Notice2023-26732
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; School District Review Program
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Published
December 6, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed revision of the School District Review Program, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84775-84777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26732]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; School District Review Program
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the
proposed revision of the School District Review Program, prior to the
submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for
approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before February 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to Michael S. Snow at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abcfc8c6cf85dbd9caebc8cec5d8ded885ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7115121c155f0103103112141f0204025f161e07">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference
``School District Review Program'' in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC-2023-0010, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. All comments received are part of the public
record. No comments will be posted to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> for
public viewing until after the comment period has closed. Comments will
generally be posted without change. All Personally Identifiable
Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word,
Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Michael S. Snow, Program Manager, by phone at 301-763-9912 or by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1a5a2aca5efb1b3a081a2a4afb2b4b2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e2a2d232a603e3c2f0e2d2b203d3b3d60292138">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The School District Review Program (SDRP) is a U.S. Department of
Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) sponsored
program conducted annually by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is of vital
importance for each state's allocation under title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act of
2015, Public Law 114-95. School district information submitted through
this program, along with the decennial census population, Small Area
Income and Poverty Estimates, and current population estimates, are
used in forming the Census Bureau's estimates of the number of children
ages 5 through 17 in families in poverty for each school district. The
U.S Department of Education uses these estimates to
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allocate more than $16 billion annually in Title I funds.
The SDRP encompasses the review of Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3
school districts as defined by the NCES. Type 1 is a local school
district that is not a component of a supervisory union. Type 2 is a
local school district component of a supervisory union sharing a
superintendent and administrative services with other local school
districts. Type 3 is an education agency that performs administrative
services for more than one school district, providing a common
superintendent for participating districts.
Respondents to the SDRP are the mapping coordinators and Title I
Coordinators from the fifty states and the District of Columbia. NCES
also anticipates the inclusion of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in
the next three years. Mapping coordinators are designated by the state
departments of education and are tasked with reviewing and providing
updates for school district boundaries, federal school district local
education agency codes, names, grade ranges, and levels to the Census
Bureau. Title I Coordinators are responsible for overseeing the SDRP
and reviewing all materials.
There are two phases to the SDRP: the Annotation Phase and
Verification Phase. During the Annotation Phase, the Census Bureau
provides mapping coordinators with materials containing the latest
school district boundaries and school district information that the
Census Bureau has on file for their state. Mapping coordinators review
the data and submit any changes to the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau
reviews and processes the information submitted by the mapping
coordinator and updates the Master Address File/Topologically
Integrated Geographic Encoding and Reference (MAF/TIGER) System. During
the Verification Phase, mapping coordinators verify that the Census
Bureau updated the MAF/TIGER System accurately and completely with
updates submitted during the Annotation Phase.
II. Method of Collection
Annotation Phase
In the Annotation Phase, mapping coordinators gather school
district updates from sources within the state, e.g., local school
district officials, counties, and state agencies. They use Census
Bureau-provided materials to review and update school district
boundaries, names, codes, and geographic relationships. The Census
Bureau provides mapping coordinators with school district listings,
spatial data in Esri shapefile format, blank submission logs, and
Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS). The school district
listings consist of school district inventories, school district names,
levels, grade ranges, and other data about school districts within
their state. If the mapping coordinator has non-spatial updates (e.g.,
name changes, simple consolidations, simple dissolutions, and others),
the mapping coordinator updates the Census Bureau provided submission
log with those changes. If a mapping coordinator needs to perform
spatial updates to a school district boundary, the mapping coordinator
uses Census Bureau provided GUPS and spatial data to make updates. GUPS
is a free, customized geographic information system application
provided by the Census Bureau for mapping coordinators. It is available
on the web and as a standalone application that can be installed by a
user and contains all functionality necessary for mapping coordinators
to make and validate their spatial school district updates. Once
mapping coordinators have reviewed and updated the school district
information for their state, the mapping coordinator sends it to the
Census Bureau, using the Secure Web Incoming Module, the Census
Bureau's online application for uploading SDRP submissions. The Census
Bureau will update the MAF/TIGER System with the updates sent by the
mapping coordinator.
Schedule
<bullet> The SDRP Annotation Phase begins in September of each
year.
<bullet> The SDRP Annotation Phase submission deadline is the last
workday in December of each year.
Verification Phase
In the Verification Phase, the Census Bureau sends mapping
coordinators newly created listings and digital files, and mapping
coordinators use the SDRP verification module in GUPS to review these
files and verify that the Census Bureau correctly captured their
submitted information. The mapping coordinator can tag the area of
issue and send the information to the Census Bureau to make corrections
if the Census Bureau did not incorporate their boundary changes or
other updates correctly. The Census Bureau does not accept new changes
during the Verification Phase.
Schedule
<bullet> The SDRP Verification Phase begins and ends in April of
each year.
Feedback
The Census Bureau may solicit feedback from respondents to improve
the administration of the program and potentially reduce the future
burden. Respondents may be asked to provide feedback on materials,
manner of data collection, manner of respondent communications, and the
usability of our program applications and tools.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0987.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, request for a revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: All fifty States, the District of Columbia, and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
<bullet> Annotation Phase: 52.
<bullet> Verification Phase: 52.
<bullet> Feedback: 52.
Estimated Time Per Response:
<bullet> Annotation Phase: 30 hours.
<bullet> Verification Phase: 10 hours.
<bullet> Feedback: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,132.
<bullet> Annotation Phase: 1,560 hours.
<bullet> Verification Phase: 520 hours.
<bullet> Feedback: 52 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of
respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for
such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to
report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services
required specifically by the collection.)
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 16, 141, and 193.
NCES Legal Authority: Title I, part A of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act of
2015, Public Law (Pub. L.) 114-95.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated
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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-26732 Filed 12-5-23; 8:45 am]
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