Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2021-2023

Published date20 September 2021
Citation86 FR 52140
Record Number2021-20209
SectionNotices
CourtEducation Department
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 52140]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-20209]
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                DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                [Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0078]
                Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
                Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
                Request; Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2021-2023
                AGENCY: Institute of Educational Science (IES), Department of Education
                (ED).
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
                proposing a revision of a currently approved collection.
                DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
                October 20, 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 information collection request by selecting ``Department of
                Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show
                ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to
                [email protected].
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
                collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.
                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: Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS)
                Survey 2021-2023.
                 OMB Control Number: 1850-0933.
                 Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
                 Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
                 Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 112.
                 Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 140.
                 Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), of
                the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), within the U.S. Department
                of Education, is requesting clearance to continue the Statewide
                Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey collection, which is intended to
                provide insight on State and U.S. territory SLDS capacity for automated
                linking of K-12, teacher, postsecondary, workforce, career and
                technical education (CTE), adult education, and early childhood data.
                The SLDS Survey will continue to be collected annually from State
                Education Agencies (SEAs), and will help inform NCES ongoing evaluation
                and targeted technical assistance efforts to enhance the quality of the
                SLDS Program's support to States regarding systems development,
                enhancement, and use. The request to conduct all activities related to
                SLDS 2020-22, including materials and procedures, was approved by OMB
                in May 2020 (OMB #1859-0933v.8), with a nonsubstantive change request
                (OMB #1859-0933v.9) approved in August 2020. The SLDS 2020-22 package
                included a new data collection tool, a Google Form developed for an
                electronic data collection. That tool was not as successful in the 2020
                data collection as NCES would like (see section A.3 for a richer
                discussion of this). This new request is to conduct all activities
                related to SLDS 2021-23. It submits enhancements to the OMB-approved
                Survey, intended to bring consistency to questions across sectors,
                provide greater definition and clarity to terminology and questions
                used within the SLDS Survey, and address pandemic-related response
                across states. In addition, this request submits screenshots of the new
                Qualtrics information collection tool that will replace the Google Form
                introduced for SLDS 2020 and which will be used in the 2021 SLDS Data
                Collection (for proposed changes, see Appendix E) and is planned for
                use in subsequent collections. Finally, this request submits
                screenshots of the updated webinar, as the SLDS Program proposes the
                option to host one or two SLDS Survey webinars to familiarize
                respondents with the collection tool and completion process. All
                proposed changes are captured within these documents, including
                accompanying appendices.
                 Dated: September 14, 2021.
                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. 2021-20209 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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