83 FR 60828 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Grantee Reporting Form-Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Annual Payback Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60828-60829]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25747]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0094]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Grantee Reporting Form--Rehabilitation Services Administration 
(RSA) Annual Payback Report

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 
December 27, 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-2018-ICCD-
0094. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9088, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Karen Holliday, 202-245-7318.

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: Grantee Reporting Form--Rehabilitation 
Services Administration (RSA) Annual Payback Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.

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    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private 
Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,790.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,858.
    Abstract: Under Section 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 
amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), 
hereafter referred to as ``The Act,'' the RSA provides Long-Term 
Training grants to academic institutions to support scholarship 
assistance to scholars. Scholars who receive scholarships under this 
program are required to work within the public rehabilitation program, 
such as with a State vocational rehabilitation agency, or an agency or 
organization that has a service arrangement with a State vocational 
rehabilitation agency, in qualified employment fields, which include 
rehabilitation counseling, administration, supervision, teaching or 
research in vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, or 
independent living rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, 
especially individuals with significant disabilities. The scholar is 
required to work two years in such settings for every year of full-time 
scholarship support. The service obligation for the scholar who 
matriculated part time, is based on the equivalent total of actual 
academic years of training received. The program regulations at 34 CFR 
386.33-386.36 and 386.40-386.43 detail the payback provisions and the 
RSA scholars' requirements to comply with them.
    Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act requires that data on the 
employment of scholars are accurate, including tracking of scholars' 
employment status and location of former scholars supported under the 
RLTT grants in order to ensure that scholars are meeting the payback 
requirements.
    In addition to meeting the requirement that all scholars be 
tracked, the data collected will provide performance data relevant to 
the rehabilitation fields and degrees pursued by RSA scholars, as well 
as the funds owed and the rehabilitation work completed by them. These 
data are used to assess program effectiveness and efficiency, and to 
meet the reporting requirements of the Government Performance and 
Results Act (GPRA).
    RSA is requesting a revision of the currently approved collection 
for grantees (Institutions of Higher Education) to submit an Annual 
Payback Report through the online RSA Management Information System 
(MIS). To collect the needed data, RSA created the revised Payback 
Information Management System (PIMS). Through the PIMS grantees, 
scholars and employers report data electronically.

    Dated: November 20, 2018.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-25747 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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