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OMB Control No:
1870-0504
ICR Reference No:
202111-1870-001
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201909-1870-001
Agency/Subagency:
ED/OCR
Agency Tracking No:
ED-2021-SCC-0158
Title:
Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
04/18/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/26/2022
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2026
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2023
Responses
17,884
0
17,621
Time Burden (Hours)
2,191,180
0
1,487,068
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The collection, use, and reporting of education data is an integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of Education. The Department has collected civil rights data about the nation’s public schools via the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) since 1968. For school years 2009–10 and 2011–12, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the CRDC as part of the EDFacts information collection (1875-0240). EDFacts, a Department initiative to put performance data at the center of ED's policy, management, and budget decision-making processes for all preschool-grade 12 education programs, has transformed the way in which ED collects and uses data. For school years 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, and 2020–21, the Office for Civil Rights cleared the CRDC as a separate collection from EDFacts while maintaining its transformative data collection policies and practices. As with previous CRDC collections, the purpose of the 2021–22 and 2023–24 CRDCs is to obtain vital data related to the civil rights laws’ requirement that public local educational agencies (LEAs) and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational opportunity. ED has analyzed the uses of many data elements collected in the 2015–16 and 2017−18 CRDCs and sought advice from experts across ED to refine, improve, and where appropriate, add or remove data elements from the collection. ED also made the CRDC data definitions and metrics consistent with other mandatory collections across ED wherever possible. The Department seeks OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to collect from LEAs the elementary and secondary education data described in the sections of Attachment A. ED 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), and respond to the directed questions found in Attachment A-5.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
20 USC 3411
Name of Law: Department of Education Organization Act
US Code:
20 USC 3413 (C)(1)
Name of Law: Department of Education Organization Act
US Code:
20 USC 3471(a)
Name of Law: the Department of Education Organization Act
US Code:
20 USC 3472
Name of Law: the Department of Education Organization Act
US Code:
20 USC 7913
Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
US Code:
20 USC 7914
Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
US Code:
20 USC 3412(g)
Name of Law: Department of Education Organization Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 64915
11/19/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 58342
09/26/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
N/A, N/A, N/A
Data Groups
,
Data Categories
,
Directional Indicators
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
17,884
17,621
0
0
263
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
2,191,180
1,487,068
0
704,112
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The content for the 2021–22 CRDC data collection and the content for the 2023–24 CRDC data collection, are each more than the content for the 2020–21 CRDC data collection. The net amount of the changes from the 2020–21 to the 2021–22 or 2023–24 data collection result in a burden increase from 2.9 burden hours to 4.6 burden hours for the completion of a local educational agency (LEA) survey, and from 13.9 burden hours to 21.2 burden hours for the completion of a school survey. The 2021–22 CRDC survey and the 2023–24 CRDC survey content revisions are a result of program change due to agency discretion and the impact the pandemic has had on the delivery of educational services to students who attend public schools from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Also, the estimated universe of public LEA respondents increased for the 2021−22 and 2023–24 CRDC surveys. This was due to an increase in the number of public LEAs in the U.S. during the 2020−21 school year.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$6,100,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Rosa Olmeda 202 453-5968 rosa.olmeda@ed.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
09/26/2022
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