Notice2025-13487
Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education (ED) Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2025-2027
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Published
July 18, 2025
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 136 (Friday, July 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33933-33934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13487]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0085]
Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED) Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Common
Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2025-2027
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection
request (ICR).
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before September 16,
2025.
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-2025-SCC-0085.
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#763f353219151d13023b110436131258111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8a1abac878b838d9ca58f9aa88d8cc68f879e">[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 Chris Greene, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Chris Greene, Senior Advisor, Institute of Education Sciences, 202-
453-5926 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5132392338227f362334343f341134357f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bad9d2c8d3c994ddc8dfdfd4dffadfde94ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) (<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title44/pdf/USCODE-2023-title44-chap35-subchapI-sec3506.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title44/pdf/USCODE-2023-title44-chap35-subchapI-sec3506.pdf</a>), provides
the general public and Federal agencies with an
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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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education 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: Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance
Survey (SLFS) 2025-2027.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0930.
Type of Review: An extension, without change, of a currently
approved information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 325.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,119.
Abstract: The School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) is an annual
collection of school-level finance data published in the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD). The
U.S. Census Bureau (Census), Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division,
administers the SLFS data collection for NCES under interagency
agreement in conjunction with the National Public Education Financial
Survey (NPEFS) (OMB #1850-0067) and the Local Education Agency (School
District) Finance Survey (F-33) (OMB #0607-0700). SLFS is a
comprehensive source of school-level finance data for public education
collected on a nationwide scale using uniform definitions, concepts,
and procedures. The collection includes the salaries, benefits, and
total current expenditures broken out by activity (function) for all
publicly funded schools serving students in prekindergarten through
12th grade. In this notice, NCES is announcing its intention to extend
the date of clearance for SLFS, without change, to the currently
approved collection. Detailed information about the collection can be
found at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202307-1850-003">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202307-1850-003</a>.
Data will be collected from State Education Agencies (SEAs) for all
50 states and the District of Columbia. SEAs appoint state fiscal
coordinators to work with NCES and the U.S. Census Bureau to provide
accurate and comparable data across states and jurisdictions. SEAs
typically collect finance data from school districts for their own
uses. Many states produce a state-specific chart of accounts or
accounting manual to assist school districts in classifying and
reporting finance data and producing government-wide financial
statements. Uniform definitions and concepts of revenues and
expenditures are defined by the NCES handbook Financial Accounting for
Local and State School Systems.
Data on school-level spending patterns is helpful for parents to
make choices for the education of their child. Uniform and comparable
data helps states measure the effectiveness of resource allocation.
Collecting this data at the national level addresses the need for
reliable and unbiased measures that can be utilized to compare how
resources are distributed among schools within local districts.
Education finance statistics provided by this collection allow for
comparisons of how public elementary-secondary schools are spending
their funds.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-13487 Filed 7-17-25; 8:45 am]
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