Notice2023-18890
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Charter Online Management and Performance System (COMPS) SE Grant Profile
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Published
September 1, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60445-60446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18890]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0156]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Charter Online Management and Performance System (COMPS) SE Grant
Profile
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 31, 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-0156.
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#1e575d5a717d757b6a53796c5e7b7a30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b72787f5458505e4f765c497b5e5f155c544d">[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 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Stephanie Jones, (202) 453-7835.
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
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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: Charter Online Management and Performance
System (COMPS) SE Grant Profile.
OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
Type of Review: New ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 320.
Abstract: This request is for a new OMB approval to collect the
Grant Profile data from Charter School Programs (CSP) State Entity (SE)
grantees. The Charter School Programs (CSP) was originally authorized
under Title V, Part B, Subpart 1, Sections 5201 through 5211 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by
the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. For fiscal year 2017 and
thereafter, ESEA has been amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA), (20USC 7221-7221i), which reserves funds to improve education
by supporting innovation in public education and to: (2) provide
financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial
implementation of charter schools; (3) increase the number of high-
quality charter schools available to students across the United States;
(4) evaluate the impact of charter schools on student achievement,
families, and communities, and share best practices between charter
schools and other public schools; (5) encourage States to provide
support to charter schools for facilities financing in an amount more
nearly commensurate to the amount States typically provide for
traditional public schools; (6) expand opportunities for children with
disabilities, English learners, and other traditionally underserved
students to attend charter schools and meet the challenging State
academic standards; (7) support efforts to strengthen the charter
school authorizing process to improve performance management, including
transparency, oversight and monitoring (including financial audits),
and evaluation of such schools; and (8) support quality,
accountability, and transparency in the operational performance of all
authorized public chartering agencies, including State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, and other authorizing entities.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is requesting authorization
to collect data from CSP grantees within the SE program through a new
online platform. In 2022, ED began development of a new data collection
system, the Charter Online Management and Performance System (COMPS),
designed specifically to reduce the burden of reporting for users and
increase validity of the overall data. This new collection consists of
questions responsive to the actions established in the program's final
rule published in the Federal Register on July 6, 2022, as well as the
SE program Notice Inviting Applications (NIA). This collection request
is a consolidation of all previously established program data
collection efforts and provides a more comprehensive representation of
grantee performance.
Dated: August 28, 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. 2023-18890 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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