82 FR 13451 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Consolidated State Plan

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)

Page Range		13451-13452
FR Document		2017-04792

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995, ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0021]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Consolidated State Plan

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 of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information collection.

DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by 3/13/2017. A regular
clearance process is also hereby being initiated. Interested persons
are invited to submit comments on or before May 12, 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-2017-ICCD-
0021. 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 Melissa Siry, 202-260-0926.

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

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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: Consolidated State Plan.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0576.
Type of Review: A revision to an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 108,155.
Abstract: Section 8302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),
permits each SEA, in consultation with the Governor, to apply for
program funds through submission of a consolidated State plan or a
consolidated State application (in lieu of individual program State
plans). The purpose of consolidated State plans as defined in ESEA is
to improve teaching and learning by encouraging greater cross-program
coordination, planning, and service delivery; to enhance program
integration; and to provide greater flexibility and less burden for
State educational agencies.
Additional Information: This is a request for an emergency
clearance to enable Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
to collect critical information for the Consolidated State Plan, the
instrument through which State educational agencies (SEAs) apply for
funding under the following programs:

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
Title I, Part A Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational
Agencies
Title I, Part B, Section 1201 Grants for State Assessments and Related
Activities
Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children
Title I, Part D Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and
Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
Title II, Part A Supporting Effective Instruction
Title III, Part A English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement
Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Title VI, Part B, Subpart 2: Rural and Low-Income School Program
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987
Title VII, Subtitle B Education for Homeless Children and Youths
Program

On December 10, 2015, the programs above were reauthorized by the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by
the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). On November 29, 2016, the
Department received information collection clearance approval for a
Consolidated State Plan aligned to the Notice of Final Regulations for
Accountability and State Plans published in the Federal Register at 81
FR 86076. Congress is currently considering a joint resolution of
disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5 U.S.C. 801-808)
to overturn these regulations. If a resolution of disapproval is
enacted, these regulations ``shall have no force or effect.''
Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13, the Department requests that OMB review
this collection under its emergency procedures. This request for
emergency clearance is based on two factors: (1) The joint resolution
of disapproval under the CRA presents an unanticipated event beyond the
Department's control; and (2) further uncertainty of the requirements
for submission of consolidated State plans would prevent States from
implementing the new ESSA requirements in school year 2017-2018.
Section 8302 of the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, permits each SEA,
in consultation with the Governor, to apply for program funds through
submission of a consolidated State plan (in lieu of individual program
State plans). The purpose of Consolidated State Plans as defined in
ESEA is to improve teaching and learning by encouraging greater cross-
program coordination, planning, and service delivery; to enhance
program integration; and to provide greater flexibility and less burden
for SEAs. The Department will use the information from the Consolidated
State Plan as the basis for approving funding under the included
programs for the duration of the reauthorization. Failure to collect
this information in a timely manner will bar the Department from
receiving the comprehensive data and information that is necessary to
fulfill its fiduciary and oversight responsibilities, and endanger the
missions of the individual programs.

Dated: March 7, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO), Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION public comment addressing the SUMMARY: In accordance with the
following issues: (1) Is this collection Paperwork Reduction of 1995, ED is
[Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0141]
necessary to the proper functions of the requesting the Office of Management
Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
Activities; Submission to the Office of processed and used in a timely manner; emergency review of a new information
Management and Budget for Review (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; collection.
and Approval; Comment Request; (4) how might the Department enhance DATES: Approval by the OMB has been
Grant Application Form for Project the quality, utility, and clarity of the requested by 3/13/2017. A regular
Objectives and Performance Measures information to be collected; and (5) how clearance process is also hereby being
Information might the Department minimize the initiated. Interested persons are invited
burden of this collection on the to submit comments on or before May
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), respondents, including through the use 12, 2017.
Department of Education (ED). of information technology. Please note ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
ACTION: Notice. that written comments received in documents related to the information
response to this notice will be collection listed in this notice, please
SUMMARY: In accordance with the considered public records. use http://www.regulations.gov by
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is Title of Collection: Grant Application searching the Docket ID number ED–
proposing a new information collection. Form for Project Objectives and 2017–ICCD–0021. Comments submitted
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Performance Measures Information. in response to this notice should be
submit comments on or before April 12, OMB Control Number: 1894–NEW. submitted electronically through the
2017. Type of Review: A new information Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the collection. www.regulations.gov by selecting the
documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: Private Docket ID number or via postal mail,
collection listed in this notice, please Sector. commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual Please note that comments submitted by
searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 6,349. fax or email and those submitted after
2016–ICCD–0141. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual the comment period will not be
in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 31,745. accepted. Written requests for
submitted electronically through the Abstract: The U.S. Department of information or comments submitted by
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Education Grant Application Form for postal mail or delivery should be
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Project Objectives and Performance addressed to the Director of the
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Measures Information serves as a Information Collection Clearance
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. precursor to the U.S. Department of Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Please note that comments submitted by Education Grant Performance Report 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
fax or email and those submitted after Form (ED 524 B) in which project 226–62, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
the comment period will not be objectives, measures, and targets will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
accepted. Written requests for entered by applicants at the time that specific questions related to collection
information or comments submitted by grant applications are entered in activities, please contact Melissa Siry,
postal mail or delivery should be Grants.gov. 202–260–0926.
addressed to the Director of the The Grant Application Form for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Information Collection Clearance Project Objectives and Performance Department of Education (ED), in
Division, U.S. Department of Education, Measures Information form and accordance with the Paperwork
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room instructions are used by many ED Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537. discretionary grant programs to enable 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For grantees to meet ED deadline dates for public and Federal agencies with an
specific questions related to collection submission of performance reports to opportunity to comment on proposed,
activities, please contact Alfreida the Department. revised, and continuing collections of
Pettiford, 202–245–6110. Dated: March 7, 2017. information. This helps the Department
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Stephanie Valentine, assess the impact of its information
Department of Education (ED), in Acting Director, Information Collection collection requirements and minimize
accordance with the Paperwork Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy the public’s reporting burden. It also
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Officer, Office of Management. helps the public understand the
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general [FR Doc. 2017–04791 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] Department’s information collection
public and Federal agencies with an BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
requirements and provide the requested
opportunity to comment on proposed, data in the desired format. ED is
revised, and continuing collections of soliciting comments on the proposed
information. This helps the Department DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that
assess the impact of its information is described below. The Department of
collection requirements and minimize [Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0021] Education is especially interested in
the public’s reporting burden. It also public comment addressing the
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Department’s information collection Activities; Comment Request; necessary to the proper functions of the
requirements and provide the requested Consolidated State Plan Department; (2) will this information be
data in the desired format. ED is AGENCY: Office of Elementary and processed and used in a timely manner;
soliciting comments on the proposed Secondary Education (OESE), (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
information collection request (ICR) that Department of Education (ED). (4) how might the Department enhance
is described below. The Department of the quality, utility, and clarity of the
ACTION: Notice.
Education is especially interested in information to be collected; and (5) how

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Approval by the OMB has been requested by 3/13/2017. A regular clearance process is also hereby being initiated. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 12, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Melissa Siry, 202-260-0926.
FR Citation		82 FR 13451