[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 137 (Monday, July 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34259-34260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13666]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0019]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, Rural School 
Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School Program Application

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 
August 20, 2025.

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 Victoria Hammer, (202) 260-1438.

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

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that written comments received in response to this notice will be 
considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, 
Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School 
Program Application.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0646.
    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: 4,565.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,120.
    Abstract: The Department administers two formula grant programs 
under Title V, Part B (Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA): the Small, 
Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, administered by the 
Department, which makes awards directly to local educational agencies 
(LEAs); and the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program, awarded by 
the Department to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), which then make 
awards to and administer the program for LEAs. The Department may also 
make RLIS awards directly to LEAs in States that do not submit an 
approvable RLIS application to the Department. These LEAs that apply 
directly to the Department for RLIS funding are known as Specially 
Qualified Agencies (SQAs).
    The information provided to the Department enables the Department 
to make eligibility determinations for LEAs and to calculate formula 
allocations for each eligible LEA. Form 1 consists of the REAP 
Eligibility Spreadsheet through which SEAs provide to the Department 
eligibility and allocation data for both the RLIS and SRSA programs. 
Form 2 consists of the application package for LEAs under the SRSA 
program. Form 3 consists of the application package for SQAs under the 
RLIS program. This is a request for extension of the current 
information collection package (OMB #1810-0646), updated for the future 
fiscal years in which the collection would apply.

Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-13666 Filed 7-18-25; 8:45 am]
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