[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71314-71315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25441]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0113]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Stronger Connections 
Grant (SCG) Program

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. 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 Bryan Williams, 202-453-6715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), 
Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0770.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,360.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) requests an 
extension of the information collection under the School Improvement 
Programs section of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), and 
the Stronger Connections Grant (SCG), OMB number 1810-0770. Under this 
program, the Department awards grants to State educational agencies 
(SEAs) for the purpose of providing competitive grants to high-need 
local educational agencies (LEAs) for activities under section 4108 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
    Eligible applicants for the SCG funds include those in any of the 
50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Outlying Areas. Each SEA will 
award no less than 95 percent of its SCG allocation on a competitive 
basis to high-need LEAs as determined by the State. The SEA will 
reserve no more than 1% of its SCG allocation for administration and 
will use any remaining funds not awarded to LEAs for State-level 
activities to support section 4108 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
    This information collection will support the Department in 
providing effective technical assistance, monitoring and oversight to 
ensure that these funds are awarded and used as required by the BSCA--
i.e., that the funds are awarded to high-need LEAs on a competitive 
basis for activities allowable under section 4108 of the ESEA. 
Department staff will review the information submitted by SEAs (1) for 
monitoring purposes, to verify that SEAs are implementing the BSCA 
requirements for SEA award of the SCG funds; and (2) to understand the 
manner in which SEAs are implementing these requirements. This 
information will enable the Department to provide effective technical 
assistance and support to States. If this information is not collected, 
the Department will be unable to fully and adequately meet monitoring 
and technical assistance responsibilities as States implement this 
program.

    Dated: November 17, 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. 2022-25441 Filed 11-21-22; 8:45 am]
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