82 FR 21203 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 86 (May 5, 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 86 (Friday, May 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21203-21204]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09048]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0061]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 5, 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-
0061. Comments submitted

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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 James Billy, 202-245-7273.

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: Independent Living Services for Older 
Individuals Who are Blind.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0608.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 336.
    Abstract: Section 752(h)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 
amended, and the corresponding regulations in 34 CFR 367.31(c) require 
each grantee under the Independent Living Services for Older 
Individuals Who Are Blind (IL-OIB) program to submit an annual report 
to the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) 
on essential demographic, service, and outcome information. There is no 
difference between this and the previously approved data collection 
instrument which will expire on August 31, 2017. RSA therefore requests 
an extension of the approval to use this data collection instrument.

    Dated: May 1, 2017
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-09048 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
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