[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69649-69650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28564]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
December 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.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

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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: November 5, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-28564 Filed 11-9-15; 8:45 am]
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