[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5994-5995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03205]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
March 27, 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-
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. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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

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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.
    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 states 
and school districts are supporting with SSAE Fiscal Year (FY) 18 funds 
during the 2018-19 school year.

    Dated: February 20, 2019.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Clearance Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, 
Information Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-03205 Filed 2-22-19; 8:45 am]
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