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)

Page Range		60828-60829
FR Document		2018-25747

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

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

[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.
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Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Secondary Education (OESE) collection listed in this notice, please
www.regulations.gov by selecting the administers multiple programs use http://www.regulations.gov by
Docket ID number or via postal mail, administered by State Educational searching the Docket ID number ED–
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Agencies (SEAs), including Title I, 2018–ICCD–0094. Comments submitted
Please note that comments submitted by Sections 1001–1004 (School in response to this notice should be
fax or email and those submitted after Improvement); Title I, Part A (Improving submitted electronically through the
the comment period will not be Basic Programs Operated by Local Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
accepted. Written requests for Educational Agencies); Title I, Part B www.regulations.gov by selecting the
information or comments submitted by (Enhanced Assessments Grants (EAG), Docket ID number or via postal mail,
postal mail or delivery should be and Grants for State Assessments and commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
addressed to the Director of the Related Activities); Title II, Part A Please note that comments submitted by
Information Collection Clearance (Supporting Effective Instruction); Title fax or email and those submitted after
Division, U.S. Department of Education, III, Part A (English Language the comment period will not be
550 12th Street, SW, PCP, Room 9089, Acquisition, Language Enhancement, accepted. Written requests for
Washington, DC 20202–0023. and Academic Achievement). Annual information or comments submitted by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For performance reviews—annual phone or postal mail or delivery should be
specific questions related to collection on-site conversations with a purposeful addressed to the Director of the
activities, please contact Patrick Carr, sample of SEA and Local Education Information Collection Clearance
202–708–8196. Agency (LEA) program directors and Division, U.S. Department of Education,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The coordinators—help ensure that an SEA 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9088,
Department of Education (ED), in and its LEA are making progress toward Washington, DC 20202–0023.
accordance with the Paperwork improving student achievement and the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. quality of instruction for all students specific questions related to collection
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general and are ensuring requirements are met activities, please contact Karen
public and Federal agencies with an through the review of the program and Holliday, 202–245–7318.
opportunity to comment on proposed, fiscal requirements to safeguard public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
revised, and continuing collections of funds from waste, fraud, and abuse. The Department of Education (ED), in
information. This helps the Department information shared with OESE also accordance with the Paperwork
assess the impact of its information informs the selection and delivery of Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
collection requirements and minimize technical assistance to SEAs and aligns 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
the public’s reporting burden. It also structures, processes, and routines so public and Federal agencies with an
helps the public understand the OESE can regularly monitor the opportunity to comment on proposed,
Department’s information collection connection between grant revised, and continuing collections of
requirements and provide the requested administration and intended outcomes. information. This helps the Department
data in the desired format. ED is Dated: November 21, 2018. assess the impact of its information
soliciting comments on the proposed Stephanie Valentine, collection requirements and minimize
information collection request (ICR) that Acting Director, Information Collection the public’s reporting burden. It also
is described below. The Department of Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy helps the public understand the
Education is especially interested in Officer, Office of Management. Department’s information collection
public comment addressing the [FR Doc. 2018–25772 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested
following issues: (1) Is this collection BILLING CODE 4000–01–P data in the desired format. ED is
necessary to the proper functions of the soliciting comments on the proposed
Department; (2) will this information be information collection request (ICR) that
processed and used in a timely manner; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Education is especially interested in
[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0094]
(4) how might the Department enhance public comment addressing the
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection
information to be collected; and (5) how Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the
might the Department minimize the Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be
burden of this collection on the and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner;
respondents, including through the use Grantee Reporting Form— (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
of information technology. Please note Rehabilitation Services Administration (4) how might the Department enhance
that written comments received in (RSA) Annual Payback Report the quality, utility, and clarity of the
response to this notice will be information to be collected; and (5) how
considered public records. AGENCY: Office of Special Education and might the Department minimize the
Title of Collection: OESE Performance Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), burden of this collection on the
Review and Self-Assessment Protocol. Department of Education (ED). respondents, including through the use
OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
Type of Review: A new information that written comments received in
collection. SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
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Local, and Tribal Governments. proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting
Total Estimated Number of Annual information collection. Form—Rehabilitation Services
Responses: 45. DATES: Interested persons are invited to Administration (RSA) Annual Payback
Total Estimated Number of Annual submit comments on or before Report.
Burden Hours: 90. December 27, 2018. OMB Control Number: 1820–0617.
Abstract: The Department of ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A revision of an
Education’s Office of Elementary and documents related to the information existing information collection.

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 27, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Karen Holliday, 202-245-7318.
FR Citation		83 FR 60828