[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25674-25675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10966]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 6, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or e-mailed to [email protected] with a cc: To 
[email protected]. Please note that written comments received in 
response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
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1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an 
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: April 29, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Annual Performance Report of Independent 
Living for Older Individuals Who are Blind.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0608.
    Agency Form Number(s): RSA-7-OB.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, State 
Educational Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 336.
    Abstract: This data collection instrument is being submitted to 
obtain approval for information collection on the Independent Living 
Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind program. Through this 
program, grants are made to states to support services for individuals 
age 55 or older whose severe visual impairment makes competitive 
employment difficult to obtain but for whom independent living goals 
are feasible. This data will be used to evaluate and construct a 
profile for the program nationwide. The respondents will be the 
managers of the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who 
Are blind program in each of the 56 states and territories. The 
revisions to this instrument consist of 2 additional items in Part I to 
capture the amount of other federal funds made available to the 
program, and the carryover for those funds. In Part III, rearrangement 
in the order of requested information to avoid double counting of 
consumers in the race and ethnicity categories; an additional item to 
capture the number of consumers served who are homeless; additional 
items to capture the number of consumers referred from nursing homes, 
assisted living facilities, government/social service agencies, and 
self referrals. In Part IV, section C was revised to omit ``assistive 
technology'' and avoid the overlap with section B--specifically B2 and 
C2 which asked for the same information. The word ``regained'' was 
changed to ``maintained'' or ``gained'' wherever it appeared in the 
document as appropriate. Finally, in Part VI, we added language to link 
the information requested to that already provided in Part IV, and 
added items to capture the number of consumers who died while receiving 
services.
    Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 4519. When you access the information 
collection, click on ``Download Attachments '' to view. Written 
requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. 
Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the 
complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number 
when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

[FR Doc. 2011-10966 Filed 5-4-11; 8:45 am]
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