[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 157 (Thursday, August 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49362-49363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17715]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0132]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Report 
of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility 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 an extension to an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 13, 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-0132. 
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 Christine Grassman, 202-245-6973.

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

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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 the Randolph-Sheppard Vending 
Facility Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0009.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Organizations.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 51.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 689.
    Abstract: The licensing and operation of vending facilities by 
blind vendors under the Act is supported by a combination of VR program 
funds, state appropriations, Federal vending machine income, and levied 
set asides from vendors. It provides persons who are blind with 
remunerative employment and self-support through the operation of 
vending facilities on Federal and other property. The program recruits 
qualified individuals who are blind, trains them on the management and 
operation of small business enterprises, and then licenses qualified 
blind vendors to operate the facilities. As required by 20 U.S.C. 
107a(6)(a), the Secretary of Education, through the Commissioner of the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), conducts periodic 
evaluations of the programs authorized under the Act. In addition, 
section 107b(4) requires entities designated as the SLA to make such 
reports in such form and containing such information as the Secretary 
may from time to time require. The information to be collected is a 
necessary component of the evaluation process and forms the basis for 
annual reporting to the Department. The data are also used to 
understand the distribution type and profitability of vending 
facilities throughout the country. Such information is useful in 
providing technical assistance to SLAs and property managers and in 
monitoring the implementation of the program. The Code of Federal 
Regulations, at 34 CFR 395.8, specifies that vending machine income 
received by the state from Federal property managers can be distributed 
to blind vendors in an amount not to exceed the national average income 
for blind vendors. This amount is determined through data collected by 
the RSA-15: Report of Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program. In 
addition, the collection of information ensures the provision and 
transparency of activities referenced in 34 CFR 395.12 related to 
disclosure of program and financial information and assists with the 
requirement in 34 CFR 395.11 regarding the provision of training.

    Dated: August 10, 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.
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