[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17405-17406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08209]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0045]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension Grants 
Funding Opportunity for FY 2011 and FY 2012 Promise Neighborhoods 
Implementation Grantees (84.215N)

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an 
emergency review of a new information collection.

DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by before April 18, 2018.

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-2018-ICCD-
0045. Written requests for information 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 216-44, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Karen Dorsey Hargrove, 202-453-
6695.

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: Extension Grants Funding Opportunity for FY 
2011 and FY 2012 Promise Neighborhoods Implementation Grantees 
(84.215N).
    OMB Control Number: 1855--New.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 391.
    Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (the 
Appropriations Act) Public Law 115-141 provides funding extension funds 
for Promise Neighborhoods (PN) grants funded in fiscal year (FY) 2011 
and FY 2012. The Appropriations Act states that awards would be made on 
a competitive basis to FY 2011 and FY 2012 PN implementation grantees 
that have demonstrated the ability to collect, track, and report 
longitudinal data on performance indicators (established by the 
Department and required to be reported on annually as part of the 
initial implementation grant); have demonstrated the most positive and 
promising results during their initial implementation grant based on 
such indicators (emphasizing getting children ready to learn); have 
demonstrated a commitment to operating in the most under-served and 
under-resourced, including rural areas; and propose continuing to 
pursue ambitious goals from the initial implementation during an 
extension of that grant.
    Additional Information: An emergency clearance approval for the use 
of the system is described below due to the following conditions:
    This is a request for emergency clearance of the funding 
announcement of the Promise Neighborhoods (PN) Extension Grant. The 
funding announcement is the instrument through which the Department 
will comply with the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (the 
Appropriations Act) Public Law 115-141. The Appropriations Act directs 
the Department to make extension awards to fiscal year (FY) 2011 and FY 
2012 Promise Neighborhoods (PN) implementation grantees. The 
Appropriations Act states that ``. . . no later than June 1, 2018 
(emphasis added), the Secretary shall award extension grants under such 
section on a competitive basis to implementation grantees that have 
demonstrated the ability to collect, track, and report longitudinal 
data on performance indicators established by the Department and 
required to be reported on annually as part of the initial 
implementation grant; demonstrated the most positive and promising 
results during their initial implementation grant based on such 
indicators, emphasizing getting children ready to learn; demonstrated a 
commitment to operating in the most under-served and under-resourced, 
including rural, areas; and propose continuing to pursue ambitious 
goals during an extension of that grant.'' In order to comply with the 
Appropriations Act the Office of Innovation and Improvement will need 
to design a program specific instrument to conduct a competition for 
the PN extension funds. Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13, the Department 
requests that OMB review this information collection under its 
emergency procedures. This request for emergency clearance is based on 
missing a statutory deadline. The Appropriations Act requires that 
awards be made no later than June 1, 2018. The Appropriations Act 
became public law on March 23, 2018. There are 70 calendar days from 
March 23, 2018 to May 31, 2018. The June 1st date does not allow for a 
30-day public comment period and 30-day OMB review period. Due to this 
shortened approval period we are also requesting no public comment 
period.


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    Dated: April 16, 2018.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-08209 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am]
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