[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 11358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03903]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0157]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program 
Performance Report

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), 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 
March 30, 2020.

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-
0157. 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 Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Clifton Jones, 202-205-2204.

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: Credit Enhancement for Charter School 
Facilities Program Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0010.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 60.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Credit Enhancement program is to award 
grants to eligible entities that demonstrate innovative methods of 
helping charter schools address the cost of acquiring, constructing, 
and renovating facilities by enhancing the availability of loans and 
bond financing. This program provides grants to eligible entities to 
permit them to enhance the credit of charter schools so that the 
charter schools can access private-sector and other non-Federal capital 
in order to acquire, construct, and renovate facilities at a reasonable 
cost. The Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program and 
the Charter Schools Facilities Financing Demonstration Program have a 
statutory mandate for an annual report. This reporting is a requirement 
in order to obtain or retain benefits according to section 4304 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the Every 
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. The information is collected in 
order to adhere to statutory requirements and to perform monitoring and 
evaluation of grantees.

    Dated: February 21, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-03903 Filed 2-26-20; 8:45 am]
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