EDFacts is in the implementation phase
of a multiple year effort to consolidate the collection of
education information about States, Districts, and Schools in a way
that improves data quality and reduces paperwork burden for all of
the national education partners. To minimize the burden on the data
providers, EDEN seeks the transfer of the proposed data as soon as
it has been processed for State, District, and School use. These
data will then be stored in EDFacts and accessed by federal
education program managers and analysts as needed to make program
management decisions. This process will eliminate redundant data
collections while providing for the timeliness of data submission
and use.
The burden hour change is
estimated to be 40 hours for each of the 52 state education
agencies as each will need to recode their information systems to
the new specifications. There are some technical changes amendments
to the data elements and data groups being collected. These
technical changes are the product of legislative and regulatory
changes and Department clarification of the categories, permitted
values and reporting levels.
$6,600,000
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Pat Sherrill 202
708-8196
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:
(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;
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.