[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 65198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23528]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0098]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; GEPA Section 427 Guidance for All Grant Applications

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), 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 information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this information collection request (ICR) by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``Only 
Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two links 
to view documents related to this information collection request. 
Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting 
statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Cleveland Knight, 202-987-0064.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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 ICR that 
is described below. The Department is especially interested in public 
comments 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 record.
    Title of Collection: GEPA Section 427 Guidance for All Grant 
Applications.
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0005.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,816.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 38,448.
    Abstract: On October 20, 1994, the Improving America's Schools Act, 
Public Law 103-382 (The Act), became law. The Act added a provision to 
the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), section 427. Section 427 
of GEPA requires an applicant for assistance under Department programs 
to develop and describe in the grant application the steps it proposes 
to take to ensure equitable access to, and equitable participation in, 
its proposed project for students, teachers, and other program 
beneficiaries. Applicants have responded to the GEPA 427 requirements 
for approximately the last 27 years, and the current form expires in 
June 2023. In response to the Agency's Equity Plan resulting from the 
President's Executive Order 13985, we now propose to update that form 
by expanding the number of questions from one to four.
    These four questions are intended to help applicants for Department 
grant funds to be more intentional and specific as to identifying 
barriers to equitable access and how they will address those barriers 
consistent with the requirements of section 427 of GEPA. As with the 
existing form, applicants retain the flexibility to determine and 
define for themselves the barriers to ``equitable access'' and 
``equitable participation'' based on the design of their proposed grant 
projects and the participants and community the project proposes to 
serve.

    Dated: October 25, 2022.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-23528 Filed 10-27-22; 8:45 am]
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