[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62085-62086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22160]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0125]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual 
State Application Under Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities Act 
as Amended in 2004

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 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 
December 12, 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-0125. 
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 6W208C, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jennifer Simpson, (202) 245-6042.

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: Annual State Application Under Part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Act as Amended in 2004.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0030.
    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: 60.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,340.
    Abstract: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed 
on December 3, 2004, became Public Law 108-446. In accordance with 20 
U.S.C. 1412(a) a State is eligible for assistance under Part B for a 
fiscal year if the State submits a plan that provides assurances to the 
Secretary that the State has in effect policies and procedures to 
ensure that the State meets each of the conditions found in 20 U.S.C. 
1412. Information Collection 1820-0030 is being extended so that a 
State can provide assurances that it either has or does not have in 
effect policies and procedures to meet the eligibility requirements of 
Part B of the Act as found in Public Law 108-446. Information 
Collection 1820-0030 corresponds with 34 CFR 300.100-176; 300.199; 
300.640-645; 300.646-647 and 300.705. These sections include the 
requirement that the Secretary and local educational agencies located 
in the State be notified of any State-imposed rule, regulation, or 
policy that is not required by this title and Federal regulations.
    In addition, Information Collection 1820-0300 is being updated to 
make a nonsubstantive change to the application template to address a

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statement that is referenced in two places in the application document. 
The statement appears under Section II.C. (Certifications), item number 
two and is also referenced under Section II.D (Statement). This 
statement pertains to a provision, under the Education Department 
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) at 34 CFR 76.104, relating 
to State eligibility, authority and approval to submit and carry out 
the provisions of its State application, and consistency of that 
application with State law are in place within the State. The purpose 
of the nonsubstantive change is to remove the statement from under 
Section II.C. (Certifications) in order to eliminate the duplication of 
the statement within the application template.

    Dated: October 6, 2022.
Juliana Pearson,
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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