80 FR 52747 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Grantee Reporting Form-RSA Annual Payback Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)

Page Range		52747-52747
FR Document		2015-21563

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0107]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Grantee Reporting Form--RSA Annual Payback Report

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
(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 a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://wwww.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0107. 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 2E115, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Rose Ann Ashby, (202) 245-7258.

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: Grantee Reporting Form--RSA Annual Payback 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 350.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Abstract: Under section 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 
amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provides Long-Term 
Training grants to academic institutions to support scholarship 
assistance to students. Students who receive scholarships under this 
program are required to work within the public rehabilitation program, 
such as with a state vocational rehabilitation agency, or an agency or 
organization that has a service arrangement with a state vocational 
rehabilitation agency. The student is expected to work two years in 
such settings for every year of full-time scholarship support. The 
program regulations at 34 CFR 386.33-386.35 and 386.40-386.43 detail 
the payback provisions and the RSA scholars' requirements to comply 
with them.
    Section 302(b)(2)(C) of the Act requires the academic institutions 
(i.e., grantees) that administer Long-Term Training grants to track the 
employment status and location of former scholars supported under their 
grants in order to ensure that students are meeting the payback 
requirement. Program regulations at 34 CFR 386.34 require each grantee 
to establish and maintain a tracking system on current and former RSA 
scholars for this purpose and to report to the Secretary information on 
the scholars' progress toward fulfilling their obligation towards 
payback in qualified employment in fields which include clinical 
practice, administration, supervision, teaching or research in 
vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, or independent living 
rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals 
with significant disabilities.
    The Annual Payback Report form for which RSA is requesting an 
extension collects data on the status of ``current'' and ``exited'' RSA 
scholars who are/were the recipients of scholarships. In addition to 
meeting the requirement that all scholars be tracked, the information 
collected on the form currently in use will continue to provide 
performance data relevant to the rehabilitation fields and degrees 
pursued by RSA scholars, as well as the funds owed and the 
rehabilitation work completed by them.

    Dated: August 26, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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analyses prepared for Amendment 19,] Please note that comments submitted by (RSA) provides Long-Term Training
an action to address timing issues for fax or email and those submitted after grants to academic institutions to
fishery specifications, and advisors will the comment period will not be support scholarship assistance to
identify preferred alternative accepted. Written requests for students. Students who receive
recommendations. Staff will review information or comments submitted by scholarships under this program are
progress on planning of a future postal mail or delivery should be required to work within the public
workshop to discuss issues about addressed to the Director of the rehabilitation program, such as with a
potential inshore depletion. Finally, Information Collection Clearance state vocational rehabilitation agency, or
staff will review preliminary input from Division, U.S. Department of Education, an agency or organization that has a
the PDT based on a Council motion to 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room service arrangement with a state
evaluate how to potentially improve 2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537. vocational rehabilitation agency. The
information collected by observers on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For student is expected to work two years in
discard mortality and high grading as specific questions related to collection such settings for every year of full-time
well as review Advisory Panel activities, please contact Rose Ann scholarship support. The program
recommendations. Other business may Ashby, (202) 245–7258.
be discussed. regulations at 34 CFR 386.33–386.35
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The and 386.40–386.43 detail the payback
Special Accommodations Department of Education (ED), in provisions and the RSA scholars’
accordance with the Paperwork requirements to comply with them.
This meeting is physically accessible Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
to people with disabilities. Requests for 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Section 302(b)(2)(C) of the Act
sign language interpretation or other public and Federal agencies with an requires the academic institutions (i.e.,
auxiliary aids should be directed to opportunity to comment on proposed, grantees) that administer Long-Term
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at revised, and continuing collections of Training grants to track the employment
978–465–0492, at least 5 days prior to information. This helps the Department status and location of former scholars
the meeting date. assess the impact of its information supported under their grants in order to
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. collection requirements and minimize ensure that students are meeting the
Dated: August 27, 2015. the public’s reporting burden. It also payback requirement. Program
Tracey L. Thompson, helps the public understand the regulations at 34 CFR 386.34 require
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Department’s information collection each grantee to establish and maintain
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. requirements and provide the requested a tracking system on current and former
[FR Doc. 2015–21586 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am]
data in the desired format. ED is RSA scholars for this purpose and to
soliciting comments on the proposed report to the Secretary information on
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information collection request (ICR) that the scholars’ progress toward fulfilling
is described below. The Department of their obligation towards payback in
Education is especially interested in qualified employment in fields which
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION public comment addressing the include clinical practice,
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0107] following issues: (1) Is this collection administration, supervision, teaching or
necessary to the proper functions of the research in vocational rehabilitation,
Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be supported employment, or independent
Activities; Comment Request; Grantee processed and used in a timely manner;
living rehabilitation of individuals with
Reporting Form—RSA Annual Payback (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
Report disabilities, especially individuals with
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the significant disabilities.
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and The Annual Payback Report form for
information to be collected; and (5) how
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), which RSA is requesting an extension
might the Department minimize the
Department of Education (ED). collects data on the status of ‘‘current’’
burden of this collection on the
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use and ‘‘exited’’ RSA scholars who are/
of information technology. Please note were the recipients of scholarships. In
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
that written comments received in addition to meeting the requirement that
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
response to this notice will be all scholars be tracked, the information
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
considered public records. collected on the form currently in use
proposing a revision of an existing
Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting will continue to provide performance
information collection.
Form—RSA Annual Payback Report. data relevant to the rehabilitation fields
DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1820–0617.
submit comments on or before and degrees pursued by RSA scholars,
Type of Review: A revision of an as well as the funds owed and the
November 2, 2015. existing information collection. rehabilitation work completed by them.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public: Private
documents related to the information Sector, State, Local and Tribal Dated: August 26, 2015.
collection listed in this notice, please Governments. Tomakie Washington,
use http://wwww.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual Acting Director, Information Collection
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searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 350. Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
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in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 400. [FR Doc. 2015–21563 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am]
submitted electronically through the Abstract: Under section 302 of the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
www.regulations.gov by selecting the by the Workforce Innovation and
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Opportunity Act (WIOA), the
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Rehabilitation Services Administration

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 2, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Rose Ann Ashby, (202) 245-7258.
FR Citation		80 FR 52747