[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 47445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19066]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0078]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Annual Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian 
Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program

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 
September 12, 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-
0078 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 Alfreda Reeves, 202-245-7485.

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: Annual Progress Reporting Form for the 
American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0655.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 85.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,063.
    Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the 
U.S. Department of Education (ED) will use this data collection form to 
capture the annual performance report data from grantees funded under 
the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program. 
RSA and ED will use the information gathered annually to: (a) Comply 
with reporting requirements under Section 75.118 of the Education 
Department General Administration Regulations (EDGAR), (b) provide 
annual information to Congress on activities conducted under the 
program, (c) measure performance on the program in accordance with the 
program indicators identified in the Government Performance Result Act 
(GPRA), and (d) collect information that is consistent with the common 
measures for federal job training programs.
    The proposed changes to the existing form will improve user 
friendliness, clarity of data questions, and accuracy of data reported. 
These revisions are not of a substantial manner nor significantly 
different from the original collection, but are proposed to provide 
clarity and consistency. In many areas, the data element language has 
been modified with direct language instead of passive terminology.

    Dated: August 7, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-19066 Filed 8-12-14; 8:45 am]
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