Notice2021-19332
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2019-2021: Common Core of Data (CCD)
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Published
September 8, 2021
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of a currently approved collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19332]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0132]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2019-2021:
Common Core of Data (CCD)
AGENCY: Institute of Educational Science (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 8, 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#29606a6d464a424c5d444e5b694c4d074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="09404a4d666a626c7d646e7b496c6d276e667f">[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: National Public Education Financial Survey
(NPEFS) 2019-2021: Common Core of Data (CCD).
OMB Control Number: 1850-0067.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,738.
Abstract: The National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) is
the Nation's only source of annual statistical information about total
revenues and expenditures for public elementary and secondary education
at the state level. NCES collects data annually from SEAs under Section
153(a)(1)(I) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C.
9543(a)(1)(I), which authorizes NCES to gather data on the financing
and management of education. NCES and the Economic Reimbursable Surveys
Division of the U.S. Census Bureau collaborate to collect public
education finance data. The U.S. Census Bureau (Census), Governments
Division, administers the NPEFS data collection for NCES under
interagency agreement.
NPEFS provides detailed finance data at the state level, including
average daily attendance; school district revenues by source (local,
state, and federal); and expenditures by function (instruction, support
services, and non-instruction), sub function (e.g., school
administration), and object (e.g., salaries). This survey also includes
capital outlay and debt service expenditures. The NPEFS includes data
on all public schools from the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands. NPEFS serves as both a statistical and an
administrative collection used for a number of federal program funding
allocations.
In 2019, NCES requested an extension of approval for the NPEFS data
collection, OMB Control Number 1850-0067. NPEFS is an annual collection
of state-level finance data that have been a component of NCES's Common
Core of Data (CCD) since FY 1982 (covering school year 1981/82). On
August 22, 2019, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the
collection of state-level finance data for the data collections of FY
19-FY 21 data. The expiration date is August 31, 2022. The statistical
uses of NPEFS were previously set forth in National Public Education
Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2019-2021: Common Core of Data (CCD),
Supporting Statement Part A, OMB #1850-0067 v.17. Subsequent packages
(OMB #1850-0067 v.18-19) cleared the Federal Register Notices for FY
2019 and 2020 data collections.
This submission for 30-day public review requests changes to the
National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) data collection. As
a direct result of the COVID-19 circumstances, the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) is requesting to: (1) Amend the
instructions for Average Daily Attendance (ADA) on NPEFS; (2) Obtain
approval to send a letter to Chief State School Officers (CSSOs) and
State Fiscal Coordinators pertaining to ADA; (3) Amend the data plan
for NPEFS; (4) Add certain data items to NPEFS; (5) Make other small
changes to FY 20 NPEFS, based on regular communication with state
fiscal coordinators; and (6) Change the estimated respondent burden and
the costs to the federal government incurred by the above changes.
Dated: September 2, 2021.
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. 2021-19332 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
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