[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17388-17389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08223]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0040]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Formula Grant EASIE 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, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 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-
0040. 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 216-44, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kimberly Smith, 202-453-6459.

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

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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: Formula Grant EASIE Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0726.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,300.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 14,300.
    Abstract: The purpose of Indian Education Formula Grant to Local 
Agencies, as authorized under section 6116 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student 
Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to assist grantees to provide Indian students 
with the opportunity to meet the same challenging state standards as 
all other students and meet the unique educational and culturally 
related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. 
The Indian Education Formula Grant (CFDA 84.060A), is neither 
competitive nor discretionary and requires the annual submission of the 
application from either a local education agency, tribe, Indian 
organization or Indian community based organization. The amount of the 
award for each applicant is determined by a formula based on the 
reported number of American Indian/Alaska Native students identified in 
the application, the state per pupil expenditure, and the total 
appropriation available. The Office of Indian Education of The 
Department of Education collects annual performance data within the 
same system that collects the annual application. The application and 
the annual performance report are both housed in the Education Data 
Exchange Network (EDEN) Submission System. The 524B Annual Performance 
Report (APR) was designed for discretionary grants, however the title 
VI program is a formula grant program. The EASIE APR goes beyond the 
generic 524B APR and facilitates the collection of more specific and 
comprehensive data due to grantees entering project specific data into 
an online database.

    Dated: April 16, 2018.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-08223 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am]
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