[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21563]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0107]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Grantee Reporting Form--RSA Annual Payback Report

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 
November 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://wwww.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0107. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. 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, Room 2E115, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Rose Ann Ashby, (202) 245-7258.

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: Grantee Reporting Form--RSA Annual Payback 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 350.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Abstract: Under section 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 
amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provides Long-Term 
Training grants to academic institutions to support scholarship 
assistance to students. Students who receive scholarships under this 
program are required to work within the public rehabilitation program, 
such as with a state vocational rehabilitation agency, or an agency or 
organization that has a service arrangement with a state vocational 
rehabilitation agency. The student is expected to work two years in 
such settings for every year of full-time scholarship support. The 
program regulations at 34 CFR 386.33-386.35 and 386.40-386.43 detail 
the payback provisions and the RSA scholars' requirements to comply 
with them.
    Section 302(b)(2)(C) of the Act requires the academic institutions 
(i.e., grantees) that administer Long-Term Training grants to track the 
employment status and location of former scholars supported under their 
grants in order to ensure that students are meeting the payback 
requirement. Program regulations at 34 CFR 386.34 require each grantee 
to establish and maintain a tracking system on current and former RSA 
scholars for this purpose and to report to the Secretary information on 
the scholars' progress toward fulfilling their obligation towards 
payback in qualified employment in fields which include clinical 
practice, administration, supervision, teaching or research in 
vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, or independent living 
rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals 
with significant disabilities.
    The Annual Payback Report form for which RSA is requesting an 
extension collects data on the status of ``current'' and ``exited'' RSA 
scholars who are/were the recipients of scholarships. In addition to 
meeting the requirement that all scholars be tracked, the information 
collected on the form currently in use will continue to provide 
performance data relevant to the rehabilitation fields and degrees 
pursued by RSA scholars, as well as the funds owed and the 
rehabilitation work completed by them.

    Dated: August 26, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-21563 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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