80 FR 25285 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 85 (May 4, 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 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25285-25286]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10313]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0058]


Agency Information Collection Activities; 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 
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 6, 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

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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: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 549.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,277.
    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: April 28, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-10313 Filed 5-1-15; 8:45 am]
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