[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 36569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12973]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0094]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Report 
of Dispute Resolution Under Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities 
Education Act

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).

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-0094. 
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 Amy Bae, 202-245-8272.

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: Report of Dispute Resolution Under Part C of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0678.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,240.
    Abstract: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; 
Pub. L. 108-446) directs the Secretary of Education to obtain data on 
the dispute resolution process described in Section 615 of the law. 
This package provides instructions and form necessary for States to 
report the number of written, signed complaints; mediation requests; 
and hearing requests and the status of these actions initiated during 
the reporting year with regards to children served under Part C of 
IDEA. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is used by OSEP to 
monitor SEAs and for Congressional and public reporting. No adjustments 
were made to this data collection therefore we anticipate no change in 
the response burden associated with this data collection. The 
Department of Education is interested in public comment addressing the 
COVID crisis. Specially, are there any considerations to these data 
collections due to the national emergency caused by the novel 
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Please note that written comments 
received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

    Dated: June 11, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12973 Filed 6-16-20; 8:45 am]
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