[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37871-37872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12348]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0098]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Report 
of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program

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 
August 8, 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-0098. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be

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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 Jesse Hartle, 202-245-6415.

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: Report of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending 
Facility Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0009.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 51.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,199.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is seeking 
a continuation of this data collection with revisions necessitated by: 
(1) a limited exception to the definition of ``equipment'' in 2 CFR 
200.1; (2) guidance issued by the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) with respect to ``Allowable Sources of Non-Federal 
Share for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program;'' (3) 
citation changes made to the definitions contained in the Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 
for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance); and (4) requests for clarity 
from State licensing agencies (SLAs) regarding which non-Federal 
expenditures incurred for the benefit of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending 
Facilities Program (RSVFP) may be used for satisfying the match and 
maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements under the VR program. This 
proposed information collection request (ICR) also proposes a few other 
technical edits to improve clarity. Current approval for this data 
collection expires February 29, 2024, but is it requested to use the 
new instructions at the start of FY 2024 for FY 2023.
    The Randolph-Sheppard Act (Act), at 20 U.S.C. 107a(6)(a), directs 
the Secretary of Education, through the Commissioner of RSA, to conduct 
periodic evaluations of the programs authorized under the Act. In 
addition, section 107b(4) requires State government entities designated 
as the SLA to ``make such reports in such form and containing such 
information as the Secretary may from time to time require . . ..'' 
Sections 107a(a)(2) and (4) of the Act also require the Secretary of 
Education to ``. . . make annual surveys of concession vending 
opportunities for blind vendors on Federal and other property . . .'' 
and to ``. . . make available to the public . . . information obtained 
as a result of such surveys.'' The information to be collected is a 
necessary component of the data gathering and evaluation process and 
forms the basis for the Randolph-Sheppard Act section of the RSA annual 
report to Congress, which is required by section 13 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 710). The 
RSA-15 form includes information on the activities under this program 
and is used in monitoring the States' implementation of the program. In 
addition, the fiscal data collected by the RSA-15 highlight the fiscal 
nexus between the RSVFP and VR program in each State, particularly with 
respect to the use of Federal VR
    This information collection (IC) will be implemented upon the 
expiration of the current IC on February 29, 2024; however it is 
requested to begin the use of this form and the new instructions for 
the FY 2023 data collection (October 1, 2023). The RSA-15: Report of 
Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program 1820-0009 is available both 
in hard copy and electronically; however, data will be submitted and 
collected through the RSAMIS on the rsa.ed.gov website by each of the 
51 SLAs.

    Dated: June 6, 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.
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