Notice2025-15038
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
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Published
August 7, 2025
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 150 (Thursday, August 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 38137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15038]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0128]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights (OCR), 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 revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 8, 2025.
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 Sala Green, 202-900-8558.
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: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1870-0504.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,717.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,762,790.
Abstract: The collection, use, and reporting of education data is
an integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of
Education (Department). The Department has collected civil rights data
about the nation's public schools via the Civil Rights Data Collection
(CRDC) since 1968. As with previous CRDC collections, the purpose of
the 2025-26 and 2027-28 CRDCs is to obtain vital data related to the
civil rights laws' requirement that public local educational agencies
(LEA) and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational
opportunity. The Department has analyzed the uses of many data elements
collected in the 2020-21 CRDC and sought advice from experts across the
Department to refine, improve, and where appropriate, add or remove
data elements from the collection. CRDC data definitions and metrics
are consistent with other mandatory collections across the Department
wherever possible. The Department seeks the Office of Management and
Budget's approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to collect from
LEAs the elementary and secondary education data described in the
sections of Attachment A. The Department requests that LEAs and other
stakeholders review and comment on the proposed changes (detailed in
Supporting Statement A, Attachments A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-4, and
Attachment B).
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-15038 Filed 8-6-25; 8:45 am]
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