[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 119 (Friday, June 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 37081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13200]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0098]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Report
of Children Receiving Early Intervention Services in Accordance With
Part C; Report of Program Settings in Accordance With Part C; Report on
Infants and Toddlers Exiting Part C
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
August 18, 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-0098.
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 Children Receiving Early
Intervention Services in Accordance With Part C; Report of Program
Settings in Accordance with Part C; Report on Infants and Toddlers
Exiting Part C.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0557.
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: 5,311.
Abstract: Section 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), Public Law 108-446, directs the Secretary of
Education to obtain data on the number and percentage of infants and
toddlers with disabilities, by race, ethnicity, and gender, who are
receiving early intervention services, the number and percentage of
infants and toddlers, by race and ethnicity, who are at risk of having
substantial developmental delays (as described in Section 632), and who
are receiving early intervention services under Part C, and the number
and percentage of children with disabilities, by race, ethnicity, and
gender, who, from birth through age 2, stopped receiving early
intervention services because of program completion or for other
reasons. The specific legislative authority for these data collections
may be found in Section 618(a)(1)(B), Section 618(a)(1)(C), Section
618(a)(2) and Section 618(a)(3). This package provides instructions and
forms necessary for States to report the number of children receiving
early intervention services under Part C of IDEA, the settings in which
these children are provided services, and the reasons by which these
children exit Part C of IDEA. The form satisfies reporting requirements
and is used by OSEP to monitor State agencies 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 15, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-13200 Filed 6-18-20; 8:45 am]
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