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View Generic ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1850-0952
ICR Reference No:
202508-1850-002
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202411-1850-002
Agency/Subagency:
ED/IES
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
NCEE System Clearance For Design and Field Studies 2023-2026
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
09/04/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/22/2025
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2026
11/30/2026
11/30/2026
Responses
6,000
0
6,000
Time Burden (Hours)
6,000
0
3,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This is a request for a 3-year generic clearance for the National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) that will allow it to collect preliminary or exploratory information to aid in study design. The procedures expected to be used include but are not limited to exploratory surveys and interviews, focus groups, cognitive laboratory activities, pilot testing versions of an intervention or data collection approach, small-scale experiments that explore questionnaire design, incentives, or mode, and usability testing. NCEE is requesting an adjustment in the respondent burden hours to allow additional information collections that would increase the cumulative total from 3,500 to 6,000 hours.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
20 USC 9563
Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 24980
04/25/2023
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 42702
07/03/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
8
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
National Study of Special Education Spending Foundational Phase Cognitive Interviews
National Study of Special Education Spending Foundational Phase Pilot Study Data Collection
NA, NA, NA
National Study of Special Education Spending LEA Program Survey
,
National Study of Special Education Spending Fiscal Officer Survey
,
National Study of Special Education Spending Student Resource Survey
National Study of Special Education Spending Foundational Phase Pilot Study Re-fielding
N/A
Parent Permission Forms
National Study of Special Education Spending Foundational Phase Pilot Study Recruitment
REL Midwest Usability and Feasibility Study for the Data-Informed Leadership for Equity (DILE) Approach
NA
DILE Staff Survey
REL Midwest, Usability and Feasibility Study for the Strategies to Improve Reading (STIR) Approach
NA, NA
Principal Interview Protocol
,
Instructional Coach Interview Protocol
REL Southwest, Usability, Feasibility, and Acceptability Study of the LEAD Intervention
Regional Educational Laboratory, Midwest Usability and Feasibility Study for the Making Equitable Schools Audit (MESA) Approach
NA, NA, NA, NA
Pre-equity audit leadership team interview protocol
,
Equity audit interview protocol
,
Post-equity audit leadership team interview protocol
,
Action and Monitoring school leader interview protocol
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
6,000
6,000
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
6,000
3,500
0
2,500
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:
NCEE is requesting an adjustment in the respondent burden hours to allow additional information collections that would increase the cumulative total from 3,500 to 6,000 hours.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
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:
Matt Soldner 202 453-7441
Common Form ICR:
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:
(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:
08/22/2025
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