[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71593-71594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25483]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0146]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; ARP 
HCY SEA and LEA National Study 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 (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 23, 2023.

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-0146. 
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, the Department 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 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 Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact John McLaughlin, (202) 401-0962.

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. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
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

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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 SEA and LEA National Study Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
    Type of Review: New ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,936.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,290.
    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 within the three-year funding 
period, to identify and serve children and youth experiencing 
homelessness with wrap-around services addressing challenges related to 
COVID-19, to enable them to attend school and fully participate in 
school activities. As a one-time grant program with three years of 
funding administered as part of the American Rescue Plan, this new data 
collection for the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) seeks 
to understand how funds under this 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 of the program and how 
LEAs are using funds received from this program.
    This is a request for a new collection, the ARP-HCY National Study, 
which will utilize a survey of all SEAs (ARP-HCY SEA Survey) and a 
representative sample of state and national LEAs (ARP-HCY LEA Survey) 
to answer evaluation research questions.

    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. 2022-25483 Filed 11-22-22; 8:45 am]
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