[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45600-45601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16353]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0120]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual 
Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian Vocational 
Rehabilitation Services Program

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 a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 28, 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-0120. 
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 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact August Martin, 202-245-7410.

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: Annual Progress Reporting Form for the 
American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0655.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Organizations.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 86.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 817.
    Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the 
U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office of Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will use this data collection form to 
capture the performance data form grantees funded under the American 
Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program (CFDA 
#84.250). RSA and ED will use the information gathered annually to: (a) 
Comply with reporting requirements under the Education Department 
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) 34 CFR part 75.118, (b) 
measure performance on the program in accordance with the program 
indicators identified in the Government Performance Result Act (GPRA), 
and (c) provide information annually to Congress on activities 
conducted under this program.
    The proposed changes to the existing form will improve user 
friendliness, clarity of data element questions, and accuracy of data 
reported. These revisions are not significantly different from the 
original collection, but are proposed to provide clarity, consistency, 
and usability. In order to improve the user friendliness of the form, 
some sections were reorganized to enhance the natural flow of data 
collection. Data element questions were revised to improve clarity of 
the requests, which will result in accuracy of data being reported. On 
additional data element was inserted in order to ensure grantees remain 
compliant with regulatory requirements, but the additional data element 
is offset by the elimination and consolidation of other sections in 
this ICR. Additionally, ED had revised how it will collect survey data 
regarding the Training and Technical Needs of AIVRS projects and the 
entire section of the report is deleted to further reduces burden. The 
Training and Technical Needs assessment survey will not be conducted 
independent of the ICR.

    Dated: July 23, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-16353 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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