[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49916-49917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21552]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0101]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; State 
Survey on Activities Supported on Student Support and Academic 
Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD), 
Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 3, 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-
0101. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9089, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Leticia Braga, 202-401-7767.

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: State Survey on Activities Supported on 
Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A).
    OMB Control Number: 1875--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.

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    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 17.
    Abstract: The study will examine the early implementation of 
Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grants, a new state-
administered grant program created through the 2016 Every Student 
Succeeds Act (ESSA). This program has the goal of improving student 
academic achievement by increasing the capacity of states, school 
districts, schools, and local communities to: (1) Provide all students 
with access to a well-rounded education (Section 4109); (2) improve 
school conditions for student learning (Section 4108); and (3) improve 
the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and 
digital literacy of all student (Section 4109).
    Within these three broad areas, the statute outlines a large number 
of potential activities that states and school districts can support, 
and the Department of Education has little information about the extent 
to which state and school districts are using SSAE funds for the wide 
range permissible activities. To provide an early look at how SSAE 
funds are being used, this study will conduct a survey of all states in 
Spring 2019 to obtain information about the types of activities stat 
states and school districts are supporting with SSAE Fiscal Year (FY) 
18 funds during the 2018-19 school year.

    Dated: September 28, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-21552 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am]
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