This request is for an extension of
OMB approval to collect data for the Charter Schools Program (CSP)
Grant Awards Database. This current data collection is being
coordinated with the EDFacts Initiative to reduce respondent burden
and fully utilize data submitted by States and available to the
U.S. Department of Education (ED). Specifically, under the current
data collection, ED collects CSP grant award information from
grantees (State agencies, charter management organizations, and
some schools) to create a new database of current CSP-funded
charter schools. Together, these data allow ED to monitor CSP grant
performance and analyze data related to accountability for academic
purposes, financial integrity, and program effectiveness.
Statute at
Large: 107
Stat. 110 Name of Statute: Sections 5201- 5211 Elementary and
Secondary Act (ESEA) of 1965, amended NoChild Left Behind
Act2001
There is an overall increase in
annual reporting burden. The total burden from the previous request
was 98 hours. The new burden is 139 annual hours at a total cost of
$7,007. In 2010, the CSP program commenced a new grant competition
to support non-profit charter management organizations in
replicating or expanding high-quality charter schools. This new
competition, which is a program change due to agency discretion,
increased the number of respondents by 22, increased the burden
hours by 14.17, and increased the costs by $680. At the same time,
there is an adjustment increase. The reason for this adjustment is
two-fold: The number of respondents has changed, and the number of
sub-grants is better known to ED, which allows for a more precise
calculation of the total burden hours. The data elements remain the
same for the current and future data collection activities. The
adjustment increased the number of SEA and non-SEA respondents
(17), the burden hours (27.22), and the costs ($1352).
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.