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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Information Collection; Submission for
OMB Review, Comment Request
Comments
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Corporation for National
and Community Service (the
Corporation), has submitted a public
information collection request (ICR)
entitled Segal AmeriCorps Education
Award Matching Program Commitment
Form for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13, (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Copies of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
calling the Corporation for National and
Community Service, Calvin Dawson, at
(202) 606–6897 or email to
cdawson@cns.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–
3722 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB
Desk Officer for the Corporation for
National and Community Service, by
any of the following two methods
within 30 days from the date of
publication in the Federal Register:
(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974,
Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk
Officer for the Corporation for National
and Community Service; and
(2) Electronically by email to:
smar@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
is particularly interested in comments
which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Corporation, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Propose ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Propose ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
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A 60-day public comment Notice was
published in the Federal Register on
February 28, 2012. This comment
period ended April 30, 2012. One
individual submitted public comments.
One comment was that the form should
include specific explanation of how the
matching program works. In response, a
program purpose section has been
added to the form. Another comment
was to show some links to the
Corporation for National and
Community Service Web site. In
response, in addition to the link that
already appears on the Form for FAQs,
an additional link to the Corporation’s
Web site has been added. Additional
comments related to ideas for organizing
the Corporation’s Web site. In response,
since these ideas relate to the Web site
and not to the Form itself then no
changes to the Form was needed.
Description: The Corporation is
seeking approval of Segal AmeriCorps
Education Award Matching Program
Commitment Form to be used by
colleges and universities to submit to
the Corporation for National and
Community Service to obtain approval
for information on them to appear on
the Segal AmeriCorps Education
Awards section of the Corporation for
National and Community Service Web
site.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and
Community Service.
Title: Segal AmeriCorps Education
Award Matching Program Commitment
Form.
OMB Number: TBD.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Colleges and
Universities.
Total Respondents: Estimated 200
Colleges and Universities.
Frequency: Once every five years.
Average Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 100
hours.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
None.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintenance): None.
Dated: May 23, 2012.
Idara Nickelson,
Chief of Program Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests; Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development; EDFacts Collection of
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA) Flexibility Data
On September 23, 2011, the
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
invited State educational agencies
(SEAs) to request flexibility pursuant to
the authority in section 9401 of ESEA,
which allows the Secretary of Education
to waive, with certain exceptions, any
statutory or regulatory requirement of
the ESEA for an SEA that receives funds
under a program authorized by the
ESEA and requests a waiver. In order to
ensure that SEAs receiving ESEA
flexibility are continuing to meet the
intent and purpose of Title I of ESEA,
including meeting the educational
needs of low-achieving students, closing
achievement gaps, and holding schools,
local educational agencies, and SEAs
accountable for improving the academic
achievement of all students, ED will
continue to collect all data related to
student proficiency rates as well as
performance against the annual
measurable objectives. This collection
will be applicable to SEAs with
approved flexibility requests.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 30,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Written 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. 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 04860. 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.
SUMMARY:
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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, Privacy, Information
and Records Management 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. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: EDFacts Collection
of ESEA Flexibility Data.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,248.
Abstract: On September 23, 2011, the
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
invited each State educational agency
(SEA) to voluntarily request flexibility
on behalf of itself, its local educational
agencies, and schools, in order to better
focus on improving student learning
and increasing the quality of
instruction. Since then, ED has
approved 11 SEA requests for flexibility,
and is currently reviewing an additional
27 requests. ED expects to receive
requests from additional SEAs by
September 6, 2012. SEAs are invited to
request flexibility pursuant to the
authority in section 9401 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA), which allows the
Secretary of Education to waive, with
certain exceptions, any statutory or
regulatory requirement of the ESEA for
an SEA that receives funds under a
program authorized by the ESEA and
requests a waiver. This clearance
request is for the collection of data that
may be needed to ensure that SEAs
receiving ESEA flexibility are
continuing to meet the intent and
purpose of Title I of ESEA, including
meeting the educational needs of low-
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achieving students, closing achievement
gaps, and holding schools, local
educational agencies, and SEAs
accountable for improving the academic
achievement of all students. This
collection will be applicable to SEAs
with approved flexibility plans. In order
to reduce burden on SEAs and
maximize the availability and utility of
the data within ED, ED plans to require
states to submit these data electronically
through EDFacts, as allowable under 34
CF. Part 76. ‘‘Flexibility Clearance
Attachment B’’ outlines the 22 new data
groups proposed for collection. ED is
requesting SEAs to review the last page
of Attachment B which provides two
directed questions (see the link to
EDICSweb to link number 04860 in the
Addresses section above.) ED is
requesting the data providers of each
SEA respond to two specific questions
about the proposed data groups.
Responses to these questions will help
ED determine whether or not to adjust
the proposed data groups, as well as to
determine which of the data can
currently be provided by SEAs.
Dated: May 24, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended;
Renewal of Computer Matching
Program Between the U.S. Department
of Education and the Internal Revenue
Service
Department of Education.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This document provides
notice of the renewal of the computer
matching program between the U.S.
