82 FR 1328 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Migrant Education Program Regulations and Certificate of Eligibility

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 3 (January 5, 2017)

Page Range		1328-1329
FR Document		2016-31933

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1328-1329]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31933]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0148]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Migrant Education Program Regulations and Certificate of Eligibility

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, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 6, 2017.

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-
0148. 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 226-62, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Sarah Martinez, 202-260-1334.

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.

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    Title of Collection: Migrant Education Program Regulations and 
Certificate of Eligibility.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0662.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, 
Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 132,846.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 245,867.
    Abstract: This collection of information is necessary to collect 
information under the Title I, Part C Migrant Education Program (MEP). 
The MEP is authorized under sections 1301-1309 of Part C of Title I of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended. 
Regulations for the MEP are found at 34 CFR 200.81-200.89. This 
information collection covers regulations with information collection 
requirements which pertain to information that State educational 
agencies (SEAs) must collect in order to properly administer the MEP: 
34 CFR 200.83, 200.84, 200.88, and 200.89(b)-(d). Most provisions do 
not require SEAs to submit the information collected to the Department, 
with the exception of the provisions under 34 CFR 200.89(b).
    The Department is requesting a revision to this currently approved 
information collection in order to address changes to MEP eligibility 
made by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorizes and 
amends the authorizing statute, ESEA. The changes to MEP eligibility 
criteria must be reflected on the national Certificate of Eligibility 
(COE), which is an information collection required by 34 CFR 200.89(c). 
There was an overall reduction in SEA burden and responses. The 
reduction in burden and responses was achieved not as a result of 
deliberate Federal government action, but rather due to decreases in 
the number of eligible migratory children, the number of SEAs 
participating in the MEP, and the number of SEAs that the Department 
expects will be required to implement retrospective re-interviewing. 
The burden per respondent for the COE as described in 34 CFR 200.89(c) 
remains the same because although some additional burden is incurred as 
a result of the added questions (needed to demonstrate compliance with 
the new statutory language in ESSA), there was an equivalent reduction 
in burden achieved by the removal of previously included questions 
(which were needed to demonstrate compliance with the statute, prior to 
its amendment by ESSA). The annualized burden of 34 CFR 200.83, 200.84, 
and 200.88 was changed due to those costs occurring at least once per 
ESEA authorization period of four years (previously six years).

    Dated: December 29, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Title of Collection: Migrant Education Department expects will be required to Prohibited communications are
Program Regulations and Certificate of implement retrospective re- included in a public, non-decisional file
Eligibility. interviewing. The burden per associated with, but not a part of, the
OMB Control Number: 1810–0662. respondent for the COE as described in decisional record of the proceeding.
Type of Review: A revision of an 34 CFR 200.89(c) remains the same Unless the Commission determines that
existing information collection because although some additional the prohibited communication and any
Respondents/Affected Public: burden is incurred as a result of the responses thereto should become a part
Individuals or Households; State, Local, added questions (needed to demonstrate of the decisional record, the prohibited
and Tribal Governments. compliance with the new statutory off-the-record communication will not
Total Estimated Number of Annual language in ESSA), there was an be considered by the Commission in
Responses: 132,846. equivalent reduction in burden reaching its decision. Parties to a
Total Estimated Number of Annual achieved by the removal of previously proceeding may seek the opportunity to
Burden Hours: 245,867. included questions (which were needed
Abstract: This collection of respond to any facts or contentions
to demonstrate compliance with the made in a prohibited off-the-record
information is necessary to collect statute, prior to its amendment by
information under the Title I, Part C communication, and may request that
ESSA). The annualized burden of 34 the Commission place the prohibited
Migrant Education Program (MEP). The CFR 200.83, 200.84, and 200.88 was
MEP is authorized under sections 1301– communication and responses thereto
changed due to those costs occurring at
1309 of Part C of Title I of the in the decisional record. The
least once per ESEA authorization
Elementary and Secondary Education Commission will grant such a request
period of four years (previously six
Act (ESEA), as amended. Regulations for years). only when it determines that fairness so
the MEP are found at 34 CFR 200.81– requires. Any person identified below as
Dated: December 29, 2016. having made a prohibited off-the-record
200.89. This information collection
Tomakie Washington, communication shall serve the
covers regulations with information
Acting Director, Information Collection document on all parties listed on the
collection requirements which pertain
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy official service list for the applicable
to information that State educational Officer, Office of Management.
agencies (SEAs) must collect in order to proceeding in accordance with Rule
[FR Doc. 2016–31933 Filed 1–4–17; 8:45 am]
properly administer the MEP: 34 CFR 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
200.83, 200.84, 200.88, and 200.89(b)- Exempt off-the-record
(d). Most provisions do not require communications are included in the
SEAs to submit the information decisional record of the proceeding,
collected to the Department, with the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
unless the communication was with a
exception of the provisions under 34 Federal Energy Regulatory cooperating agency as described by 40
CFR 200.89(b). Commission CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
The Department is requesting a 385.2201(e) (1) (v).
revision to this currently approved [Docket No. RM98–1–000]
information collection in order to The following is a list of off-the-
address changes to MEP eligibility made Records Governing Off-the-Record record communications recently
by the Every Student Succeeds Act Communications’ Public Notice received by the Secretary of the
(ESSA), which reauthorizes and amends This constitutes notice, in accordance Commission. The communications
the authorizing statute, ESEA. The with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt listed are grouped by docket numbers in
changes to MEP eligibility criteria must of prohibited and exempt off-the-record ascending order. These filings are
be reflected on the national Certificate communications. available for electronic review at the
of Eligibility (COE), which is an Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, Commission in the Public Reference
information collection required by 34 September 22, 1999) requires Room or may be viewed on the
CFR 200.89(c). There was an overall Commission decisional employees, who Commission’s Web site at http://
reduction in SEA burden and responses. make or receive a prohibited or exempt www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
The reduction in burden and responses off-the-record communication relevant Enter the docket number, excluding the
was achieved not as a result of to the merits of a contested proceeding, last three digits, in the docket number
deliberate Federal government action, to deliver to the Secretary of the field to access the document. For
but rather due to decreases in the Commission, a copy of the assistance, please contact FERC Online
number of eligible migratory children, communication, if written, or a Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
the number of SEAs participating in the summary of the substance of any oral ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
MEP, and the number of SEAs that the communication. for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.

Docket No. File date Presenter or requester

Prohibited:
1. CP15–554–000 .............................. 12–12–2016 Vincent Russell.
2. CP15–554–000 .............................. 12–12–2016 Eva Cosgrove.
3. CP15–500–000 .............................. 12–12–2016 Eddy N.
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4. CP15–554–000 .............................. 12–13–2016 Vincent Russell.
5. CP15–17–000 ................................ 12–19–2016 Mass Mailing.1
6. CP15–17–000 ................................ 12–20–2016 Private Citizen.
7. CP16–10–000 ................................ 12–23–2016 Caleb Laieski.
Exempt:
1. CP15–558–000 12–12–2016 Dela-
ware Township, New Jersey,
Mayor Susan Lockwood.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 March 6, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Sarah Martinez, 202-260-1334.
FR Citation		82 FR 1328