[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15555-15556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04477]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0212]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 
524B)

AGENCY: Office of Finance and Operations (OFO), 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 
April 3, 2024.

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 Cleveland Knight, (202) 987-0064.

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: U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance 
Report Form (ED 524B).
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0003.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,300.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 297,800.
    Abstract: The ED 524B form and instructions are used by many ED 
discretionary grant programs to enable grantees to meet ED deadline 
dates for submission of performance reports to the Department.
    As an interim (usually annual) performance report, ED uses the 
information submitted by grantees in the ED 524B to evaluate grantee 
performance and progress and to determine whether non-competing 
continuation funds should be awarded in multi-year grants. Only 
grantees that can demonstrate that they are making substantial progress 
(or, if not, have

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submitted an acceptable plan for meeting their objectives in subsequent 
budget periods) are eligible for continuation funding.
    ED uses the information submitted on the ED 524B as a final 
performance report to determine whether grantees whose projects have 
ended have achieved project objectives and met or exceeded the 
Government Performance and Results Act and/or other program performance 
measures and grant requirements. This determination enables ED to 
assure that grants can be closed out in compliance.

    Dated: February 28, 2024.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-04477 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
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