[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5498-5499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2455]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (the Department), 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 and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden 
on the public and helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. The Acting Director, Information Collection 
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management 
Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed 
information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 3, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection 
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. 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 Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office 
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. The Department of Education is especially 
interested in

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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.

    Dated: January 31, 2012.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: New.
    Title of Collection: Evaluation of State Vocational Rehabilitation 
Agency Administration of Supported Employment Programs.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 80.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 249.
    Abstract: The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program provides a 
wide range of services to help individuals with disabilities to prepare 
for and engage in gainful employment. Eligible individuals are those 
who have a physical or mental impairment that results in a substantial 
impediment to employment, who can benefit from VR services for 
employment, and who require VR services. If a State is unable to serve 
all eligible individuals, priority must be given to serving individuals 
with the most significant disabilities. The program is funded through 
formula-based grants awarded by the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) to State VR agencies to receive funding from the 
basic Title I formula grant program.
    The Supported Employment (SE) Grant Program provides funding to 
assist States in developing and implementing collaborative programs 
with appropriate entities to provide SE services to individuals with 
the most significant disabilities who require SE services to achieve 
employment outcomes under Title VI Part B of the Rehabilitation Act for 
the SE State Grants Program. SE funds are used to supplement funds 
provided under the State VR grants program for the cost of providing SE 
services. Funds cannot be used to provide extended services necessary 
to maintain individuals in employment after the end of SE services, 
which usually do not exceed 18 months.
    RSA proposes to conduct a national survey of all 80 state VR 
agencies. RSA seeks to evaluate how State VR agencies implement 
supported employment services for individuals with disabilities, how 
state VR agencies use Title VI Part B funds in conjunction with Title I 
funds to fund supported employment programs, and whether State VR 
agencies are effective in obtaining supported employment outcomes for 
individuals with disabilities. The evaluation also seeks to identify 
the factors that contribute to successful supported employment 
outcomes.
    RSA will address the following objectives:
     Identify agency practices with respect to providing SE 
services;
     Determine how agencies use Title VI-B, Title I and other 
funds to provide SE; and
     Determine how agency practices affect the achievement of 
SE outcomes.
    Copies of the proposed information collection request may be 
accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending 
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4796. 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 [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. 2012-2455 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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