80 FR 19297 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; School Leadership Grant Program Annual Performance Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19297-19298]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08239]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0040]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; School 
Leadership Grant Program Annual Performance Report

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), 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 
June 9, 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-
0040 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 Tyra Stewart, (202) 260-1847.

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: School Leadership Grant Program Annual 
Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0019.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 21.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 840.
    Abstract: Information in the SLP Annual Performance Report (APR) is

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being collected in compliance with the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title II, Part A, Subpart 5; 20 
U.S.C. 2151(b) (shown in appendix A), the Government Performance 
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, Section 4 (1115) (shown in appendix B), and 
the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 
CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that recipients of multi-year discretionary 
grants must submit an APR demonstrating that substantial progress has 
been made toward meeting the approved objectives of the project. In 
addition, discretionary grantees are required to report on their 
progress toward meeting the performance measures established for the 
U.S. Department of Education (ED) grant program.

    Dated: April 6, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-08239 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am]
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