[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 66958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27239]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0048]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Vocational and Adult
Education (OVAE).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-ICCD-
0048 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those 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 Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education 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: Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance
Report.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Type of Review: New collection; request for a new OMB Control
Number.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 88.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,556.
Abstract: The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form
and instructions will be used by grantees to meet Department of
Education deadline dates for submission of performance and financial
reports for the Office of Vocational Adult Education (OVAE) Division of
Academic and Technical Education (DATE) discretionary grant programs,
as required by the Education Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR 34 CFR 74.51, 74.52, 75.118, 75.253, 75.590, and
80.40). The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used
by OVAE discretionary grant recipients in lieu of the ED 524B Grant
Performance Report and instructions because the ED 524B is not
compatible with OVAE-DATE's new Perkins Information Management System.
Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit interim
performance reports, usually annually, for each year funding has been
approved in order to receive a continuation award. The annual
performance report should demonstrate whether substantial progress has
been made toward meeting the approved goals and objectives of the
project. OVAE also requires recipients of `forward funded' grants that
are awarded funds for their entire multi-year project up-front in a
single grant award to submit an annual performance report. The Perkins
Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used for interim and
final performance reporting. In both the annual and final performance
reports, grantees are required to provide data on established
performance measures for the grant program (e.g., Government
Performance and Results Act measures) and on project performance
measures that were included in the grantee's approved grant
application, in order to demonstrate project success, impact and
outcomes. The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form will
also be used by grant recipients for other interim reporting such as
quarterly or semi-annual performance and/or financial reporting.
Dated: November 2, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-27239 Filed 11-7-12; 8:45 am]
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