80_FR_8663 80 FR 8631 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Assurance of Compliance-Civil Rights Certificate

80 FR 8631 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Assurance of Compliance-Civil Rights Certificate

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)

Page Range8631-8632
FR Document2015-03288

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 Issue 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8631-8632]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03288]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0011]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Assurance of Compliance--Civil Rights Certificate

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights (OCR), 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 
April 20, 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-
0011 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 Elizabeth Weigman, (901) 604-
9330.

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

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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: Assurance of Compliance--Civil Rights 
Certificate.
    OMB Control Number: 1870-0503.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 25.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4.
    Abstract: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has enforcement 
responsibilities under several civil rights laws, including Title VI, 
Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Boy Scouts 
of America Equal Access Act. To meet these responsibilities, OCR 
collects assurances of compliance from applicants for Federal financial 
assistance from, and applicants for funds made available through, the 
Department of Education, as required by regulations. These entities 
include, for example, State educational agencies, local education 
agencies, and postsecondary educational institutions. If a recipient 
violates one or more of these civil rights laws, OCR and the Department 
of Justice can used the signed assurances of compliance in an 
enforcement proceeding.

    Dated: February 12, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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It also BILLING CODE 4000–01–P BILLING CODE 3510–22–P helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0011] [Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0159] soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that Agency Information Collection Agency Information Collection is described below. The Department of Activities; Comment Request; Activities; Submission to the Office of Education is especially interested in Assurance of Compliance—Civil Management and Budget for Review public comment addressing the Rights Certificate and Approval; Comment Request; following issues: (1) is this collection Comprehensive Transition Programs necessary to the proper functions of the AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights (OCR), for Students With Intellectual Department; (2) will this information be Department of Education (ED). Disabilities Expenditure Report processed and used in a timely manner; ACTION: Notice (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), SUMMARY: In accordance with the (4) how might the Department enhance Department of Education (ED). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 the quality, utility, and clarity of the ACTION: Notice. U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is information to be collected; and (5) how proposing an extension of an existing SUMMARY: In accordance with the might the Department minimize the information collection. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use DATES: Interested persons are invited to U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an submit comments on or before April 20, extension of an existing information of information technology. Please note that written comments received in 2015. collection. response to this notice will be ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records. response to this notice should be submit comments on or before March Title of Collection: Comprehensive submitted electronically through the 20, 2015. Transition Programs for Students with Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in Intellectual Disabilities Expenditure www.regulations.gov by selecting response to this notice should be Report Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0011 submitted electronically through the OMB Control Number: 1845–0113 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Type of Review: An extension of an or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov www.regulations.gov by selecting existing information collection. site is not available to the public for any Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0159 Respondents/Affected Public: Private reason, ED will temporarily accept or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Sector, State, Local and Tribal comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Governments. Please note that comments submitted by site is not available to the public for any Total Estimated Number of Annual fax or email and those submitted after reason, ED will temporarily accept Responses: 34. the comment period will not be comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Total Estimated Number of Annual accepted; ED will ONLY accept Please note that comments submitted by Burden Hours: 68. comments during the comment period fax or email and those submitted after Abstract: The Higher Education in this mailbox when the regulations.gov the comment period will not be Opportunity Act, Pub. L. 110–315, site is not available. Written requests for accepted; ED will ONLY accept added provisions for the Higher information or comments submitted by comments during the comment period Education Act of 1965, as amended, in postal mail or delivery should be in this mailbox when the regulations.gov section 750 and 766 that enable eligible addressed to the Director of the site is not available. Written requests for students with intellectual disabilities to Information Collection Clearance information or comments submitted by receive Federal Pell Grant, Federal Division, U.S. Department of Education, postal mail or delivery should be Supplemental Educational Opportunity 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, addressed to the Director of the Grant, and Federal Work Study funds if Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, Information Collection Clearance they are enrolled in an approved Washington, DC 20202. Division, U.S. Department of Education, program. The Comprehensive Transition FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Programs (CTP) for Students with specific questions related to collection Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, Intellectual Disabilities expenditure activities, please contact Elizabeth Washington, DC 20202. report is the tool for reporting the use Weigman, (901) 604–9330. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For of these specific funds. The data will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specific questions related to collection used by the Department to monitor Department of Education (ED), in activities, please contact Tammy Gay, program effectiveness and accordance with the Paperwork 816–268–0432. accountability of fund expenditures. Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 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8632 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 18, 2015 / Notices information. This helps the Department DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION requirements and provide the requested assess the impact of its information data in the desired format. ED is [Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0147] collection requirements and minimize soliciting comments on the proposed the public’s reporting burden. It also Agency Information Collection information collection request (ICR) that helps the public understand the Activities; Submission to the Office of is described below. The Department of Department’s information collection Management and Budget for Review Education is especially interested in requirements and provide the requested and Approval; Comment Request; public comment addressing the data in the desired format. ED is Teacher Education Assistance for following issues: (1) Is this collection soliciting comments on the proposed College and Higher Education Grant necessary to the proper functions of the information collection request (ICR) that Program (TEACH Grant Program) Department; (2) will this information be is described below. The Department of Agreement to Serve processed and used in a timely manner; Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the AGENCY: Federal Student Assistance (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; following issues: (1) Is this collection (FSA), Department of Education (ED). (4) how might the Department enhance necessary to the proper functions of the the quality, utility, and clarity of the ACTION: Notice. Department; (2) will this information be information to be collected; and (5) how processed and used in a timely manner; SUMMARY: In accordance with the might the Department minimize the (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 burden of this collection on the (4) how might the Department enhance U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is respondents, including through the use the quality, utility, and clarity of the proposing a revision of an existing of information technology. Please note information to be collected; and (5) how information collection. that written comments received in might the Department minimize the DATES: Interested persons are invited to response to this notice will be burden of this collection on the submit comments on or before March considered public records. respondents, including through the use 20, 2015. Title of Collection: Teacher Education of information technology. Please note ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in Assistance for College and Higher that written comments received in response to this notice should be Education Grant Program (TEACH Grant response to this notice will be submitted electronically through the considered public records. Program) Agreement to Serve. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Title of Collection: Assurance of www.regulations.gov by selecting OMB Control Number: 1845–0083. Compliance—Civil Rights Certificate. Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0147 Type of Review: A revision of an OMB Control Number: 1870–0503. or via postal mail, commercial delivery, existing information collection. Type of Review: An extension of an or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Teacher site is not available to the public for any Education Assistance for College and Respondents/Affected Public: Private reason, ED will temporarily accept Sector, State, Local or Tribal Higher Education Grant Program comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Governments. (TEACH Grant Program) Agreement to Total Estimated Number of Annual Please note that comments submitted by Serve. Responses: 25. fax or email and those submitted after Total Estimated Number of Annual the comment period will not be Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4. accepted; ED will ONLY accept Responses: 34,116. Abstract: The Office for Civil Rights comments during the comment period Total Estimated Number of Annual (OCR) has enforcement responsibilities in this mailbox when the regulations.gov Burden Hours: 17,058. under several civil rights laws, site is not available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by Abstract: As a condition for receiving including Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, postal mail or delivery should be a TEACH Grant, a student must sign an the Age Discrimination Act, and the Boy addressed to the Director of the Agreement to Serve. A new Agreement Scouts of America Equal Access Act. To meet these responsibilities, OCR collects Information Collection Clearance to Serve must be signed for each award assurances of compliance from Division, U.S. Department of Education, year during which a student wishes to applicants for Federal financial 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, receive a TEACH Grant. By signing the assistance from, and applicants for Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, Agreement to Serve, a TEACH Grant funds made available through, the Washington, DC 20202. recipient agrees to meet the teaching Department of Education, as required by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For service obligation and other terms and regulations. These entities include, for specific questions related to collection conditions of the TEACH Grant Program example, State educational agencies, activities, please contact Jon Utz, 202– that are described in the Agreement to local education agencies, and 377–4040. Service. In accordance with these terms postsecondary educational institutions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The and conditions, if a TEACH Grant If a recipient violates one or more of Department of Education (ED), in recipient does not fulfill the required these civil rights laws, OCR and the accordance with the Paperwork teaching service obligation or otherwise Department of Justice can used the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. fails to meet the requirements of the signed assurances of compliance in an 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general TEACH Grant Program, any TEACH enforcement proceeding. public and Federal agencies with an Grant funds the individual received will emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: February 12, 2015. opportunity to comment on proposed, be converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Tomakie Washington, revised, and continuing collections of Loan that the grant recipient must repay Acting Director, Information Collection information. This helps the Department in full, with interest. 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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 20, 2015.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Elizabeth Weigman, (901) 604- 9330.
FR Citation80 FR 8631 
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