[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 4459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02373]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment 
Request; Case Service Report (RSA-911)

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 a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 15, 2019.

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-
0100. 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 Melinda Giancola, 202-245-7312.

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: Case Service Report (RSA-911).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0508.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 78.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,650.
    Abstract: The RSA-911 is used to collect individual level data on 
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program participants on a quarterly 
basis. The data collected in this report are manadated by section 
101(a)(10) and 607 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Act), as amended 
by title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and 
section 116(d) of WIOA. In addition, RSA uses data reported through 
this data collection to support its other responsibilities under the 
Act. Section 14(a) of the Act calls for the evaluation of programs 
authorized under the Act, as well as an assessment of the programs' 
effectiveness in relation to cost. Many of these evaluation studies 
have utilized RSA-911 data. RSA also uses data captured through the 
RSA-911 during the conduct of both the annual review and periodic 
onsite monitoring of VR agencies required by section 107 of the Act to 
examine the effectiveness of program performance.
    Other important management activities, such as the provision of 
technical assistance, program planning, and budget preparation and 
development, are greatly enhanced through the use of RSA-911 data. In 
addition, RSA uses RSA-911 data in the exchange of data under a data 
sharing agreement with the Social Security Administration as required 
by section 131 of the Act. Finally, the RSA-911 is considered to be one 
of the most robust databases in describing the demographics of the 
disabled population in the country and as such is used widely in 
researchers' disability-related analyses and reports.
    The revisions to this instrument include the removal of duplicative 
data elements as well as those not specifically required by statute or 
used for statutorily required activities. RSA is proposing to remove 66 
elements from the current collection. RSA proposed the addition of 15 
elements, 7 of which are related to adding a new service to track VR 
participant participation in Apprenticeships. RSA is also adding 
several elements by request of the VR agencies: Date of Initial IPE, 
Date of IPE Extension, and Date all Pre-Employment Transition Services 
Were Discontinued. These changes yield a net decrease in 251,000 burden 
hours in data collection and 1,488 burden hours in data reporting 
nationally.

    Dated: February 11, 2019.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Clearance Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-02373 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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