[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 36385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12946]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0077]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Certification and Agreement for the ESSER Fund Application
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department
of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2020-SCC-0077.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Christopher Tate, 202-453-6047.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: Certification and Agreement for the ESSER Fund
Application.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0743.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 260.
Abstract: This is a request for regular approval of an information
collection. On April 23, 2020 the Department was granted approval for
this information collection that solicited from State educational
agencies (SEAs) applications for funding under section 18003 of the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund). The
ESSER Fund awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the
purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including
charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to address
the impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had, and
continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the
nation. LEAs must provide equitable services to students and teachers
in non-public schools as required under the CARES Act. On June 5, 2020,
a change to the emergency collection was approved in order to allow ED
to provide clarity on the reporting requirements for the ESSER Fund.
The Department is seeking public comment for this collection in order
to comply with the terms of clearance.
Dated: June 11, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12946 Filed 6-15-20; 8:45 am]
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