Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Magnet Schools Assistance Program Application for Grants (1894-0001), 17821-17822 [2019-08445]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17821-17822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08445]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0052]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Magnet Schools Assistance Program Application for Grants 
(1894-0001)

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 28, 2019.

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-2019-ICCD-
0052. 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. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Tiffany McClain, 202-401-0003.

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

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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: Magnet Schools Assistance Program Application 
for Grants (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0011.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
    Abstract: The Magnet Schools Assistance program provides grants to 
eligible local educational agencies to establish and operate magnet 
schools that are operated under a court-ordered or federally approved 
voluntary desegregation plan. These grants assist in the desegregation 
of public schools by supporting the elimination, reduction, and 
prevention of minority group isolation in elementary and secondary 
schools with substantial numbers of minority group students. In order 
to meet the statutory purposes of the program, projects also must 
support the development and implementation of magnet schools that 
assist in the achievement of systemic reforms and provide all students 
with the opportunity to meet challenging academic content and student 
academic achievement standards. Projects support the development and 
design of innovative education methods and practices that promote 
diversity and increase choices in public education programs. The 
program supports capacity development--the ability of a school to help 
all its students meet more challenging standards--through professional 
development and other activities that will enable the continued 
operation of the magnet schools at a high performance level after 
funding ends. Finally, the program supports the implementation of 
courses of instruction in magnet schools that strengthen students' 
knowledge of academic subjects and their grasp of tangible and 
marketable vocational skills.

    Dated: April 23, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08445 Filed 4-25-19; 8:45 am]
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