Notice2023-10943
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2023-2025
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Published
May 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 33116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10943]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0091]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2023-2025
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 24, 2023.
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-2023-SCC-0091.
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, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bff6fcfbd0dcd4dacbf2d8cdffdadb91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3faf0f7dcd0d8d6c7fed4c1f3d6d79dd4dcc5">[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 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 Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210,
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. The Department 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: Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS)
Survey 2023-2025.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0933.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 75.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 94.
Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), of
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), within the U.S. Department
of Education, is requesting clearance to continue the Statewide
Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey collection, which is intended to
provide insight on State and U.S. territory SLDS capacity for automated
linking of K-12, teacher, postsecondary, workforce, career and
technical education (CTE), adult education, and early childhood data.
Historically, SLDS has collected information annually from State
Education Agencies (SEAs) and has helped inform NCES ongoing evaluation
and targeted technical assistance efforts to enhance the quality of the
SLDS Program's support to States regarding systems development,
enhancement, and use. The request to conduct all activities related to
SLDS 2021-2023, including materials and procedures, was approved by OMB
in October 2021 (OMB#1859-0933 v.10).
This new request is to conduct all activities related to SLDS 2023-
25, continuing usage of the Qualtrics information collection tool
initiated in the 2023 collection. The appendices include updated
communications, webinars, and Qualtrics instrument screenshots related
to the SLDS 2023-25 collection. While minor adjustments were made to
questions and language, the primary change proposed in this package is
a shift from an annual to a biennial collection. Nationwide, SLDS
system capacity changes frequently (ex. Infrastructure enhancements,
evolving P20W agency collaborations, State legislation impacts, etc.),
but analysis demonstrates that the COVID-19 pandemic stagnated the work
to some extent. The 2019-20 Statistics in Brief and accompanying data
file (anticipated May 2023 publication release) indicate very little
change in results over the two-year period, indicating that shifting to
an every-other-year collection would allow for more timely releases of
data, with no adverse effect on the integrity of the information.
Dated: May 18, 2023.
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. 2023-10943 Filed 5-22-23; 8:45 am]
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