[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2348-2349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00629]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0010]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Payback Information 
Management System

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 (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 14, 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-2023-SCC-0010. 
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 Karen Holliday, 202-245-7318.

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 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: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) 
Payback Information Management System.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Individuals and Households; Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,026.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,917.
    Abstract: Public Law 114-95, section 302 (b) of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(WIOA), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provides Long-
Term Training grants to academic institutions to support scholarship 
assistance to students. Students who receive scholarships under this 
program are required to work within the public rehabilitation program, 
such as with a state vocational rehabilitation agency, or an agency or 
organization that has a service arrangement with a state vocational 
rehabilitation agency. The student is expected to work two years in 
such settings for every year of full-time scholarship support. The 
program regulations at 34 CFR 386.33 through 386.35 and 386.40 through 
386.43 detail the payback provisions and the RSA scholars' requirements 
to comply with them.
    Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act requires tracking of scholars' 
employment status and location of former scholars supported under the 
grants in order to ensure that students are meeting the payback 
requirement. Scholars must provide requested information necessary to 
meet the exit certification requirements.
    In addition to meeting the requirement that all scholars be 
tracked, the information collected will provide performance data 
relevant to the rehabilitation fields and degrees pursued by RSA 
scholars, as well as the funds owed and the rehabilitation work 
completed by them. These data are used to assess program effectiveness 
and efficiency, and to meet the reporting requirements of Public Law 
103-62 section 4 of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
    In summary, RSA is requesting a revision of the currently approved 
collection by adding a section titled State Vocational Rehabilitation 
(VR) Agency: RSA Job Board Posting, where RSA envisions State VR 
agencies may initiate posting of an open position on the RSA Job Board 
on a rolling basis as positions become available. This addition to the 
current collection will be a helpful resource to students who receive 
RSA support, graduate, and seek qualifying employment to fulfill their 
required service obligation. This collection package adds the

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participation of State VR agencies to the existing approved ICR Job 
leads will be submitted electronically through the online RSA Payback 
Information Management System (PIMS). There is minimal estimated burden 
required to report job information using the PIMS system.

    Dated: January 10, 2023.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-00629 Filed 1-12-23; 8:45 am]
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