Notice2023-24655
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) Developer Annual Performance Report
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Published
November 9, 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 216 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 77296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24655]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0151]
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)
Developer Annual Performance Report
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 11, 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) Developer Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
Type of Review: New ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 80.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,000.
Abstract: This request is for a new OMB approval to collect the
Annual Performance Report (APR) data from Charter School Programs (CSP)
Developer 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), (20 U.S.C. 7221-7221i), which reserves funds to
improve education by supporting innovation in public education and to:
(1) provide financial assistance for the planning, program design, and
initial implementation of charter schools; (2) increase the number of
high-quality charter schools available to students across the United
States; (3) evaluate the impact of charter schools on student
achievement, families, and communities, and share best practices
between charter schools and other public schools; (4) 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; (5) expand opportunities for children
with disabilities, English learners, and other traditionally
underserved students to attend charter schools and meet the challenging
State academic standards; (6) 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 (7) 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 Developer 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 Developer 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: November 2, 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. 2023-24655 Filed 11-8-23; 8:45 am]
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