[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61006-61007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21897]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0123]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Liquidation Extension Request Template

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 
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an 
emergency review of a new information collection.

DATES: The Department requested emergency approval for this information 
collection request; and therefore, the regular clearance process is 
hereby being initiated to provide the public with the opportunity to 
comment under the full comment period. Interested persons are invited 
to submit comments on or before December 6, 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-0123. 
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 
Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,

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LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jennifer Timmons, (202)-987-1295.

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: Liquidation Extension Request Template.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0771.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments 
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 104.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,080.
    Abstract: This is a request for approval for an extension of the 
OMB approved 1810-0771 collection by the Office of State and Grantee 
Relations (SGR) in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 
(OESE) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for the Elementary and 
Secondary School Education Relief (ESSER) fund and the Governor's 
Emergency Education Relief (GEER) fund authorized by the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020, Public Law 116-136, 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The 
CARES-ESSER (ALN 84.425D) program is a $13 billion formula grant 
program allocated to State educational agencies (SEA) for use in 
responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES-GEER 
(ALN 84.425C) program is a $2.9 billion formula grant program allocated 
to Governors for the purpose of providing local educational agencies 
(LEAs), institutions of higher education (IHEs), and other education 
related entities with emergency assistance to address the impact of the 
coronavirus pandemic. A liquidation extension request will be required 
in order for an SEA or Governor's office to receive approval to 
liquidate funds beyond the 120-day liquidation period following the 
period of availability of September 30, 2022. The Department will use 
the grantee's request to review and recommend approval for a 
liquidation extension request.

    Dated: October 4, 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.
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