[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 205 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67341-67342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23384]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Annual Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian 
Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, 
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 a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 23, 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 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

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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 to a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 86.
    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 from 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 an Technical Needs assessment survey not be conducted 
independent of the ICR.

    Dated: October 19, 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. 2020-23384 Filed 10-21-20; 8:45 am]
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