 

children’s development before entry 

into formal schooling, including 

children’s home environments and 

access to early care and education. The 

ECLS–K:2024 will focus on children’s 

early school experiences continuing 

through the fifth grade, and will include 

collection of data from parents, teachers, 

and school administrators, as well as 

direct child assessments. The request to 

conduct a field test of the ECLS–K:2024 

kindergarten and first-grade data 

collection activities to evaluate the 

design of the national study’s 

kindergarten and first-grade surveys and 

child assessments, as well as the 

operational procedures (that is, 

sampling and recruitment) for the 

national kindergarten and first-grade 

data collections in the fall 2023, spring 

2024, and spring 2025, was approved on 

February 15, 2022 (OMB# 1850–0750 

v.24). Planned for August–November 

2022, the ECLS–K:2024 K–1 field test 

will be followed by the fall (August– 

December 2023) and spring (March–July 

2024) kindergarten national data 

collections, and the spring (March–July 

2025) first-grade national data 

collection—all of which will be 

requested under later clearance 

submissions. This request is to update 

study respondent materials, web and 

paper surveys, and website designs that 

will be used in the K–1 field test data 

collection activities. The revisions in 

this package were made based on 

additional review after programming 

and testing the survey instruments and 

also incorporate changes based on 

teacher and parent focus group feedback 

(OMB# 1850–0803 v.309). 

Dated: June 2, 2022. 

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. 2022–12195 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Hanford. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, June 29, 2022; 9:00 

a.m.–4:00 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2022; 

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: This hybrid meeting will be 

in-person at the Red Lion Hotel (address 

below) and virtually. To receive the 

virtual access information and call-in 

number, please contact the Federal 

Coordinator, Gary Younger, at the 

telephone number or email listed below 

at least (or no later than) five days prior 

to the meeting. 

The meeting will be held, strictly 

following COVID–19 precautionary 

measures, at: Red Lion Hotel, 1101 N 

Columbia Center Boulevard, 

Kennewick, WA 99336. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Younger, Federal Coordinator, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Hanford Office of 

Communications, Richland Operations 

Office, P.O. Box 550, Richland, WA 

99354; Phone: (509) 372–0923; or Email: 

gary.younger@rl.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’ 

Updates 

• Board Subcommittee Reports 

• Discussion of Board Business 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Gary 

Younger at least seven days in advance 

of the meeting at the telephone number 

listed above. Written statements may be 

filed with the Board either before or 

within five business days after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Gary Younger. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available at 

the following website: http://

www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab/ 

FullBoardMeetingInformation. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on June 1, 

2022. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12098 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995), intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before August 8, 2022. 

If you anticipate any difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: Courtney Bracey, Office of 

Information Management (SC–43), 

Office of Science, Department of Energy, 

GTN Building/E–180, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, Direct: (301) 903–1844. Or by 

email at Courtney.Bracey@

science.doe.gov. (301) 903–1844. 


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