[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26955-26956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10755]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0063]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006
AGENCY: Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 11, 2014.
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-2014-ICCD-
0063 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Sharon Head, 202-245-6131
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: Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for the Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.
OMB Control Number: 1830-0569.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 55.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,570.
Abstract: The purpose of this information collection package--the
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Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) is to gather narrative, financial and
performance data as required by the reauthorized Carl D. Perkins Career
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) (20 U.S. C. 2301 et
seq. As amended by Pub. L. 109-270). OCTAE staff will determine each
States compliance with basic provisions of Perkins IV and the Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (34 CFR part 80.40
[Annual Performance Report] and Part 80.41 [Financial Status Report]).
OCTAE staff will review performance data to determine whether, and to
what extent, each State has met its State adjusted levels of
performance for the core indicators described in section 113(b)(4) of
Perkins IV. Perkins IV requires the Secretary to provide the
appropriate committees of Congress copies of annual reports received by
the Department from each eligible agency that receives funds under the
Act.
Dated: May 6, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-10755 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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