[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 33487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15198]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0105]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual 
Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian Vocational 
Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 18, 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-
0105. 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 216-32, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact August Martin, 202-245-7410.

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: Annual Progress Reporting Form for the 
American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0655.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 88.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 968.
    Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the 
U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office of Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will use this data collection form to 
capture the performance data from grantees funded under the American 
Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program (CFDA # 
84.250). RSA and ED will use the information gathered annually to: (a) 
Comply with reporting requirements under the Education Department 
General Administration Regulations (EDGAR) 34 CFR part 75.118, (b) 
provide information annually to Congress on activities conducted under 
this program, and (c) measure performance on the program in accordance 
with the program indicators identified in the Government Performance 
Result Act (GPRA). The proposed changes to the existing form will 
improve user friendliness, clarity of data questions, and accuracy of 
data reported. Since the ED no longer collects data regarding common 
measures, the entire section of the report that collects this data is 
deleted, further reducing burden. These revisions are not significantly 
different from the original collection, but are proposed to provide 
clarity, consistency, and usability. In many areas, the data element 
language has been modified with direct language instead of passive 
terminology.

    Dated: July 14, 2017.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-15198 Filed 7-19-17; 8:45 am]
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