Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
OMB Attachment B.Response to 60 Day Public Comment.07 22 25.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-08-05	Available
OMB Supporting Statement B.10 08 24.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2025-08-05	Available
OMB Supporting Statement A.07 22 25.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-08-05	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
209553	Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection	Other-Overview and Burden Statement	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1870-0504	ICR Reference No: 202507-1870-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202410-1870-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OCR	Agency Tracking No: ED-2024-SCC-0128
Title: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/07/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2026
Responses	17,717	17,884
Time Burden (Hours)	1,762,790	2,191,180
Cost Burden (Dollars)	90,748,430	0

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Abstract: The collection, use, and reporting of education data is an integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of Education (Department). The Department has collected civil rights data about the nation’s public schools via the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) since 1968. As with previous CRDC collections, the purpose of the 2025–26 and 2027–28 CRDCs is to obtain vital data related to the civil rights laws’ requirement that public local educational agencies (LEA) and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational opportunity. The Department has analyzed the uses of many data elements collected in the 2020–21 CRDC and sought advice from experts across the Department to refine, improve, and where appropriate, add or remove data elements from the collection. CRDC data definitions and metrics are consistent with other mandatory collections across the Department wherever possible. The Department seeks the Office of Management and Budget's approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to collect from LEAs the elementary and secondary education data described in the sections of Attachment A. The Department requests that LEAs and other stakeholders review and comment on the proposed changes (detailed in Supporting Statement A, Attachments A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-4, and Attachment B).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 3413 (C)(1) Name of Law: Department of Education Organization Act
   US Code: 20 USC 3471(a) Name of Law: the Department of Education Organization Act
   US Code: 20 USC 3472 Name of Law: the Department of Education Organization Act
   US Code: 20 USC 7913 Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
   US Code: 20 USC 7914 Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
   US Code: 20 USC 3412(g) Name of Law: Department of Education Organization Act
   US Code: 20 USC 3411 Name of Law: Department of Education Organization Act
  

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:
	89 FR 83671	10/17/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 38137	08/07/2025
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
Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection	N/A, N/A, N/A	Data Groups ,   Data Categories ,   Directional Indicators

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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	17,717	17,884	0	0	-167	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,762,790	2,191,180	0	-428,390	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	90,748,430	0	0	90,748,430	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The net amount of the changes from the 2023–24 to the 2025–26 or 2027–28 data collection result in a burden increase from 4.6 burden hours to 6.0 burden hours for the completion of a local educational agency (LEA) survey, and a burden decrease from 21.2 burden hours to 16.9 burden hours for the completion of a school survey. The 2025–26 CRDC and the 2027–28 CRDC content revisions are the result of program change due to agency discretion. Also, the estimated universe of public LEA respondents decreased for the 2025–26 and the 2027–28 CRDC surveys. This was due to a decrease in the number of public LEAs in the U.S. during the 2023−24 school year.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,550,000

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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: 08/07/2025

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