[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24605-24606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08449]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2023-SCC-0066]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; RSA-
509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Program 
Performance Report

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 
June 20, 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-0066. 
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 Samuel Pierre, 202-245-6488.

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: RSA-509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of 
Individual Rights Program Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0627.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 912.

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    Abstract: The Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights 
(PAIR) Program Performance Report (Form RSA-509) will be used to 
analyze and evaluate the PAIR Program administered by eligible 
protection and advocacy (P&A) systems in states and the P&A serving the 
American Indian Consortium. These systems provide services to eligible 
individuals with disabilities to protect their legal and human rights. 
RSA uses the form to meet specific data collection requirements of 
Section 509(k) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), 
as amended by Title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(WIOA), 29 U.S.C. 794e(k), and its implementing Federal regulations at 
34 CFR 381.32. The data reported by PAIR grantees using the form 
include demographic information about the individuals served, 
information describing the types of issues addressed through individual 
and systemic advocacy, and information about the results of these 
activities. PAIR grantees must report annually using the form that is 
due on or before December 30 each year.
    The collection of information through Form RSA-509 is necessary for 
RSA to furnish the President and Congress with data on the provision of 
PAIR services, as required by sections 13(a) and 509(k) of the 
Rehabilitation Act. Data reported by PAIR grantees through the RSA-509 
have also helped RSA to establish a sound basis for future funding 
requests. RSA also uses data from the form to evaluate the 
effectiveness of eligible systems within individual States and the PAIR 
serving the American Indian Consortium in meeting annual priorities and 
objectives, pursuant to section 13(b) of the Rehabilitation Act. Last, 
RSA has found the RSA-509 data useful in projecting trends in the 
provision of services from year to year.
    Several respondents are private not-for-profit organizations. RSA 
included the respondents and the national organization that represents 
them (National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)) in the initial 
development of this collection of information in an effort to ensure 
that the information requested could be provided with minimal burden to 
the respondents.

    Dated: April 18, 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. 2023-08449 Filed 4-20-23; 8:45 am]
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