[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 186 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 60151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21068]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0092]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Statewide Family Engagement Centers--Annual Performance 
Reporting Form

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 26, 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 Beth Yeh, (202) 205-5798.

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: Statewide Family Engagement Centers--Annual 
Performance Reporting Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 360.
    Abstract: This is a request for a new information collection in 
order to collect the Annual Performance Report (APR) for the Statewide 
Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) program. The collection of this 
information is part of the government-wide effort to improve the 
performance and accountability of all federal programs, under the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) passed in 1993, the 
Uniform Guidance, and the Education Department General Administrative 
Regulations (EDGAR). Under GPRA, a process for using performance 
indicators to set program performance goals and to measure and report 
program results was established. To implement GPRA, ED developed GPRA 
measures at every program level to quantify and report program progress 
required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), 
as amended. Under the Uniform Guidance and EDGAR, recipients of federal 
awards are required to submit performance and financial expenditure 
information. The GPRA program level measures and budget information for 
the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) Program are reported in 
the Annual Performance Report (APR). The APR is required under 2 CFR 
200.328 and 34 CFR 75.118 and 75.590. The annual report provides data 
on the status of the funded project that corresponds to the scope and 
objectives established in the approved application and any amendments. 
To ensure that accurate and reliable data are reported to Congress on 
program implementation and performance outcomes, the SFEC APR collects 
the raw data from grantees in a consistent format to calculate these 
data in the aggregate.

    Dated: September 21, 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. 2020-21068 Filed 9-23-20; 8:45 am]
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