Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Nominee Presentation Form
| Published date | 21 October 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 66963 |
| Record Number | 2020-23231 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Education Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 66963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23231]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0131]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Nominee
Presentation Form
AGENCY: Office of Communications and Outreach, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension to an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 20, 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 Andrea Falken, (202) 503-8985.
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: U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon
Schools Nominee Presentation Form.
OMB Control Number: 1860-0509.
Type of Review: An extension to an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 90.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 22.
Abstract: Begun in 2011-2012, U.S. Department of Education Green
Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) is a recognition award that honors schools,
districts, and postsecondary institutions that are making great strides
in three Pillars: (1) Reducing environmental impact and costs,
including waste, water, energy use, and transportation; (2) improving
the health and wellness of students and staff, including environmental
health of premises, nutrition, and fitness; and (3) providing effective
sustainability education, including STEM, civic skills, and green
career pathways.
The award is a tool to encourage state education agencies,
stakeholders and higher education officials to consider matters of
facilities, health and environment comprehensively and in coordination
with state health, environment and energy counterparts. In order to be
selected for federal recognition, schools, districts and postsecondary
institutions must be high achieving in all three of the above Pillars,
not just one area. Schools, districts, colleges and universities apply
to their state education authorities. State authorities can submit up
to six nominees to ED, documenting achievement in all three Pillars.
This information is used at the Department to select the awardees. ED
collects information on nominees from state nominating authorities
regarding their schools, districts, and postsecondary nominees. State
agencies are provided sample applications for all three types of
nominees for their use and adaptation. Most states adapt the sample to
their state competition. There is no one federal application for the
award, but rather various applications determined by states. They do
use a required two-page Nominee Submission Form as a cover sheet, which
ED provides. This document, in school, district, and postsecondary
submission formats is attached. The burden varies greatly from state
authority to authority and how they chose to approach the award.
The recognition award is part of a U.S. Department of Education
(ED) effort to identify and communicate practices that result in
improved student engagement, academic achievement, graduation rates,
and workforce preparedness, and reinforce federal efforts to increase
energy independence and economic security.
Encouraging resource efficient schools, districts, and IHEs allows
administrators to dedicate more resources to instruction rather than
operational costs. Healthy schools and wellness practices ensure that
all students learn in an environment conducive to achieving their full
potential, free of the health disparities that can aggravate
achievement gaps. Sustainability education helps students engage in
hands-on learning, hone critical thinking skills, learn many
disciplines and develop a solid foundation in STEM subjects. It
motivates postsecondary students in many disciplines, and especially
those underserved in STEM subjects, to persist and graduate with sought
after degrees and robust civic skills.
So that the Administration can receive states' nominations, ED
seeks to provide the Nominee Presentation Form to states--essentially a
cover sheet for states' evaluation of their nominees to ED--in three
versions; one for school nominees, another for district nominees, and a
third form for postsecondary nominees.
Dated: October 15, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-23231 Filed 10-20-20; 8:45 am]
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