[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30835-30836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12399]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0077]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program (1894-
0001)

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 June 30, 
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-
0077 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 Jameel Scott, 202-205-3784.

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

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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: Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant 
Program (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0657.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 360.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,080.
    Abstract: The Impact Aid Program, authorized by Title VIII of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, provides financial 
assistance to Local Educational Agencies (LEA) whose enrollment or 
revenues are adversely affected by Federal activities. The ESEA, as 
amended, authorized a Discretionary Construction Grant program under 
Section 8007(b). The Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Program 
provides grants to eligible Impact Aid school districts for emergency 
repairs and modernization of school facilitates. The eligible Impact 
Aid school districts have a limited ability to raise revenues for 
capital improvements because they have large areas of Federal land 
within their boundaries. As a result, these districts find it difficult 
to respond when their school facilities are in need of emergency 
repairs or modernization; the Impact Aid Discretionary Construction 
Program assists these LEAs.

    Dated: May 22, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-12399 Filed 5-28-14; 8:45 am]
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