[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41491-41492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17283]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0058]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)
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 of 1995 (44
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U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a
previously approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 14, 2015.
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-2015-ICCD-
0058 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 Jean Marchowsky, 202-205-2161.
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: Application for the Rural Education
Achievement Program (REAP).
OMB Control Number: 1810-0646.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved
information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 549.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,377.
Abstract: This data collection is pursuant to the Secretary's
authority under Part B of Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA), to award funds under two grant programs designed
to address the unique needs of rural school districts--the Small, Rural
School Achievement (SRSA) program (ESEA Section 6212) and the Rural and
Low-Income School (RLIS) program (ESEA Section 6221). Under the SRSA
program, the Secretary awards grants directly to eligible local
educational agencies (LEAs) on a formula basis. Under the RLIS program,
eligible school districts are sub-recipients of funds the Department
awards to State educational agencies (SEAs) on a formula basis. For
both grant programs, the Department awards funds based on a
determination of the eligibility of individual school districts and the
calculation of the allocation each eligible district should receive
according to formula prescribed in the statute. This data collection
package consists of two forms and related documents that are used to
accomplish the grant award process each year: (1) A spreadsheet used by
SEAs to submit information to identify RLIS and SRSA-eligible LEAs and
to allocate funds based on the appropriate formula, and (2) an
application form for SRSA-eligible LEAs to apply for funding. This
submission requests a three-year extension of the current approved
collection package (OMB #1810-0646). The REAP eligibility spreadsheet
(Form 1) has no substantive changes or revisions from the previously-
approved collection under OMB#1810-0646. Similarly, the SRSA
Application (Form 2) is essentially unchanged from the previous
collection. The instructions accompanying both Form 1 and Form 2 remain
unchanged from the previously-approved collection, except for minor
changes to update dates and contact information. None of these changes
require SEAs to submit additional data.
Dated: July 9, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-17283 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am]
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