[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11771-11772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04527]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
April 2, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://

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www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-0140 or 
via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will only accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Bonnie Jones, 202-245-7395.

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: 1820-0686
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private sector, Individuals or 
households
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 29,600
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 12,269
    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, 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: February 25, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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