Study of Barriers, Benefits, and Costs of Using Private Schools to Alleviate Overcrowding in Public Schools

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IC ID	Document Title	Status
22652	Study of Barriers, Benefits, and Costs of Using Private Schools to Alleviate Overcrowding in Public Schools	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1875-0130	ICR Reference No: 199702-1875-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPEPD	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Study of Barriers, Benefits, and Costs of Using Private Schools to Alleviate Overcrowding in Public Schools
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/12/1997
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/02/1997
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/20/1997
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved as amended per ED's revisions of 3/28/97, 4/3/97, 4/16/97, 4/17/97, 4/23/97, 4/23/97, and 4/30/97 and under the following conditions: (1) ED agrees to revise the sample universe of large urban school districts to include all districts that have a locale code indicating a large central city and are among the 110 largest school districts in the country; (2) ED agrees that the second district survey is covered under the Paperwork Reduction Act and will make changes to the survey including adding the burden statement, OMB number, and expiration date to meet the requirements under the Act; (3) ED shall revise question (3) of the second district survey to collect information on the district's desired level for both class sizes and pupil/ teacher ratios, if used; (4) ED shall collect information from school districts specifying in what schools (e.g. elementary, middle, high school) overcrowding exists, and shall collect similar information from private schools to improve the utility of the information collected. In addition, ED sponsored the collection of information from large urban school districts through the Council of Great City Schools but never received clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a violation of the PRA and ED will be cited for this violation in the annual report on the Information Collection Budget (ICB).

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/1997	06/30/1997
Responses	1,035	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	345	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This study is being conducted in response to a congressional directive to conduct a feasibility study outling the benefits of using private and parochial schools as alternatives to alleviate the overcrowding in public schools and barriers to using public school dollars for tuition reimbursement (Conference Report for H.R. 3610, Report 104-863, September 28, 1996, p. 1060). The study is examining the extent of overcrowding in urban public schools and the extent to which private schools in these areas have spaces available that might be used to accommodate students from overcrowded public schools. The study will also examine....

Emergency Justfication:

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Study of Barriers, Benefits, and Costs of Using Private Schools to Alleviate Overcrowding in Public Schools

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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	1,035	0	0	1,035	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	345	0	0	345	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:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 02/20/1997

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