[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66343-66344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26407]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0140]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Special Education-Individual Reporting on Regulatory Compliance Related 
to the Personnel Development Program's Service Obligation and the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

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 revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 6, 2014.

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-
0140 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 2E115,Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection 
activities or burden, please call Tomakie Washington, 202-401-1097 or 
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: Special Education-Individual Reporting on 
Regulatory Compliance Related to the Personnel Development Program's 
Service Obligation and the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0683.
    Type of Review: a revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households, private 
sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 38,163.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 14,761.
    Abstract: The data collection under this revision and renewal 
request is governed by the ``Additional Requirements'' section of the 
Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children with 
Disabilities--Combined Priority for Personnel Preparation and 
Preparation of Leadership Personnel notice, published in the Federal 
Register on March 25, 2005 and by Sections 304.23-304.30 of the June 5, 
2006, regulations that implement Section 662 (h) of the IDEA Amendments 
of 2004, which require that individuals who receive a scholarship 
through the Personnel Development Program funded under the Act 
subsequently provide special education and related services to children 
with disabilities for a period of two years for every year for which 
assistance was received. Scholarship recipients who do not satisfy the 
requirements of the regulations must repay all or part of the cost of 
assistance, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. 
These regulations implement requirements governing, among other things, 
the service obligation for scholars, reporting requirements by 
grantees, and repayment of scholarships by scholars. In order for the 
federal government to ensure that the goals of the program are 
achieved, certain data collection,

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recordkeeping, and documentation are necessary. In addition this data 
collection is governed by the Government Performance Results Act 
(GPRA). GPRA requires Federal agencies to establish performance 
measures for all programs, and the Office of Special Education 
Programs' (OSEP) has established performance measures for the Personnel 
Development Program. Data collection from scholars who have received 
scholarships under the Personnel Development Program is necessary to 
evaluate these measures.

    Dated: October 30, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-26407 Filed 11-4-13; 8:45 am]
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