[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50090-50091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20392]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; State Plan 
for Independent Living (SPIL)

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, ED.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: States wishing to receive funding under the State Independent 
Living Services and Centers for Independent Living programs must submit 
an approvable three-year State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) to 
the Rehabilitation Services Administration. The purpose of these 
programs is to promote the independent living philosophy--based on 
consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal 
access and individual and systems advocacy--to maximize the leadership, 
empowerment, independence and productivity of individuals with 
significant disabilities and to promote and maximize the integration 
and full inclusion of individuals with significant

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disabilities into the mainstream of American society. The SPIL 
encompasses the activities planned by the State to achieve its 
specified independent living objectives and reflects the State's 
commitment to comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory 
requirements during the three years covered by the plan.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 19, 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. 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 04919. 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.

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 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: State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0527.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,360.
    Abstract: States wishing to receive funding under the State 
Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent Living programs 
must submit an approvable three-year State Plan for Independent Living 
(SPIL) to the Rehabilitation Services Administration. The purpose of 
these programs is to promote the independent living philosophy--based 
on consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal 
access and individual and systems advocacy--to maximize the leadership, 
empowerment, independence and productivity of individuals with 
significant disabilities and to promote and maximize the integration 
and full inclusion of individuals with significant disabilities into 
the mainstream of American society. The SPIL encompasses the activities 
planned by the State to achieve its specified independent living 
objectives and reflects the State's commitment to comply with all 
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements during the three years 
covered by the plan.

    Dated: August 14, 2012.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-20392 Filed 8-17-12; 8:45 am]
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