[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54051-54052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19260]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0066]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge Annual Performance 
Report

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 
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 
September 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0066. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 2E-349, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Deborah Spitz, 202-260-3793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork

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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: Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge 
Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0713.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,320.
    Abstract: The Department of Education and the Department of Health 
and Human Services (Departments) are requesting renewal of the 
currently approved Annual Performance Report for RTT-ELC grantees, 
without making any material change to the collection instrument, 
instructions, frequency of collection or use. The information submitted 
in the Annual Performance Report is used to verify that grantees are 
making substantial progress toward the achievement of approved 
objectives. This grant awarded all funds up front, so the APR will not 
be used to determine continuation awards, but will be used to provide 
necessary performance information and data to program staff and to the 
public. Further, this APR form collects aggregate and quantifiable data 
needed to respond to the requirements of the Government Performance and 
Results Act (GPRA).
    Information is collected under the authority of Sections 14005 and 
14006, Division A, of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009, as amended by section 1832(b) of Division B of Public Law 112-10, 
the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2011, and the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2012 (Title 
III of Division F of Public Law 112-74, the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2012).

    Dated: August 9, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-19260 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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