[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22253-22254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08707]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0049]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study 
of the Delivery of Services Under the State Vocational Rehabilitation 
Grants Program

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
(OSERS), 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 a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 14, 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-
0049 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 2E105, 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;

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(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: Study of the Delivery of Services under the 
State Vocational Rehabilitation Grants Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-NEW.
    Type of Review: a new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 83.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 312.
    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 receive funding from the 
basic Title I formula grant program.
    The Rehabilitation Act Title I formula grant program provides funds 
to Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies to help individuals with 
disabilities prepare for and engage in gainful employment consistent 
with their strengths, abilities, interests, and informed choice through 
such supports as counseling, medical, and psychological services, job 
training, and other individualized services.
    RSA proposes to conduct a national survey of all 80 state VR 
agencies. RSA seeks to evaluate how State VR agencies deliver services 
for individuals with disabilities, how and to what extent state VR 
agencies work with partner agencies or programs to deliver services, 
and to review program outcomes and their associated costs, including 
identifying cost effective practices for serving specific target 
populations.
    RSA will address the following objectives: determine the methods 
and practices used by State VR agencies in delivering services to 
individuals with disabilities, including optimal patterns of delivery 
in serving specific populations; determine how, and to what extent, 
State VR agencies work with partner agencies or programs to deliver 
services; examine program outcomes and their associated costs, 
including identifying cost effective practices for serving specific 
target populations.

    Dated: April 9, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-08707 Filed 4-12-13; 8:45 am]
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