[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 96 (Monday, May 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 29691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10607]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0041]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; RSA-509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights 
Program Performance Report

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 
June 17, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Samuel Pierre, 202-245-6488.

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: RSA-509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of 
Individual Rights Program Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0627.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 912.
    Abstract: The Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights 
(PAIR) Program Performance Report (Form RSA-509) will be used to 
analyze and evaluate the PAIR Program administered by eligible systems 
in states. These systems provide services to eligible individuals with 
disabilities to protect their legal and human rights. RSA uses the form 
to meet specific data collection requirements of Section 509 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act), and its implementing 
federal regulations at 34 CFR part 381. PAIR programs must report 
annually using the RSA-509, which is due on or before December 30 each 
year.
    The collection of information through Form RSA-509 has enabled RSA 
to furnish the President and Congress with data on the provision of 
protection and advocacy services and has helped to establish a sound 
basis for future funding requests. Data from the form have been used to 
evaluate the effectiveness of eligible systems within individual states 
in meeting annual priorities and objectives. These data also have been 
used to indicate trends in the provision of services from year-to-year.
    The respondents to the RSA-509 is the protection and advocacy 
system in each state. These organizations are private not-for-profit 
organizations. RSA included the respondents and the national 
organization that represents them (National Disability Rights Network 
(NDRN)) in the initial development of this collection of information in 
an effort to ensure that the information requested could be provided 
with minimal burden to the respondents.

    Dated: May 13, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-10607 Filed 5-15-20; 8:45 am]
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