[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46869-46870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11815]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0077]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Maintenance-of-Effort Requirements and Waiver Requests Under the 
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund and the 
Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund

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 an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 29, 2024.

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 Docket Search 
Results ED-2024-SCC-0077. 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 Andrew Brake, (202) 453-6136.

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

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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: Maintenance-of-Effort Requirements and Waiver 
Requests under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief 
(ESSER) Fund and the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0745.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 81.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 358.
    Abstract: This is a request for an extension without change of an 
existing information collection, 1810-0745. This collection solicits 
from States, Outlying Areas, and State educational agencies (SEAs) 
maintenance of effort (MOE) data under section 18008 of the CARES Act. 
Under four programs the Governors Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER 
Fund, section 18002) and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency 
Relief Fund (ESSER Fund, section 18003) and two formula grant programs 
to the Outlying Areas authorized under section 18001(a)(1),Education 
Stabilization Fund-State Educational Agencies (ESF-SEA) and Education 
Stabilization Fund-Governors (ESF-Governor) States are required to 
maintain fiscal effort on behalf of elementary, secondary and 
postsecondary education. Recipients of the resources from the ESSER 
Fund, the GEER Fund, the ESF-SEA Fund, and the ESF-Governor Fund have 
signed Certifications and Agreements, in which they agree to abide by 
the provisions of the CARES Act, including MOE requirement.

    Dated: May 23, 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. 2024-11815 Filed 5-29-24; 8:45 am]
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