[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 142 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44528-44529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15990]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0117]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Measures and Methods for the National Reporting System for Adult
Education
AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision to an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 21, 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-0117.
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 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Braden Goetz, 202-245-7405.
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: Measures and Methods for the National
Reporting System for Adult Education.
OMB Control Number: 1830-0027.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Organizations.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,700.
Abstract: This information collection request annually solicits
performance and related information from the states and outlying areas
that receive adult education state grant funds under the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). The data are used to ensure
that states and outlying areas meet the performance accountability
requirements of AEFLA. Through this proposal, the Department is
submitting a revised the National Reporting System for Adult Education
(NRS) Information Collection Request (ICR) to include additional data
collection elements consistent with the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) performance accountability requirements
for the AEFLA program. These new data collection elements will become
effective on July 1, 2021 and required to be included in the annual
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performance reports due on October 1, 2021.
Dated: July 20, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-15990 Filed 7-22-20; 8:45 am]
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