[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35278-35279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14200]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0096]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Education Stabilization Fund--Elementary and Secondary School Emergency 
Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient Data Collection 
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 revision of a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 31, 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-2021-SCC-0096. 
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

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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 Gloria Tanner, 202-453-5596.

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: Education Stabilization Fund--Elementary and 
Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER 
Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0749.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,656.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 585,400.
    Abstract: Under the current unprecedented national health 
emergency, the legislative and executive branches of government have 
come together to offer relief to those individuals and industries 
affected by the COVID-19 virus under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136) authorized on March 27, 
2020, and expanded through the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, and the American Rescue Plan 
(ARP) Act. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) 
Fund awards grants to state education agencies (SEAs) and for the 
purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including 
charter schools that are LEAs, as well as Outlying Areas, with 
emergency relief funds to address the impact that Novel Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had, and continues to have, on elementary 
and secondary schools across the Nation.
    This information collection requests approval for a revision to a 
previously approved collection that includes annual reporting 
requirements to comply with the requirements of the ESSER program and 
obtain information on how the funds were used. In accordance with the 
Recipient's Funding Certification and Agreements executed by ESSER 
grantees, the Secretary may specify additional forms of reporting. In 
addition to reviewing the proposed revisions, ED requests stakeholders 
respond to the directed questions found in Attachment A.

    Dated: June 29, 2021.
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. 2021-14200 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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