[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.
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