81 FR 21545 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Indian Education Professional Development Grants Program: GPRA and Service Payback Data Collection

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 70 (April 12, 2016)

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 81, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21545-21546]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08347]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0012]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Indian Education Professional Development Grants Program: GPRA 
and Service Payback Data Collection

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 a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 12, 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-2016-ICCD-
0012. 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 2E-105, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact John Cheek, 202-401-0274.

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: Indian Education Professional Development 
Grants Program: GPRA and Service Payback Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0698.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,740.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,728.

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    Abstract: The Indian Education Professional Development (IEPD) 
Grants program provides grants to prepare and train Indians (i.e., 
American Indians/Alaska Natives) to serve as teachers and 
administrators. The specific goals of the IEPD program are to: (1) 
Increase the number of qualified individuals in professions that serve 
American Indians/Alaska Natives; (2) provide training to qualified 
American Indians/Alaska Natives to become teachers, administrators, 
teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary education personnel; and 
(3) improve the skills of those qualified American Indians/Alaska 
Natives who already serve in these capacities. Individuals trained 
under this program must perform work related to their training and that 
benefits American Indian/Alaska Native people, or repay all or a 
prorated portion of the assistance received under the program.
    This data collection serves three purposes: First, data from three 
sources (grantees, project participants, and employers) are necessary 
to assess the performance of the IEPD program on its Government 
Performance Results Act (GPRA) measures. Second, data from all three 
sources are necessary to determine if IEPD participants are fulfilling 
the terms of their service/cash payback requirements. Finally, budget 
and project-specific performance data are collected from IEPD grantees 
for project-monitoring and compliance information. The forms and 
protocols contained in this package include the Grantee Reporting Form, 
the Participant Training Information and Employment Reporting Form, and 
the Employment Verification Form.

    Dated: April 7, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-08347 Filed 4-11-16; 8:45 am]
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