[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26954-26955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10756]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0064]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service (OSERS),
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-
0064 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
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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 Elizabeth Akinola, 202-245-7303.
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: Independent Living Services for Older
Individuals Who are Blind.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0608.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
Total Estimated Number of 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.
Dated: May 6, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-10756 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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