[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 59907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16187]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0093]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Education Stabilization Fund--Governor's Emergency Education Relief 
Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data Collection Form

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 
September 23, 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 ED-2024-SCC-0093. 
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 Britt Jung, (202) 453-6046.

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: Education Stabilization Fund--Governor's 
Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data 
Collection Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0748.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, or 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,326.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,612.
    Abstract: The Department awards GEER grants to Governors (States) 
and analogous ESF--Governor grants to Outlying Areas for the purpose of 
providing local educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher 
education (IHEs), and other education related entities with emergency 
assistance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department has 
awarded these grants to States (Governors offices) based on a formula 
stipulated in the legislation. The grants are also awarded to Outlying 
Areas based on the same formula: (1) 60% on the basis of the States or 
Outlying Areas relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24. 
(2) 40% on the basis of the States relative number of children counted 
under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (ESEA). Data collected through this information collection will 
inform Department monitoring and oversight, and public reporting.
    This information collection requests approval for an extension to a 
previously approved collection that includes annual reporting 
requirements to comply with the requirements of the GEER/ESF--Governor 
program and to obtain information on how the funds were used.
    The information will be reviewed by U.S. Department of Education 
(Department) employees to ensure that GEER/ESF--Governor funds are used 
in accordance with applicable requirements under the CARES Act and 
CRRSA Act and will be shared with the public to promote transparency 
regarding the allocation and uses of funds. Furthermore, the 
information collected will be analyzed to provide aggregate statistics 
on SEA and LEA use of Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) funds to 
address the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on students and schools. The 
collection was used for a similar purpose in the first three years of 
its administration, with reporting made public in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

    Dated: July 18, 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. 2024-16187 Filed 7-23-24; 8:45 am]
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