National Survey of Charter School Facilities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
National Survey of Charter School Facilities Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement Part B_1855-0024.docx Supporting Statement B	2020-11-03
Paperwork Burden Statement_1855-0024.docx Supplementary Document	2020-11-03
1855-0024_NCSFS Supporting Statement Part A_020421.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-02-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
199389	National Survey of Charter School Facilities Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1855-0024	ICR Reference No: 202011-1855-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201711-1855-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OII	Agency Tracking No: ED-2020-SCC-0171
Title: National Survey of Charter School Facilities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/09/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2021
Responses	700	200
Time Burden (Hours)	397	300
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This is a revision to the national survey on charter school facilities that is designed to inform the public of the conditions and operations of buildings used by charter schools. The survey questionnaire includes 45 questions. Depending on the facility status of schools, respondents will follow skip patterns to answer questions that are only relevant to their schools. A pilot test shows that the questionnaire takes approximately 34 minutes to complete. National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) will administer in fall 2021 via an online survey platform. Responses to the survey questions will inform the public of the physical conditions of buildings charter schools use as well as resources and challenges for charter schools to access and maintain facilities. The survey follows a stratified systematic design to draw a sample of 700 charter schools nationwide. NCSRC will coordinate with Charter School Organizations (CSOs) and local entities to recruit schools and maximize the response rate of the survey. NCSRC staff will clean and analyze the survey data using statistical analytic and reporting techniques appropriate to the data collected.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 7221d Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended
  

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:
	85 FR 71334	11/09/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 8773	02/09/2021
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
National Survey of Charter School Facilities	N/A	N/A

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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	700	200	0	500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	397	300	0	97	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 annual estimated burden is 397 hours for the current request, including a target sample of 700 respondents and an estimated burden of 34 minutes per respondent. The burden per respondent decreases from 1.5 hours to 34 minutes, a reduction of 56 minutes per response, as the number of questions in the survey decreases from 262 to 43 questions. However, as the expected survey sample increases from 200 to 700 respondents, the total response burden increases by 97 hours, from 300 to 397.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $155,063

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

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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: 02/09/2021

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