82_FR_60430 82 FR 60188 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual Report on Appeals Process RSA-722

82 FR 60188 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual Report on Appeals Process RSA-722

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)

Page Range60188-60188
FR Document2017-27219

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60188]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27219]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0158]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual 
Report on Appeals Process RSA-722

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 an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 20, 2018.

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-
0158. 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 216-44, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Edward West, 202-245-6145.

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: Annual Report on Appeals Process RSA-722.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0563.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 79.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 158.
    Abstract: Pursuant to Subsection 102(c)(8)(A) and (B) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended by the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act the RSA-722 is needed to meet specific data collection 
requirements on the number of requests for mediations, hearings, 
administrative reviews and other methods of dispute resolution 
requested and the manner in which they were resolved. The information 
collected is used to evaluate the types of complaints made by 
applicants and eligible individuals of the vocational rehabilitation 
program and the final resolution of appeals filed. Respondents are 
State agencies that administer the Federal/State Program for Vocational 
Rehabilition.

    Dated: December 13, 2017.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-27219 Filed 12-18-17; 8:45 am]
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60188 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2017 / Notices Department approved nine experiments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For administer the Federal/State Program to test ways to address federal objectives specific questions related to collection for Vocational Rehabilition. and meet the needs of financial aid activities, please contact Edward West, Dated: December 13, 2017. administrators and federal financial aid 202–245–6145. Tomakie Washington, recipients. Under the experiments, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acting Director, Information Collection institutions are given the flexibility to Department of Education (ED), in Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy test alternatives to existing requirements accordance with the Paperwork Officer, Office of Management. so that the Department can analyze the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. [FR Doc. 2017–27219 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am] data obtained from participating 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general BILLING CODE 4000–01–P institutions to validate current practices public and Federal agencies with an or to obtain information supportive of opportunity to comment on proposed, regulatory changes or recommendations revised, and continuing collections of DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION for legislative change. The collection of information. This helps the Department this data and the results of these assess the impact of its information National Assessment Governing Board experiments will help the Department collection requirements and minimize in its continuing efforts to improve Title AGENCY: National Assessment the public’s reporting burden. It also IV program administration. Governing Board, U.S. Department of helps the public understand the Education. Dated: December 13, 2017. Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested ACTION: Announcement of closed Kate Mullan, data in the desired format. ED is teleconference meeting. Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy soliciting comments on the proposed SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the Officer, Office of Management. information collection request (ICR) that agenda for the January 11, 2018 closed [FR Doc. 2017–27243 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am] is described below. The Department of teleconference meeting of the National BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Education is especially interested in Assessment Governing Board’s public comment addressing the (Governing Board) Nominations following issues: (1) Is this collection Committee, which has been delegated DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the by the Governing Board to take action Department; (2) will this information be on behalf of the Board. This notice [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0158] processed and used in a timely manner; provides information to members of the Agency Information Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; public who may be interested in Activities; Comment Request; Annual (4) how might the Department enhance providing written comments related to Report on Appeals Process RSA–722 the quality, utility, and clarity of the the work of the Governing Board. Notice information to be collected; and (5) how of this meeting is required under the AGENCY: Office of Special Education and might the Department minimize the Federal Advisory Committee Act Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), burden of this collection on the (FACA). Department of Education (ED). respondents, including through the use ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: that written comments received in Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/ SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be Designated Federal Official for the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records. Governing Board, 800 North Capitol proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: Annual Report on Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC information collection. Appeals Process RSA–722. 20002, telephone: (202) 357–6938, fax: DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1820–0563. (202) 357–6945, email: submit comments on or before February Type of Review: An extension of an Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov. 20, 2018. existing information collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public: State, Authority and Function: The Governing documents related to the information Local, and Tribal Governments. Board is established under the National collection listed in this notice, please Total Estimated Number of Annual Assessment of Educational Progress use http://www.regulations.gov by Responses: 79. Authorization Act, Title III of Public searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual Law 107–279. Written comments may 2017–ICCD–0158. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 158. be submitted electronically or in hard in response to this notice should be Abstract: Pursuant to Subsection copy to the attention of the Executive submitted electronically through the 102(c)(8)(A) and (B) of the Officer/Designated Federal Official (see Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended contact information noted above). www.regulations.gov by selecting the by the Workforce Innovation and Information on the Governing Board, its Docket ID number or via postal mail, Opportunity Act the RSA–722 is needed membership and work can be found at commercial delivery, or hand delivery. to meet specific data collection www.nagb.gov. Please note that comments submitted by requirements on the number of requests The Governing Board is established to fax or email and those submitted after for mediations, hearings, administrative formulate policy for the National the comment period will not be reviews and other methods of dispute Assessment of Educational Progress accepted. Written requests for resolution requested and the manner in (NAEP). The Governing Board’s sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES information or comments submitted by which they were resolved. The responsibilities include selecting subject postal mail or delivery should be information collected is used to evaluate areas to be assessed, developing addressed to the Director of the the types of complaints made by assessment frameworks and Information Collection Clearance applicants and eligible individuals of specifications, developing appropriate Division, U.S. Department of Education, the vocational rehabilitation program student achievement levels for each 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room and the final resolution of appeals filed. grade and subject tested, improving the 216–44, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Respondents are State agencies that form and use of NAEP, developing VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Dec 18, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM 19DEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February 20, 2018.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Edward West, 202-245-6145.
FR Citation82 FR 60188 
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