[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 30900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12335]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0068]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Applications for New Grants Under the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) (1894-0001)

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).

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 
June 24, 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-
0068 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; (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: Applications for New Grants under the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0018.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of an existing collection 
of information.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,000.
    Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is 
seeking approval to extend the current Information Collection package, 
OMB 1820-0018 (streamlined discretionary grants 1894-0001) in 
order to solicit applications for RSA's Discretionary Grant Awards 
authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The 
discretionary program areas include Rehabilitation Long Term and Short 
Term Training, Demonstrations, Capacity Building projects, Interpreter 
Training, In-Service Training, National Clearinghouse, National 
Leadership Institute, Technical Assistance and Continuing Education 
(TACE) Centers, Service Programs, Centers for Independent Living, the 
Helen Keller National Center and other discretionary grant programs 
approved by the Secretary. The current application package expires June 
30, 2013 and in order to provide application packages to applicants, 
RSA is requesting an extension of the currently approved package for an 
additional three years.

    Dated: May 20, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-12335 Filed 5-22-13; 8:45 am]
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