82 FR 15215 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual Performance Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 57 (March 27, 2017)

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 57 (Monday, March 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15215-15216]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05982]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual Performance 
Report

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 
April 26, 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-
0001. 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 Tara Ramsey, 202-260-2063.

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: High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual 
Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0684.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 44.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,408.
    Abstract: The Office of Migrant Education is collecting information 
for the High School Equivalency Program

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Annual Performance Report in compliance with Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended, Title IV, Sec. 418A; 20 U.S.C. 1070d-2 (special 
programs for students whose families are engaged in migrant and 
seasonal farm work), the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) of 
1993, Section 4 (1115), and the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that 
recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit an Annual 
Performance Report demonstrating that substantial progress has been 
made towards meeting the approved objectives of the project. In 
addition, discretionary grantees are required to report on their 
progress toward meeting the performance measures established for the 
Department of Education grant program. The Office of Migrant Education 
requests an extension without change of a currently approved collection 
to continue the use of a customized Annual Performance Report that goes 
beyond the Department of Education generic form number 524B Annual 
Performance Report to facilitate the collection of more standardized 
and comprehensive data to inform GPRA, to improve the overall quality 
of data collected, and to increase the quality of data that can be used 
to inform policy decisions.
    The proposed changes to the 2017 HEP APR are changes to the HEP 
Instructions Form and Performance Report Data Form and OME made minor 
editorial language and formatting changes. OME aligned the directions 
to the performance report data form, and required grantees to 
disaggregate HSE attainers and HSE withdrawals into New and Returning 
participants.

    Dated: March 22, 2017.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-05982 Filed 3-24-17; 8:45 am]
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