Study of District and School Uses of Federal Education Funds

OMB Control No: 1850-0951	ICR Reference No: 202309-1850-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202108-1850-011
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: ED-2023-SCC-0160
Title: Study of District and School Uses of Federal Education Funds
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/12/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2024
Responses	250	799
Time Burden (Hours)	1,630	7,217
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Federal funds account for less than 10 percent of K–12 education spending nationally but can play an important role, particularly in communities that are lower-income or have lower-performing schools. Although each federal education program has unique goals and provisions, they often allow funds to be used for similar purposes and services or overlapping populations. Congress provided state and local education agencies greater flexibility in their use of federal funds through the 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). As the COVID-19 pandemic began to disrupt schools in 2020, Congress also created new programs to provide funding and flexibilities for states and districts to respond to the emergency. Because policymakers remain interested in how federal dollars are spent, this study will examine the distribution and use of pandemic relief funds and explore the possibility of examining those issues for five ”core” federal education programs that represent the vast share of the Department’s K-12 grant making: Part A of Titles I, II, III, and IV of ESEA, and Title I, Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 114 - 95 8306(a)(4) Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 62777	09/13/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 86120	12/12/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Study of District and School Uses of Federal Education Funds

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	250	799	0	-549	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,630	7,217	0	-5,587	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection. The extension of the ICR will result in a reduction in total burden, a result of several factors. The previously approved package reported total burden as a three-year total (rather than an annual total) and reported burden for the fiscal and personnel data collection with a slightly higher number of respondents and three collection rounds. This package corrects the total estimate by identifying it as an annualized estimate and corrects the estimates of burden for fiscal and personnel data collection by lowering the number of respondents, removing rounds of data collection that did not occur, and adding the hours estimated for thorough follow-up of the round that did occur. The estimated net change in response burden is a reduction of 5,587 hours and a reduction of 549 responses across the three-year study period. Estimates in section 5 are further reduced because of the annualization correction. Total burden hours and responses are 250 responses and 1,630 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $585,343

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.     No

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.     No

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: Claire Allen-Platt 202 987-1090

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 12/12/2023

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