[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42449-42450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15158]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0095]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; ARP-
HCY State Coordinators Survey

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 
September 13, 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-0095. 
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 Sophia Hart, 202-453-6642.

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

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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: ARP-HCY State Coordinators Survey.
    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: 52.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 52.
    Abstract: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) included an 
unprecedented $800 million to support the specific needs of homeless 
children and youth via the American Rescue Plan Elementary and 
Secondary School Emergency Relief--Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-
HCY) Fund. State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational 
agencies (LEAs) must use ARP-HCY funds to identify homeless children 
and youth, to provide homeless children and youth with wrap-around 
services to address the challenges of COVID-19, and to enable homeless 
children and youth to attend school and fully participate in school 
activities. This is a one-time grant program administered as part of 
the American Rescue Plan. The U.S. Department of Education (the 
Department) is seeking to understand how funds under this one-time 
grant program are being used.
    Specifically, the Department is seeking to learn about the 
distribution of ARP-HCY funds by SEAs, the characteristics of LEAs 
receiving funds, and the characteristics of LEAs who chose not to 
participate in the distribution of funds in each state. Additionally, 
the Department would like to gather information on how SEAs are using 
the funds that were set aside at the State level under this program. 
Information obtained in this survey will be used to inform technical 
assistance and support provided by the Department and the National 
Center for Homeless Education (NCHE), resources developed by NCHE, and 
further studies.

    Dated: July 12, 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. 2022-15158 Filed 7-14-22; 8:45 am]
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