[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13280-13281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06608]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0036]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Applications for New Grants Under the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) (1894-0001)

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 an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 6, 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-2019-ICCD-
0036. 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 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kerrie Clark, 202-245-7281.

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: Applications for New Grants under the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0018.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 230.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,200.
    Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is 
seeking approval to extend the current Information Collection package, 
OMB #1820-0018 (streamlined discretionary grants 1894-0001) in order to 
solicit applications for RSA's Discretionary Grant Awards authorized by 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-76) and the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235). The 
discretionary program areas include Rehabilitation Long-Term and Short-
Term Training, Special Demonstration, Capacity Building, Interpreter 
Training, In-Service Training, Technical Assistance and Continuing 
Education (TACE) Centers, Service Programs, Disability Innovation Fund 
and other discretionary grant programs approved by the Secretary. The 
current application package expires July 31, 2019 and in order to 
provide application packages to applicants, RSA is requesting an 
extension of the currently approved package for an additional three 
years.


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    Dated: April 1, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-06608 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
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