Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; RSA-509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Program Performance Report, 11981-11982 [2020-04123]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11981-11982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04123]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0041]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; RSA-
509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Program 
Performance Report

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
(OSERS), 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 
April 28, 2020.

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-2020-SCC-0041. 
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 Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Samuel Pierre, 202-245-6488.

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: RSA-509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of 
Individual Rights Program Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0627.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 912.
    Abstract: The Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights 
(PAIR) Program Performance Report (Form RSA-509) will be used to 
analyze and evaluate the PAIR Program administered by eligible systems 
in states. These systems provide services to eligible individuals with 
disabilities to protect their legal and human rights. RSA uses the form 
to meet specific data collection requirements of Section 509 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act), and its implementing 
federal regulations at 34 CFR part 381. PAIR programs must report 
annually using the RSA-509, which is due on or before December 30 each 
year.
    The collection of information through Form RSA-509 has enabled RSA 
to furnish the President and Congress with data on the provision of 
protection and advocacy services and has helped to establish a sound 
basis for future funding requests. Data from the form have been used to 
evaluate the

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effectiveness of eligible systems within individual states in meeting 
annual priorities and objectives. These data also have been used to 
indicate trends in the provision of services from year-to-year.
    The respondents to the RSA-509 is the protection and advocacy 
system in each state. These organizations are private not-for-profit 
organizations. RSA included the respondents and the national 
organization that represents them (National Disability Rights Network 
(NDRN)) in the initial development of this collection of information in 
an effort to ensure that the information requested could be provided 
with minimal burden to the respondents.
    The collection of information through Form RSA-509 has enabled RSA 
to furnish the President and Congress with data on the provision of 
protection and advocacy services and has helped to establish a sound 
basis for future funding requests. Data from the form have been used to 
evaluate the effectiveness of eligible systems within individual states 
in meeting annual priorities and objectives. These data also have been 
used to indicate trends in the provision of services from year-to-year.
    The respondents to the RSA-509 is the protection and advocacy 
system in each state. These organizations are private not-for-profit 
organizations. RSA included the respondents and the national 
organization that represents them (National Disability Rights Network 
(NDRN)) in the initial development of this collection of information in 
an effort to ensure that the information requested could be provided 
with minimal burden to the respondents.

    Dated: February 25, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
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