Notice2021-11439
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2019-20 and 2021-22
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Published
June 1, 2021
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 29254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11439]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0048]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2019-20 and 2021-22
AGENCY: Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this information collection request by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9808a8da6aaa2acbda4aebb89acade7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c38a8087aca0a8a6b7aea4b183a6a7eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2019-20
and 2021-22.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0641.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 32,677.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,577.
Abstract: The Private School Universe Survey (PSS) is conducted by
the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to collect basic
information from the universe of private elementary and secondary
schools in the United States. The PSS is designed to gather biennial
data on the total number of private schools, teachers, and students,
along with a variety of related data, including: Religious orientation;
grade-levels taught and size of school; length of school year and of
school day; total student enrollment by gender (K-12); number of high
school graduates; whether a school is single-sexed or coeducational;
number of teachers employed; program emphasis; and existence and type
of its kindergarten program. The PSS includes all schools that are not
supported primarily by public funds, that provide classroom instruction
for one or more of grades K-12 or comparable ungraded levels, and that
have one or more teachers. The PSS is also used to create a universe
list of private schools for use as a sampling frame for NCES surveys of
private schools. The request to conduct the 2019-20 and 2021-22 PSS
data collections, and the 2021-22 PSS list frame building operations,
was approved in April 2019 (OMB# 1850-0641 v.9), and the last change
was approved in June 2020 (OMB#1850-0641 v.12). This submission is
materially unchanged from previous submissions and is submitted solely
to request an extension for data collection activities. The current OMB
clearance expires in April 2022, but data collection activities are
currently scheduled to extend into late May 2022. There are no changes
to burden or cost to the federal government.
Dated: May 26, 2021.
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. 2021-11439 Filed 5-28-21; 8:45 am]
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