[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69734-69735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27381]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0157]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Credit
Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program Performance Report
AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), 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
February 18, 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-2019-ICCD-
0157. 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 Clifton Jones, 202-205-2204.
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
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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: Credit Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1855-0010.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 60.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
Abstract: The purpose of the Credit Enhancement program is to award
grants to eligible entities that demonstrate innovative methods of
helping charter schools address the cost of acquiring, constructing,
and renovating facilities by enhancing the availability of loans and
bond financing. This program provides grants to eligible entities to
permit them to enhance the credit of charter schools so that the
charter schools can access private-sector and other non-Federal capital
in order to acquire, construct, and renovate facilities at a reasonable
cost. The Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program and
the Charter Schools Facilities Financing Demonstration Program have a
statutory mandate for an annual report. This reporting is a requirement
in order to obtain or retain benefits according to section 4304 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. The information is collected in
order to adhere to statutory requirements and to perform monitoring and
evaluation of grantees.
Dated: December 16, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance. Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27381 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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