Notice2022-20838
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2022-2024
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Published
September 27, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58493-58494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20838]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0120]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Common
Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2022-2024
AGENCY: Institute of Education 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 information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 28, 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-2022-SCC-0120.
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. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cd5dfd8f3fff7f9e8d1fbeedcf9f8b2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="662f252209050d03122b011426030248010910">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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, Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
[[Page 58494]]
LBJ, Room 6W203, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
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
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: Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance
Survey (SLFS) 2022-2024.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0930.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 306.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,938.
Abstract: NCES annually publishes comprehensive data on the
finances of public elementary/secondary schools through the Common Core
of Data (CCD). For numerous years, these data have been released at the
state level through the National Public Education Financial Survey
(NPEFS) (OMB#1850-0067) and at the school district level through the
Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33).
(OMB#0607-0700). There is a significant demand for finance data at the
school level. Policymakers, researchers, and the public have long
voiced concerns about the equitable distribution of school funding
within and across school districts. School-level finance data addresses
the need for reliable and unbiased measures that can be utilized to
compare how resources are distributed among schools within local
districts. Education expenditure data are now available at the school
level through the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS).
The School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) data collection is conducted
annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within
the U.S. Department of Education (ED). In November of 2018, the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) approved changes to the SLFS wherein
variables have been added to make the SLFS directly analogous to the F-
33 Survey and to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provisions on
reporting expenditures per-pupil at the local education agency (LEA)
and school-level. A previous package cleared in October 2021 approved
data collection for FY 2021, 2022, and 2023 (OMB#1850-0930 v.3). This
request includes considerable modifications to the previous package and
will allow NCES to conduct in 2023 through 2025 the SLFS for fiscal
years 2022 through 2024 (corresponding to school years 2021/22 through
2023/24) and to continue the collection of data that is analogous to
the current ESSA expenditures per pupil provision. As an important new
addition that is part of this request, the Department's Office of Civil
Rights (OCR) proposes to engage NCES to assist OCR with collecting
school level finance data as part of the Civil Rights Data Collection
(CRDC). Pursuant to its authority under the DEOA, as well as its
regulations, OCR has determined that the CRDC is necessary to ascertain
or ensure compliance with the civil rights laws within its
jurisdiction, and therefore established it as a mandatory collection.
Parts A and B of this submission present the justification for the
information collection and an explanation of the statistical methods
employed. Part C describes the SLFS instrument, Appendix A provides the
SEA communication materials that will be used to conduct the SLFS data
collection, Appendix B provides the SLFS data collection form and
instructions, and Appendix C provides the survey of SEA's school-level
finances fiscal data plan.
Dated: September 21, 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. 2022-20838 Filed 9-26-22; 8:45 am]
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