Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests, 38647 [2011-16614]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
respondents, including through the use
of information technology.
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Dated: June 28, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
Department of Education.
Comment request.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Education
(the Department), 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 and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The Director,
Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management, invites comments on the
proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden
and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please
note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Information
Management and Privacy Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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
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Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Annual Progress
Report for the Access to Telework
Program under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as Amended.
OMB Control Number: 1820–0687.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government, State Educational
Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 19.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 209.
Abstract: Nineteen states currently
have Access to Telework programs that
provide financial loans to individuals
with disabilities for the purchase of
computers and other equipment that
support teleworking for an employer or
self-employment on a full or part-time
basis. These grantees are required to
report annual data on their programs to
the Rehabilitation Services
Administration. This information
collection provides a standard format
for the submission of those annual
performance reports and a follow-up
survey to be administered to individuals
who receive loans. The proposed
instrument eliminates an entire section
of optional information that is not
required for submission by the Telework
grantees, further reducing the burden
from approximately 12.5 hours to 11
hours per state. Section C. Telework
Optional Data Elements, which are not
annual reporting requirements for the
Telework grantees, has been proposed
for removal from the current instrument.
The information collected in this
optional data section includes: 1. Types
of Telework programs (partnership
loans or revolving loans), 2. Interest
Rates (lowest and highest interest rates
established by policy), 3. Loan Amounts
(lowest and highest loan amounts
established by policy), 4. Repayment
Terms (shortest and longest repayment
terms established by policy), and Loan
Guarantee Requirement, the percentage
of the loans that must be repaid by the
alternative financing program (AFP) to
the lender in case of default as
established by the agreement with the
lender. Since the data reported under C.
Telework Optional Data Elements of the
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current instrument is not required,
grantees did not report this information
uniformly across programs. If every
grantee doesn’t report in this section,
then the data can’t be reported in
aggregate form. This optional section
contains information about program
features and descriptions that may or
may not change on an annual basis.
Since there is limited utility to the
annual reporting of this optional
information, the decision was made to
further reduce the burden to all grantees
by eliminating this section from the
current instrument in the Management
Information System.
Copies of the proposed information
collection request may be accessed from
https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
by clicking on link number 4657. When
you access the information collection,
click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to
view. Written requests for information
should be addressed to U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (the Department), 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 and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden
on the public and helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office
of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please note that written comments received
in response to this notice will be considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of
Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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.
Dated: June 28, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Annual Progress Report for the Access to
Telework Program under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0687.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, State
Educational Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 19.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 209.
Abstract: Nineteen states currently have Access to Telework
programs that provide financial loans to individuals with disabilities
for the purchase of computers and other equipment that support
teleworking for an employer or self-employment on a full or part-time
basis. These grantees are required to report annual data on their
programs to the Rehabilitation Services Administration. This
information collection provides a standard format for the submission of
those annual performance reports and a follow-up survey to be
administered to individuals who receive loans. The proposed instrument
eliminates an entire section of optional information that is not
required for submission by the Telework grantees, further reducing the
burden from approximately 12.5 hours to 11 hours per state. Section C.
Telework Optional Data Elements, which are not annual reporting
requirements for the Telework grantees, has been proposed for removal
from the current instrument. The information collected in this optional
data section includes: 1. Types of Telework programs (partnership loans
or revolving loans), 2. Interest Rates (lowest and highest interest
rates established by policy), 3. Loan Amounts (lowest and highest loan
amounts established by policy), 4. Repayment Terms (shortest and
longest repayment terms established by policy), and Loan Guarantee
Requirement, the percentage of the loans that must be repaid by the
alternative financing program (AFP) to the lender in case of default as
established by the agreement with the lender. Since the data reported
under C. Telework Optional Data Elements of the current instrument is
not required, grantees did not report this information uniformly across
programs. If every grantee doesn't report in this section, then the
data can't be reported in aggregate form. This optional section
contains information about program features and descriptions that may
or may not change on an annual basis. Since there is limited utility to
the annual reporting of this optional information, the decision was
made to further reduce the burden to all grantees by eliminating this
section from the current instrument in the Management Information
System.
Copies of the proposed information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4657. When you access
the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view.
Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the
information collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.
[FR Doc. 2011-16614 Filed 6-30-11; 8:45 am]
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