[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 6715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01994]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0146]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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
March 3, 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 John Mclaughlin, 202-401-0962.
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: ARP HCY SEA and LEA National Study Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
Type of Review: A 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: January 26, 2023.
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. 2023-01994 Filed 1-31-23; 8:45 am]
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