Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Formula Grant EASIE Annual Performance Report, 29775 [2018-13609]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 29775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13609]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0040]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Formula Grant EASIE Annual Performance Report

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 revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 26, 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-2018-ICCD-
0040. 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 207-13, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kimberly Smith, 202-453-6459.

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: Formula Grant EASIE Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0726.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,300.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 14,300.
    Abstract: The purpose of Indian Education Formula Grant to Local 
Agencies, as authorized under section 6116 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student 
Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to assist grantees to provide Indian students 
with the opportunity to meet the same challenging state standards as 
all other students and meet the unique educational and culturally 
related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. 
The Indian Education Formula Grant (CFDA 84.060A), is neither 
competitive nor discretionary and requires the annual submission of the 
application from either a local education agency, tribe, Indian 
organization or Indian community based organization. The amount of the 
award for each applicant is determined by a formula based on the 
reported number of American Indian/Alaska Native students identified in 
the application, the state per pupil expenditure, and the total 
appropriation available. The Office of Indian Education (OIE) of The 
Department of Education (ED) collects annual performance data within 
the same system that collects the annual application. The application 
and the annual performance report are both be housed in the Education 
Data Exchange Network (EDEN) Submission System. The 524B Annual 
Performance Report (APR) was designed for discretionary grants, however 
the title VI program is a formula grant program. The EASIE APR goes 
beyond the generic 524B APR and facilitates the collection of more 
specific and comprehensive data due to grantees entering project 
specific data into an online database.

    Dated: June 20, 2018.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-13609 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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