Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; SEA and LEA Self-Assessment and Monitoring Protocol, 5086-5087 [2018-02259]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5086-5087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02259]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0145]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; SEA and LEA Self-Assessment and Monitoring Protocol

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2017-ICCD-
0145. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://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, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 216-44, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Patrick Carr, 202-708-8196.

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: SEA and LEA Self-Assessment and Monitoring 
Protocol.
    OMB Control Number: 1810--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 60.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,800.
    Abstract: OSS administers Title I, Sections 1001-1004 (School 
Improvement); Title I, Part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by 
Local Educational Agencies); Title I, Part B (Enhanced Assessments 
Grants (EAG), and Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities); 
Title II, Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction); Title III, Part A 
(English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic 
Achievement); and School Improvement Grants (SIG). Annual fiscal 
reviews--annual phone or on-site conversations with a purposeful sample 
of SEA and LEA program directors and coordinators--help ensure

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that an SEA and its LEAs are making progress toward improving student 
achievement and the quality of instruction for all students and are 
ensuring requirements are met through the review of fiscal requirements 
to safeguard public funds from waste, fraud, and abuse. The information 
shared with the OSS also informs the selection and delivery of 
technical assistance to SEAs and aligns structures, processes, and 
routines so the OSS can regularly monitor the connection between grant 
administration and intended outcomes. Because grantees are monitored on 
a multiyear cycle, administration of this information collection, 
including the publication of fiscal review results, is necessary to 
enable the OSS to identify potential areas of noncompliance ahead of 
formal monitoring visits, decreasing the need for enforcement actions 
and minimizing burden for SEAs.

    Dated: January 31, 2018.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-02259 Filed 2-2-18; 8:45 am]
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