[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 36385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12946]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0077]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Certification and Agreement for the ESSER Fund Application

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 
August 17, 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-2020-SCC-0077. 
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 Christopher Tate, 202-453-6047.

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: Certification and Agreement for the ESSER Fund 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0743.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 260.
    Abstract: This is a request for regular approval of an information 
collection. On April 23, 2020 the Department was granted approval for 
this information collection that solicited from State educational 
agencies (SEAs) applications for funding under section 18003 of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the 
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund). The 
ESSER Fund awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the 
purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including 
charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to address 
the impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had, and 
continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the 
nation. LEAs must provide equitable services to students and teachers 
in non-public schools as required under the CARES Act. On June 5, 2020, 
a change to the emergency collection was approved in order to allow ED 
to provide clarity on the reporting requirements for the ESSER Fund. 
The Department is seeking public comment for this collection in order 
to comply with the terms of clearance.

    Dated: June 11, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12946 Filed 6-15-20; 8:45 am]
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