80 FR 67390 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 211 (November 2, 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 211 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67390-67391]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27779]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0128]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Career, Technical and 
Adult Education (OCTAE).

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 
January 4, 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-2015-ICCD-
0128. 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Laura Messenger, (202) 245-7840.

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: Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1830-0574.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 88.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 156.
    Abstract: The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form 
and instructions will be used by grantees to meet Department of 
Education deadline dates for submission of performance and financial 
reports for the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) 
Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) discretionary grant 
programs, as required by the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR 34 CFR 74.51, 74.52, 75.118, 75.253, 
75.590, and 80.40). The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report 
will be used by OCTAE discretionary grant recipients in lieu of the ED 
524B Grant Performance Report and instructions because the ED 524B is 
not compatible with OCTAE-DATE(TM)s new Perkins Information Management 
System. Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit 
interim performance reports, usually annually, for each year funding 
has been approved in order to receive a continuation award. The annual 
performance report should demonstrate whether substantial progress has 
been made toward meeting the approved goals and objectives of the 
project. OCTAE also requires recipients of `forward funded' grants that 
are awarded funds for their entire multi-year project up-front in a 
single grant award to submit an annual performance report. The Perkins 
Discretionary Grant Performance Report will be used for interim and 
final performance reporting. In both the annual and final performance 
reports, grantees are required to provide data on established 
performance measures for the grant program (e.g., Government 
Performance and Results Act measures) and on project performance 
measures that were included in the grantee(TM)s approved grant 
application, in order to demonstrate project success, impact and 
outcomes. The Perkins Discretionary Grant Performance Report form will 
also be used by grant recipients for other interim reporting such as 
quarterly or semi-annual performance and/or financial reporting.

    Dated: October 27, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-27779 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am]
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