[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 238 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79482-79483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27169]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0187]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Case 
Service Report (RSA-911)

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation 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 without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 8, 2021.

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-0187. 
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 PRA 
Coordinator 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 Christopher Pope, 202-245-7375.

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

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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: Case Service Report (RSA-911).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0508.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 312.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 34,446.
    Abstract: The Case Service Report (RSA-911) is used to collect 
individual level data on State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program 
participants on a quarterly basis. The data collected in this report 
are mandated by section 101(a)(10) and 607 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (Act), as amended by title IV of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (WIOA) and section 116(d) of WIOA. In addition, the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) uses data reported through 
this collection to support its other responsibilities under the Act. 
Section 14(a) of the Act calls for the evaluation of programs 
authorized under the Act, as well as an assessment of the programs' 
effectiveness in relation to cost. Many of these evaluations use RSA-
911 data. RSA also uses data captured through the RSA-911 during the 
conduct of both the annual review and periodic on-site monitoring of VR 
agencies required by section 107 of the Act to examine the 
effectiveness of program performance. Other important management 
activities, such as the provision of technical assistance, program 
planning, and budget preparation and development, are greatly enhanced 
through the use of RSA-911 data. In addition, RSA uses RSA-911 data in 
the exchange of data under a data sharing agreement with the Social 
Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services as required by section 131 of the Act. Finally, the RSA-911 is 
considered to be one of the most robust databases in describing the 
demographics of the disabled population in the country and as such is 
used widely in researchers' disability-related analyses and reports.

    Dated: December 7, 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. 2020-27169 Filed 12-9-20; 8:45 am]
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