[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 57 (Monday, March 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15195-15196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05983]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0041]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program (1894-
0001)

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, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 26, 2017.

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-2017-ICCD-
0041. 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 226-62, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Amanda Ognibene, 202-453-6637.

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

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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: Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant 
Program (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0657.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 240.
    Abstract: The Impact Aid Program, authorized by Title VII of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, provides financial 
assistance to Local Educational Agencies (LEA) whose enrollment or 
revenues are adversely affected by Federal activities. The ESEA, as 
amended, authorized a Discretionary Construction Grant program under 
Section 7007(b). The Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Program 
provides grants to eligible Impact Aid school districts for emergency 
repairs and modernization of school facilitates. The eligible Impact 
Aid school districts have a limited ability to raise revenues for 
capital improvements because they have large areas of Federal land 
within their boundaries. As a result, these districts find it difficult 
to respond when their school facilities are in need of emergency 
repairs or modernization; the Impact Aid Discretionary Construction 
Program assists these LEAs.

    Dated: March 22, 2017.
Washington Tomakie,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-05983 Filed 3-24-17; 8:45 am]
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