[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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