[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 63930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17350]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 the 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 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 Andrew Brake, 202-453-6136.

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: 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: An 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: August 1, 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. 2024-17350 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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