Notice2022-20754
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
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Published
September 26, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision to of a currently approved information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58342-58343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20754]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0158]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Department of Education (ED).
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision to of a currently approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 26, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2021-SCC-0158.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
Director of Strategic Collections and Clearance, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, Washington, DC
20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to the
collection activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15477a66743b5a79787071745570713b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3f1ccd0c28deccfcec6c7c2e3c6c78dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>
or (202) 453-5968.
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
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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 a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,884.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,191,180.
Abstract: The collection, use, and reporting of education data is
an integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of
Education. The Department has collected civil rights data about the
nation's public schools via the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)
since 1968. For school years 2009-10 and 2011-12, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approved the CRDC as part of the EDFacts
information collection (1875-0240). EDFacts, a Department initiative to
put performance data at the center of ED's policy, management, and
budget decision-making processes for all preschool-grade 12 education
programs, has transformed the way in which ED collects and uses data.
For school years 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, and 2020-21, the Office for
Civil Rights cleared the CRDC as a separate collection from EDFacts
while maintaining its transformative data collection policies and
practices. As with previous CRDC collections, the purpose of the 2021-
22 and 2023-24 CRDCs is to obtain vital data related to the civil
rights laws' requirement that public local educational agencies (LEAs)
and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational
opportunity. ED has analyzed the uses of many data elements collected
in the 2015-16 and 2017-18 CRDCs and sought advice from experts across
ED to refine, improve, and where appropriate, add or remove data
elements from the collection. ED also made the CRDC data definitions
and metrics consistent with other mandatory collections across ED
wherever possible. The Department seeks OMB approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act to collect from LEAs the elementary and
secondary education data described in the sections of Attachment A. ED
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), and respond to the directed
questions found in Attachment A-5.
Dated: September 21, 2022.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-20754 Filed 9-23-22; 8:45 am]
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