Notice2022-18446
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; School Pulse Panel 2022 Quarter 4 Revision
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Published
August 26, 2022
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 87, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52545-52546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18446]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0107]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; School Pulse Panel 2022 Quarter 4 Revision
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 a revision of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 26, 2022.
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 (ICR) by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``Only
Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. <a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> 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, 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 ICR that
is described below. The Department is especially interested in public
comments 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 record.
Title of Collection: School Pulse Panel 2022 Quarter 4 Revision.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0969.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,280.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,752.
Abstract: The School Pulse Panel (SPP) is a monthly data collection
originally designed to collect voluntary responses from a nationally
representative sample of public schools to better understand how
schools, students, and educators are responding to the ongoing
stressors of the coronavirus pandemic, along with other priority items
for the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
Department of Education program offices. This collection allows NCES to
comply with the January 21, 2021 E.O. 14000 Executive Order on
Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early
Childhood Education Providers. The SPP study is extremely important
particularly now that COVID-19 has not waned, and the pulse model is
one that the agency will need after the pandemic subsides for other
quick-turnaround data needs. It is one of the nation's few sources of
reliable data on a wealth of information focused on school reopening
efforts, virus spread mitigation strategies, services offered for
students and staff, and technology use, as reported by school district
staff and principals in U.S. public schools. Initially cleared as an
emergency (OMB #1850-0963), the SPP monthly data collection (OMB #1850-
0969) was formally cleared in April 2022, with change requests (OMB
#1850-0969 v.2-3) clearing the May and June 2022 Questionnaires in
April and May. A revision (complete with 30D public comment period;
v.4) containing projected questionnaire items for August and September
2022 as well as further change requests (v. 5-7) were cleared in July
and August 2022.
The purpose of this submission is to propose and seek 30-day public
comment on new items (within the scope of research domains both
previously established and minimally revised in this request; see Part
A changes detailed below) to be collected on the October, November, and
December instruments (Appendix B.6). These items are considered very
close to final and will go through minimal testing with school
personnel to examine any comprehension concerns with item wording.
Feedback from this testing, as well as additional input from SPP
stakeholders, will result in modifications and additions that will be
reflected in future change requests. Some previously approved items
that are considered core content will be collected in during these
months. Specifically, items on learning modes, quarantine, and possibly
items on after-school programs will be repeated to maintain trend over
time. In addition to the changes in Appendix B (new items) and Part A
(overall description of the study), updated screenshots were also added
to Appendix A (communication materials) in order to keep the materials
current, and additional details were added to the descriptions of our
cognitive testing process in Part B. The costs to the government have
not changed as a result of this revision nor has the projected
respondent burden.
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Dated: August 23, 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. 2022-18446 Filed 8-25-22; 8:45 am]
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