[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 105 (Monday, June 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33148-33149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11700]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0026]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Vocational Rehabilitation Financial Report (RSA-17)
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
(OSERS), 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 of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find
this particular information collection request by selecting
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact David Steele, 202-245-6520.
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: Vocational Rehabilitation Financial Report
(RSA-17)
OMB Control Number: 1820-0017
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 312
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,193
Abstract: The Vocational Rehabilitation Financial Report (RSA-17)
collects data on the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VR)
program activities for agencies funded under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). The RSA-2 captures the Federal
and non-Federal administrative expenditures for the VR program;
Services to Groups Federal and non-Federal expenditures; American Job
Center Infrastructure Federal and non-Federal expenditures; receipt,
use and/or transfer of VR program income; financial data necessary to
ensure Federal award requirements are met (e.g., match, maintenance of
effort, and pre-employment transition services reservation of funds);
and obligations and disbursements that occurred during the period of
the award. The basic data comprising the RSA-17 are mandated by the
Rehabilitation Act as specified in Section 101(a)(10)(D). Section 13 of
the Rehabilitation Act requires the Commissioner of RSA to collect and
report information to the Congress and the President through an Annual
Report.
The substantive revisions to the form were necessary to: Add data
elements in order to implement amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (Rehabilitation Act) made by title IV of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (e.g., those related to services to groups
and pre-employment transition services); add data elements necessitated
by the VR program's role as a core program in the one stop service
delivery system and the jointly administered requirements of title I of
WIOA (e.g., those related to one-stop center infrastructure costs and
reporting periods); incorporate VR program-specific financial data
elements, previously reported on the SF-425, necessary to ensure VR
agencies comply with program requirements (e.g., match and maintenance
of effort); and remove RSA-2 data elements that duplicated data
collected in the RSA-911 Case Service Report. As a result of the
revisions to this form, VR agencies will no longer be required to
submit SF-425 reports for the VR program beginning with the FFY 2021
grant awards. Difference noted above does not include the reduced
burden resulting from VR agencies no longer having to submit these
forms.
RSA changed the numbering of the form to the RSA-17. This will
assist VR agencies in making a clear distinction between the previous
RSA-2 form submitted annually and the RSA-17 form that is submitted
quarterly. Additionally, this will make the numbering of the form
consistent with RSA's numbering of other forms using the last digits of
the Office of Management and Budget's Control Number, which is 17.
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Dated: May 27, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-11700 Filed 5-29-20; 8:45 am]
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