[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 37332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16041]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or e-mailed to [email protected] with a cc: To 
[email protected]. Please note that written comments received in 
response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an 
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: June 22, 2011.
 Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Special Education--Individual Reporting on 
Regulatory Compliance Related to the Personnel Development Program's 
Service Obligation and the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0686.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasion; Monthly; Quarterly; Semi-
Annually; Biennially.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government, State Educational 
Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 82,645.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 30,028.
    Abstract: The data collection under this revision and renewal 
request is governed by the ``Additional Requirements'' section of the 
Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children with 
Disabilities--Combined Priority for Personnel Preparation and 
Preparation of Leadership Personnel notice, published in the Federal 
Register on March 25, 2005 and by Sections 304.23-304.30 of the June 5, 
2006, regulations that implement Section 662(h) of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 2004, which require that 
individuals who receive a scholarship through the Personnel Development 
Program funded under the Act subsequently provide special education and 
related services to children with disabilities for a period of two 
years for every year for which assistance was received. Scholarship 
recipients who do not satisfy the requirements of the regulations must 
repay all or part of the cost of assistance, in accordance with 
regulations issued by the Secretary. These regulations implement 
requirements governing, among other things, the service obligation for 
scholars, reporting requirements by grantees, and repayment of 
scholarships by scholars. In order for the Federal government to ensure 
that the goals of the program are achieved, certain data collection, 
recordkeeping, and documentation are necessary. In addition this data 
collection is governed by the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA). GPRA requires Federal agencies to establish performance 
measures for all programs, and the Office of Special Education 
Programs' has established performance measures for the Personnel 
Development Program. Data collection from scholars who have received 
scholarships under the Personnel Development Program is necessary to 
evaluate these measures.
    Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 4557. When you access the information 
collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests 
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may 
also be electronically mailed to the Internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the 
complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number 
when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

[FR Doc. 2011-16041 Filed 6-24-11; 8:45 am]
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