[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7848-7849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02961]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0015


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Magnet 
Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Annual Performance Report (APR)

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), 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 
April 13, 2015.

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-2015-ICCD-
0015 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 Anna Hinton, (202) 260-1816.

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: Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) 
Annual Performance Report (APR).
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0025.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 153.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 77.
    Abstract: The collection of this information is part of the 
government-wide effort to improve the performance and accountability of 
all federal programs, under the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA) passed in 1993. Under GPRA, a process for using performance 
indicators to set program performance goals and to measure and report 
program results was established. To implement GPRA, ED developed GPRA 
measures at every program level to quantify and report program progress 
required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended, Title V, Part C. The GPRA program level measures for the 
Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) are reported in the Annual 
Performance Report (APR). The APR is required under EDGAR Sec. Sec.  
74.51, 75.118, 75.590, and 80.40. The annual report provides data on 
the status of the funded project that corresponds to the scope and 
objectives established in the approved application and any amendments. 
Under EDGAR 75.118, the report must provide the most current

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performance and financial information; to ensure that accurate and 
reliable GPRA measure data are reported to Congress on program 
implementation and performance outcomes, the MSAP APR collects the raw 
data from grantees in a consistent format to calculate these data in 
the aggregate.

    Dated: February 9, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-02961 Filed 2-11-15; 8:45 am]
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