[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77574-77575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27370]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 (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 
January 18, 2023.

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 Jennifer Timmons, 202-987-1295.

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: Liquidation Extension Request Template.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0771.
    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: 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

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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: December 13, 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. 2022-27370 Filed 12-16-22; 8:45 am]
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