[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36902-36903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13460]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0066]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Race 
to the Top--Early Learning Challenge Annual Performance Report

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 an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 8, 2016.

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-2016-ICCD-
0066. 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 2E-349, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Deborah Spitz, 202-260-3793.

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: Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge 
Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0713.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,320.
    Abstract: The Department of Education and the Department of Health 
and Human Services (Departments) are requesting renewal of the 
currently approved Annual Performance Report for RTT-ELC grantees, 
without making any material change to the collection instrument, 
instructions, frequency of collection or use. The information submitted 
in the Annual Performance Report is used to verify that grantees are 
making substantial progress toward the achievement of approved 
objectives. This grant awarded all funds up front, so the APR will not 
be used to determine continuation awards, but will

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be used to provide necessary performance information and data to 
program staff and to the public. Further, this APR form collects 
aggregate and quantifiable data needed to respond to the requirements 
of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
    Information is collected under the authority of Sections 14005 and 
14006, Division A, of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009, as amended by section 1832(b) of Division B of P.L. 112-10, the 
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2011, and the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2012 (Title 
III of Division F of P.L. 112-74, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2012). (Attached is a copy of the authorizing statute.)

    Dated: June 2, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-13460 Filed 6-7-16; 8:45 am]
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