[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 66958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27239]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0048]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Vocational and Adult 
Education (OVAE).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 10, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-ICCD-
0048 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please 
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after 
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for 
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be 
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance 
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail 
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.

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: Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Type of Review: New collection; request for a new OMB Control 
Number.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 88.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,556.
    Abstract: The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form 
and instructions will be used by grantees to meet Department of 
Education deadline dates for submission of performance and financial 
reports for the Office of Vocational Adult Education (OVAE) Division of 
Academic and Technical Education (DATE) discretionary grant programs, 
as required by the Education Department General Administrative 
Regulations (EDGAR 34 CFR 74.51, 74.52, 75.118, 75.253, 75.590, and 
80.40). The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used 
by OVAE discretionary grant recipients in lieu of the ED 524B Grant 
Performance Report and instructions because the ED 524B is not 
compatible with OVAE-DATE's new Perkins Information Management System. 
Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit interim 
performance reports, usually annually, for each year funding has been 
approved in order to receive a continuation award. The annual 
performance report should demonstrate whether substantial progress has 
been made toward meeting the approved goals and objectives of the 
project. OVAE also requires recipients of `forward funded' grants that 
are awarded funds for their entire multi-year project up-front in a 
single grant award to submit an annual performance report. The Perkins 
Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used for interim and 
final performance reporting. In both the annual and final performance 
reports, grantees are required to provide data on established 
performance measures for the grant program (e.g., Government 
Performance and Results Act measures) and on project performance 
measures that were included in the grantee's approved grant 
application, in order to demonstrate project success, impact and 
outcomes. The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form will 
also be used by grant recipients for other interim reporting such as 
quarterly or semi-annual performance and/or financial reporting.

    Dated: November 2, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
 Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-27239 Filed 11-7-12; 8:45 am]
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