Department of Education (ED) and the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The
computer matching program will begin
on the effective date specified in
paragraph 5.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ED
originally published the notice of the
matching program between ED and IRS
in the Federal Register on July 28, 2006
(71 FR 42839). The computer matching
program became effective for a period of
18 months on January 28, 2007. On July
10, 2009, IRS and ED extended the
computer matching program for an
additional 12 months from July 28,
2009, through July 27, 2010. The
computer matching program expired on
July 27, 2010.
SUMMARY:
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This notice is provided under the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended by the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub.
L. 100–503) and the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Amendments of
1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) (Privacy Act);
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the
Provisions of Public Law 100–503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818
(June 19, 1989); and OMB Circular A–
130, Appendix 1.
1. Name of Participating Agencies
The U.S. Department of Education
and the Internal Revenue Service.
2. Purpose of the Match
The purpose of this matching
program, entitled Taxpayer Address
Request (TAR), is to permit ED to have
access to the mailing address of any
taxpayer who owes an overpayment of
a grant awarded under subpart 1 of part
A of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended (HEA) or who has
defaulted on a loan made under parts B,
D, or E of title IV of the HEA. ED will
use taxpayer addresses to collect grant
overpayments and loan debts.
In accordance with section
6103(m)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue
Code (IRC) (26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(4)(B)),
the computer matching agreement
between ED and IRS provides for
redisclosure by the Secretary of
Education of a taxpayer’s mailing
address to any lender, or State or
nonprofit guarantee agency that is
participating under part B or D of title
IV of the HEA, or any educational
institution with which the Secretary of
Education has an agreement under
subpart 1 of part A or part D or E of title
IV of the HEA. In addition, this
matching program permits ED to have
access to the mailing address of a
taxpayer for use by ED and its agents for
purposes of locating such taxpayer to
collect or compromise a Federal claim
against the taxpayer in accordance with
31 U.S.C. 3711, 3717, and 3718.
3. Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program
The information contained in the IRS
database is referred to as the TAR, and
the matching program between ED and
IRS is authorized under section
6103(m)(2) and (m)(4) of the IRC (26
U.S.C. 6103(m)(2) and (m)(4)).
4. Categories of Records and
Individuals Covered by the Match
The records to be used in the match
are described as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development; EDFacts Collection of
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) Flexibility Data
SUMMARY: On September 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)
invited State educational agencies (SEAs) to request flexibility
pursuant to the authority in section 9401 of ESEA, which allows the
Secretary of Education to waive, with certain exceptions, any statutory
or regulatory requirement of the ESEA for an SEA that receives funds
under a program authorized by the ESEA and requests a waiver. In order
to ensure that SEAs receiving ESEA flexibility are continuing to meet
the intent and purpose of Title I of ESEA, including meeting the
educational needs of low-achieving students, closing achievement gaps,
and holding schools, local educational agencies, and SEAs accountable
for improving the academic achievement of all students, ED will
continue to collect all data related to student proficiency rates as
well as performance against the annual measurable objectives. This
collection will be applicable to SEAs with approved flexibility
requests.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written 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. 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 04860. 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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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, Privacy, Information and Records Management 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. Please note that written comments received in response to
this notice will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: EDFacts Collection of ESEA Flexibility Data.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,248.
Abstract: On September 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education
(ED) invited each State educational agency (SEA) to voluntarily request
flexibility on behalf of itself, its local educational agencies, and
schools, in order to better focus on improving student learning and
increasing the quality of instruction. Since then, ED has approved 11
SEA requests for flexibility, and is currently reviewing an additional
27 requests. ED expects to receive requests from additional SEAs by
September 6, 2012. SEAs are invited to request flexibility pursuant to
the authority in section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA), which allows the Secretary of Education to waive,
with certain exceptions, any statutory or regulatory requirement of the
ESEA for an SEA that receives funds under a program authorized by the
ESEA and requests a waiver. This clearance request is for the
collection of data that may be needed to ensure that SEAs receiving
ESEA flexibility are continuing to meet the intent and purpose of Title
I of ESEA, including meeting the educational needs of low-achieving
students, closing achievement gaps, and holding schools, local
educational agencies, and SEAs accountable for improving the academic
achievement of all students. This collection will be applicable to SEAs
with approved flexibility plans. In order to reduce burden on SEAs and
maximize the availability and utility of the data within ED, ED plans
to require states to submit these data electronically through EDFacts,
as allowable under 34 CF. Part 76. ``Flexibility Clearance Attachment
B'' outlines the 22 new data groups proposed for collection. ED is
requesting SEAs to review the last page of Attachment B which provides
two directed questions (see the link to EDICSweb to link number 04860
in the Addresses section above.) ED is requesting the data providers of
each SEA respond to two specific questions about the proposed data
groups. Responses to these questions will help ED determine whether or
not to adjust the proposed data groups, as well as to determine which
of the data can currently be provided by SEAs.
Dated: May 24, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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