[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57848-57849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20348]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0098]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 Rehabilitation, 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 without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 16, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Amy Bae, 202-245-8372.

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: Extension without change.
    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

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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: September 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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