[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 28820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10048]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0064]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Rural 
Education Achievement Program: Small, Rural School Achievement Program 
and Rural and Low-Income School Program Application

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 
July 11, 2022.

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-2022-SCC-0064. 
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 Staci Cummins, (202) 453-6504.

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: Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, 
Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School 
Program Application.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0646.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,565.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,120.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) 
administers two grant programs under Title V, Part B (Rural Education 
Achievement Program (REAP) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (ESEA): The Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program 
(administered by the Department, which makes awards directly to local 
educational agencies (LEAs)) and the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) 
program (awarded by the Department to SEAs, which then make awards to 
and administer the program for LEAs, except that the Department may 
also make RLIS awards directly to LEAs in States that do not submit an 
approvable RLIS application to the Department. The LEAs that apply 
directly to the Department under RLIS are known as Specially Qualified 
Agencies (SQAs)).
    The information shared with the Department enables the Department 
to make eligibility determinations for LEAs and to calculate formula 
allocations for each eligible LEA. Form 1 consists of the REAP 
Eligibility Spreadsheet through which SEAs provide to the Department 
eligibility and allocation data for both the RLIS and SRSA programs. 
Form 2 consists of the application package for LEAs under the SRSA 
program. Form 3 consists of the application package for SQAs under the 
RLIS program. This proposed application package is a revision of 
current information collection package (OMB #1810-0646), updated to 
include process improvements and enhance consistency across Forms 1,2, 
and 3. Updates include clarifications to data collection processes 
(e.g., which year data is requested), improved question structure, and 
process improvements related to LEA eligibility (e.g., clarifying 
virtual and operational status).

    Dated: May 5, 2022.
Kun 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. 2022-10048 Filed 5-10-22; 8:45 am]
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