Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 12948 [2017-04548]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04548]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2017-OS-0012]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Defense Education Activity, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of Defense Education Activity announces a proposed public 
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions 
thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 8, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at https://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Department of 
Defense Education Activity, ATTN: Kathleen Facon, 4800 Mark Center Dr., 
Alexandria, VA 22350-1400 or call 571-372-5834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Application for DoD Impact 
Aid for Children with Severe Disabilities; SD Form 816 and SD 816c; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0425.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to authorize DoD funds for local educational agencies (LEAs) that 
educate military dependent students with severe disabilities that meet 
certain criteria. This application will be requested of military-
impacted LEAs to determine if they meet the DoD criteria to receive 
compensation for the cost of educating military dependent students with 
severe disabilities.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal governments.
    Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 50.
    Average Burden per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.
    The data collection consists of an application and signature sheet 
that must be submitted by email or fax with the original signature 
clearly visible on the document. The application is identified as 
Secretary of Defense Form 816 (SD 816), with SD Form 816C to be used as 
a continuation page if necessary. In order for DoD to compute the 
maximum payment amount, the LEA will need to determine and provide the 
following information in its application. First, the LEA must provide 
the special education costs of individual military dependent children 
who have severe disabilities and meet the threshold for payments (at 
least two military dependents with severe disabilities and the cost per 
student must be at least five times the national average or three times 
the state average for students with disabilities, whichever is lower). 
These averages are provided to the LEAs by DoD in the application 
guidelines and acknowledged by the LEA in the application. Second, LEAs 
are required to identify the number of eligible children who were 
residing on-base or off-base during the previous school year.

    Dated: March 3, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-04548 Filed 3-7-17; 8:45 am]
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