Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulatory Requirements

• Published date: 05 January 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 293
• Record Number: 2020-29152
• Section: Notices
• Court: Education Department

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 293-294]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-29152]
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                DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                [Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0166]
                Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
                Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
                Request; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulatory
                Requirements
                AGENCY: Office of Management (OM), Department of Education (ED).
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
                proposing an extension without change of a currently approved
                information collection.
                DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
                February 4, 2021.
                ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
                information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
                publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find
                this particular information collection request by selecting
                ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then
                check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
                collection activities, please contact Dale King, 202-453-5934.
                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)), 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. 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: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
                (FERPA) Regulatory Requirements.
                 OMB Control Number: 1880-0543.
                 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: 20,293,021.
                 Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,914,593.
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                 Abstract: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
                requires that subject educational agencies and institutions notify
                parents and students of their rights under FERPA and requires that they
                record disclosures of personally identifiable information from
                education records, with certain exceptions.
                 Dated: December 29, 2020.
                Stephanie Valentine,
                PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
                Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
                Evaluation and Policy Development.
                [FR Doc. 2020-29152 Filed 1-4-21; 8:45 am]
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