Notice2023-24023
[Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Charter Online Management and Performance System (COMPS) CMO APR
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Published
November 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 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 74988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24023]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0149]
[Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Charter Online Management and Performance System (COMPS) CMO
APR
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
December 1, 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 Stephanie Jones, (202) 453-7498.
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: Charter Online Management and Performance
System (COMPS) CMO APR.
OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
Type of Review: New ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 90.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,970.
Abstract: This request is for a new OMB approval to collect the
Annual Performance Report (APR) data from Charter School Programs (CSP)
Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO)
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 CMO 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
CMO 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: October 26, 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. 2023-24023 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
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