[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 3411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00773]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Formula Grant for the Electronic Application System for Indian 
Education (EASIE)

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 18, 2013.

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-2013-ICCD-
0001 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: Formula Grant for the Electronic Application 
System for Indian Education (EASIE).
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0021.
    Type of Review: an extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,300.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,590.
    Abstract: The Office of Indian Education (OIE) of the Department of 
Education (ED) requests clearance for the Indian Education Formula 
Grant Application authorized under Title VII, Part A, Subpart 1 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA). The Indian 
Education Formula Grant (CFDA 84.060A), is not competitive or 
discretionary and requires the annual submission of the application 
from the Local Education Agency and or Tribe. The funds under this 
program assist applicants to provide Indian students with the 
opportunity to meet the same challenging state standards as all other 
students and meet the unique educational and culturally related 
academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. The 
amount of the award for each applicant is determined by a formula based 
on the reported number of American Indian/Alaska Native students 
identified in the application, the state per pupil expenditure, and the 
total appropriation available. The information collection is also 
necessary to meet the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 
requirements. The collection is authorized by section 7114(a) of the 
ESEA, 20 U.S.C .7424(a), and by section 4 of the Government Performance 
and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA).

    Dated: January 10, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-00773 Filed 1-15-13; 8:45 am]
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