Notice2026-07410
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2025-26 and 2027-28 Data Collections, and 2027-28 PSS Frame Development Activities
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Published
April 16, 2026
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 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20419-20420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07410]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2026-SCC-1321]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2025-26 and 2027-28 Data
Collections, and 2027-28 PSS Frame Development Activities
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), 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
June 15, 2026.
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-2026-SCC-1321.
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#e5aca6a18a868e8091a88297a58081cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="19505a5d767a727c6d547e6b597c7d377e766f">[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 Matthew Soldner, National Center for
Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department
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of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Matthew Soldner, Acting
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#400e030513032f2d2d293333292f2e25320025246e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98d6dbddcbdbf7f5f5f1ebebf1f7f6fdead8fdfcb6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal agencies with an 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
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: Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2025-26
and 2027-28 Data Collections, and 2027-28 PSS Frame Development
Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0621.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 32,550.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,981.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: NCES: Title 20 U.S.C. 9543-44.
Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),
within the U.S. Department of Education, conducts the Private School
Universe Survey (PSS), a national survey of private elementary and
secondary schools. The PSS is designed to collect biennial data on the
total number of private schools, teachers, and students; and to create
an NCES universe frame of private schools that serve as a sampling
frame for NCES surveys. This survey is an ongoing project to improve
NCES universe and sample data on private schools.
This request is to revise contacting materials associated with
2027-28 PSS frame-development activities (see: ``Appendix A-C PSS 2025-
2028 Communications Materials v.16rev'' in this docket). Additional
information about the currently approved collection can be found at
<a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202409-1850-004">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202409-1850-004</a>.
As of May 2025, NCES's assurances of confidentiality protections for
PSS 2025-26 have changed due to staffing changes at the Department of
Education. NCES has removed the Foundations of Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018, Title III, Part B, Confidential Information
Protection (``CIPSEA'') as a confidentiality assurance. However,
confidentiality assurances under the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002 (ESRA) remain in effect. NCES will consider restoring CIPSEA
protections for future PSS collections as appropriate. NCES anticipates
submitting a subsequent amendment to this Information Collection
Request to accommodate potential revisions to the 2027-28 PSS survey
questionnaire and to further update communications materials associated
with this collection.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2026-07410 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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