[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37207-37208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09741]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual Performance 
Report

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 revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 5, 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 Katrina Ballard, (202) 987-0702.

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;

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(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: High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual 
Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0684.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 54.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,242.
    Abstract: This is a request for a revision of the 1810-0684 High 
School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual Performance Report collection. 
These revisions include language replacements, removals, and additions 
that are intended to ensure compliance with EDGAR 34 CFR 75.110 and OMB 
Circular A-110, improve the clarity of instructions and data 
collection, and remove duplicative language. Substantive changes 
include the addition of a data element related to mode of instruction. 
For a complete list of revisions, please see the attached summary, 
which will be shared with the public and OMB as a supplemental 
document. The Office of Migrant Education (OME) is collecting 
information for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) which is 
authorized under title IV, section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended by section 408 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act 
(HEOA) (20 U.S.C. 1070d-2) (special programs for students whose 
families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farm work) and 2 CFR 
200.328 which requires that recipients of discretionary grants submit 
an Annual Performance Report (APR) to best inform improvements in 
program outcomes and productivity.
    Although the Education Department continues to use the generic 
524B, OME is requesting to continue the use of a customized APR that 
goes beyond the generic 524B APR to facilitate the collection of more 
standardized and comprehensive data to inform performance indicators, 
to improve the overall quality of data collected, and to increase the 
quality of data that can be used to inform policy decisions.
    Although the Education Department continues to use the generic 
524B, OME is requesting to continue the use of a customized APR that 
goes beyond the generic 524B APR to facilitate the collection of more 
standardized and comprehensive data to inform Government Performance 
Results Act (GPRA) indicators, to improve the overall quality of data 
collected, and to increase the quality of data that can be used to 
inform policy decisions.

    Dated: April 30, 2024.
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. 2024-09741 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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