Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Annual Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program
| Published date | 22 October 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 67341 |
| Record Number | 2020-23384 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Education Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 205 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 205 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67341-67342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23384]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0120]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Annual Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian
Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services,
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 a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 23, 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 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
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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 to a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 86.
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 from 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 an Technical Needs assessment survey not be conducted
independent of the ICR.
Dated: October 19, 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. 2020-23384 Filed 10-21-20; 8:45 am]
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