81 FR 91155 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Rehabilitation Services Administration Grant Re-Allotment Form

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 242 (December 16, 2016)

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 81, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91155-91156]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30321]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0142]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Rehabilitation Services Administration Grant Re-Allotment Form

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 an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 14, 2017.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information

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collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov 
by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-0142. 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-349, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact David Steele, 202-245-6520.

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: Rehabilitation Services Administration Grant 
Re-allotment Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0692.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 140.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 13.
    Abstract: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, authorizes 
the commissioner to re-allot to other grant recipients that portion of 
a recipient's annual grant that cannot be used. To maximize the use of 
appropriated funds under the formula grant programs, the Office of 
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has established a re-
allotment process for the Basic Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants; 
Supported Employment State Grants; Independent Living State Grants, 
Part B (IL-Part B); Independent Living Services for Older Individuals 
Who Are Blind (IL-OB); Client Assistance (CAP) and Protection and 
Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) Programs. The authority for the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration to reallot formula grant funds 
is found at sections 110(b)(2) (VR), 622(b) (SE), 711(c) (IL-Part B), 
752(j)(4) (IL-OB), 112(e)(2) (CAP), and 509(e) (PAIR) of the Act. The 
information will continue to be used by the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration State Monitoring and Program Improvement Division to 
reallot formula grant funds for the awards mentioned above. For each 
grant award, the grantee will be required to enter the amount of funds 
being relinquished and/or any additional funds being requested.

    Dated: December 13, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-30321 Filed 12-15-16; 8:45 am]
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