[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45600-45601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16353]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0120]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual
Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian Vocational
Rehabilitation Services Program
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
September 28, 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-0120.
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 August Martin, 202-245-7410.
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: Annual Progress Reporting Form for the
American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0655.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Organizations.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 86.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 817.
Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the
U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will use this data collection form to
capture the performance data form grantees funded under the American
Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program (CFDA
#84.250). RSA and ED will use the information gathered annually to: (a)
Comply with reporting requirements under the Education Department
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) 34 CFR part 75.118, (b)
measure performance on the program in accordance with the program
indicators identified in the Government Performance Result Act (GPRA),
and (c) provide information annually to Congress on activities
conducted under this program.
The proposed changes to the existing form will improve user
friendliness, clarity of data element questions, and accuracy of data
reported. These revisions are not significantly different from the
original collection, but are proposed to provide clarity, consistency,
and usability. In order to improve the user friendliness of the form,
some sections were reorganized to enhance the natural flow of data
collection. Data element questions were revised to improve clarity of
the requests, which will result in accuracy of data being reported. On
additional data element was inserted in order to ensure grantees remain
compliant with regulatory requirements, but the additional data element
is offset by the elimination and consolidation of other sections in
this ICR. Additionally, ED had revised how it will collect survey data
regarding the Training and Technical Needs of AIVRS projects and the
entire section of the report is deleted to further reduces burden. The
Training and Technical Needs assessment survey will not be conducted
independent of the ICR.
Dated: July 23, 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. 2020-16353 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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