[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11981-11982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04123]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0041]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; RSA-
509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Program
Performance Report
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 an extension of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 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-0041.
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 Samuel Pierre, 202-245-6488.
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: RSA-509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of
Individual Rights Program Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0627.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 912.
Abstract: The Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights
(PAIR) Program Performance Report (Form RSA-509) will be used to
analyze and evaluate the PAIR Program administered by eligible systems
in states. These systems provide services to eligible individuals with
disabilities to protect their legal and human rights. RSA uses the form
to meet specific data collection requirements of Section 509 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act), and its implementing
federal regulations at 34 CFR part 381. PAIR programs must report
annually using the RSA-509, which is due on or before December 30 each
year.
The collection of information through Form RSA-509 has enabled RSA
to furnish the President and Congress with data on the provision of
protection and advocacy services and has helped to establish a sound
basis for future funding requests. Data from the form have been used to
evaluate the
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effectiveness of eligible systems within individual states in meeting
annual priorities and objectives. These data also have been used to
indicate trends in the provision of services from year-to-year.
The respondents to the RSA-509 is the protection and advocacy
system in each state. These organizations are private not-for-profit
organizations. RSA included the respondents and the national
organization that represents them (National Disability Rights Network
(NDRN)) in the initial development of this collection of information in
an effort to ensure that the information requested could be provided
with minimal burden to the respondents.
The collection of information through Form RSA-509 has enabled RSA
to furnish the President and Congress with data on the provision of
protection and advocacy services and has helped to establish a sound
basis for future funding requests. Data from the form have been used to
evaluate the effectiveness of eligible systems within individual states
in meeting annual priorities and objectives. These data also have been
used to indicate trends in the provision of services from year-to-year.
The respondents to the RSA-509 is the protection and advocacy
system in each state. These organizations are private not-for-profit
organizations. RSA included the respondents and the national
organization that represents them (National Disability Rights Network
(NDRN)) in the initial development of this collection of information in
an effort to ensure that the information requested could be provided
with minimal burden to the respondents.
Dated: February 25, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-04123 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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