Notice2023-18538
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2023-2025
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Published
August 29, 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 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59514-59515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18538]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0091]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2023-2025
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 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
September 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. 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 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
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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: August 23, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-18538 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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