[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13286-13287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05034]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0030]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; U.S. 
Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 524B)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary/Office of the Deputy Secretary (OS), 
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 
May 9, 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-2014-ICCD-
0030 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 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Joyce Green-Millner, 202-245-
8036.

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

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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: U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance 
Report Form (ED 524B).
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0003.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,300.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 118,400.
    Abstract: The ED 524B form and instructions are used in order for 
grantees to meet Department of Education (ED) deadline dates for 
submission of performance reports for ED discretionary grant programs. 
Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit an annual 
performance report for each year funding has been approved in order to 
receive a continuation award. The annual performance report should 
demonstrate whether substantial progress has been made toward meeting 
the approved goals and objectives of the project. ED program offices 
may also require recipients of ``forward funded'' grants that are 
awarded funds for their entire multi-year project up-front in a single 
grant award to submit the ED 524B on an annual basis. In addition, ED 
program offices may also require recipients to use the ED 524B to 
submit their final performance reports to demonstrate project success, 
impact and outcomes. In both the annual and final performance reports, 
grantees are required to provide data on established performance 
measures for the grant program (e.g., Government Performance and 
Results Act measures) and on project performance measures that were 
included in the grantee's approved grant application. The ED 524B also 
contains a number of questions related to project financial data such 
as Federal and non-Federal expenditures and indirect cost information. 
Performance reporting requirements are found in 34 CFR 74.51, 75.118, 
75.253, 75.590 and 80.40 of the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations.

    Dated: March 4, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-05034 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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