Charter School Community Impact Analysis and Management Contracts

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Charter School Community Impact Analysis and Management Contracts Form	New
CSP responses to ICR public comment_6-21.docx Supplementary Document	2022-07-05
1810-NEW Supporting Statement Part A CSP_emergency request_6-27.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-07-05
1810-new CSP SE CMO Developer_Emergency Request Memo_6-30.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-07-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
254481	Charter School Community Impact Analysis and Management Contracts Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1810-0767	ICR Reference No: 202207-1810-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/OESE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Charter School Community Impact Analysis and Management Contracts
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: 07/05/2022
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/05/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/05/2022
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves this emergency information collection request (ICR) for a period of six months. In order to provide applicants adequate time to submit their applications and to ensure that awards are made prior to the end of the fiscal year, the Department has requested a six-month emergency approval of this ICR timed with the publication of the notices inviting applications and notice of final priority. The Department will publish a notice in the Federal Register providing for 30 days of public comment as part of their request for regular ICR approval.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2023	6 Months From Approved
Responses	365	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	21,900	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: On March 14, 2022, the Department published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria for Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grants to State Entities (SE Grants), Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants), and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants) (Vol. 87, No. 49, pages 14197-14210) (CSP NPP). Specifically, the Department proposed new priorities, application requirements, assurances, definitions, and selection criteria to create results-driven policies to help promote positive student outcomes, student and staff diversity, educator and community empowerment, promising practices, and accountability, including fiscal transparency and responsibility, in charter schools supported with CSP funds, which can serve as models for other charter schools. The priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria in the CSP NPP are intended to supplement existing statutory and regulatory requirements governing CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants, and Developer Grants. The Charter School Programs Office of the Department requested emergency approval of a new information collection and is requesting continued approval for CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants, and Developer Grants generally; and for the CSP NPP, which requires the submission of a community impact analysis and information regarding contracts with for-profit management organizations. The CSP is authorized under Title IV, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j). The CSP (Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.282, including SE Grants (84.282A), CMO Grants (84.282M), and Developer Grants (84.282B and 84.282E)) is a competitive discretionary grant program. The grant applications submitted for this program are evaluated based on how well an applicant addresses the selection criteria (and any competitive preference priorities) and are used to determine applicant eligibility and award amounts for projects selected for funding.

Emergency Justfication: The CSP SE Grants and Developer Grants programs timeline is extremely short due to the Biden Administration’s direction to the Department to create regulations to promote positive student outcomes, student and staff diversity, educator and community empowerment, promising practices, and accountability. The Notice of Proposed Priorities comment window was extended because of stakeholder feedback, and there were 26,588 comments received. Based on the number of comments that the Department needs to respond to the analysis took longer than usual. For these reasons, we request emergency approval of the CSP SE Grant, CMO Grant, and Developer Grant applications so that SEs, CMOs, and developers can demonstrate their eligibility and need to implement the program as intended and receive funds to address the needs of their students, staff, schools, and communities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 7771-7771j Name of Law: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA)
  

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

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
Charter School Community Impact Analysis and Management Contracts	N/A, N/A	N/A ,   N/A

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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	365	0	0	365	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,900	0	0	21,900	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: This is a new collection, therefore, all burden is considered new.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $762,895

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: 07/05/2022

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