Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Title IV Part A Waiver Request, 58043 [2020-20524]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 181 / Thursday, September 17, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0149]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Title IV
Part A Waiver Request
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information
collection.
DATES: Emergency approval by the OMB
has been requested by September 30,
2020, therefore, the Department requests
that comments are submitted by
September 29, 2020. A regular clearance
process is also hereby being initiated.
Interested persons are invited to submit
comments on or before November 16,
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–0149. 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
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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 6W208D, Washington, DC
20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Bryan
Williams, 202–453–6715.
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
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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: The Student
Support and Academic Enrichment
Grant Program (Title IV, Part A) Waiver
Request.
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: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 156.
Abstract: The Student Support and
Academic Enrichment Grant Program
(Title IV, Part A) grant program intends
to offer waivers, for the 2020–2021
school year only, to State educational
agencies (SEAs), based on section 8401
[20 U.S.C.7861] of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, as
reauthorized by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015, for
specific requirements in the program.
The purpose for this new collection is
to collect waiver requests from each
State wishing to take advantage of these
waivers.
Additional Information: An
emergency clearance approval for the
use of the system is described below
due to the following conditions: The
U.S. Department of Education (ED) has
determined that this information must
be collected as close to the beginning of
school year 2020–2021 as possible to
provide flexibility to State educational
agencies (SEAs) to help them address
the unprecedented obstacles posed by
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the novel Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID–19) that schools, teachers,
students, and their families are facing as
the 2020–2021 school year begins.
Dated: September 14, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DOE/Biological and Environmental
Research Advisory Committee
Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Biological and
Environmental Research Advisory
Committee (BERAC). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act requires that
public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, October 22, 2020;
12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Friday, October 23, 2020; 12:30 p.m.–
4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
digitally via webcast using Zoom.
Instructions for Zoom, as well as any
updates to meeting times or meeting
agenda, can be found on the BERAC
meeting website at: https://
science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Tristram West, Designated Federal
Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Science, Office of
Biological and Environmental Research,
SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–1290. Phone (301) 903–5155;
fax (301) 903–5051 or email:
tristram.west@science.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of
the Committee: To provide advice on a
continuing basis to the Director, Office
of Science of the Department of Energy,
on the many complex scientific and
technical issues that arise in the
development and implementation of the
Biological and Environmental Research
Program.
SUMMARY:
Tentative Agenda Topics
• News from the Office of Biological
and Environmental Research
• News from the Biological Systems
Science and Earth and Environmental
Systems Sciences Divisions
• Report brief(s)
• BERAC business and discussion
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0149]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Title
IV Part A Waiver Request
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information collection.
DATES: Emergency approval by the OMB has been requested by September
30, 2020, therefore, the Department requests that comments are
submitted by September 29, 2020. A regular clearance process is also
hereby being initiated. Interested persons are invited to submit
comments on or before November 16, 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-0149.
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 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Bryan Williams, 202-453-6715.
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: The Student Support and Academic Enrichment
Grant Program (Title IV, Part A) Waiver Request.
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: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 156.
Abstract: The Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant Program
(Title IV, Part A) grant program intends to offer waivers, for the
2020-2021 school year only, to State educational agencies (SEAs), based
on section 8401 [20 U.S.C.7861] of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
in 2015, for specific requirements in the program. The purpose for this
new collection is to collect waiver requests from each State wishing to
take advantage of these waivers.
Additional Information: An emergency clearance approval for the use
of the system is described below due to the following conditions: The
U.S. Department of Education (ED) has determined that this information
must be collected as close to the beginning of school year 2020-2021 as
possible to provide flexibility to State educational agencies (SEAs) to
help them address the unprecedented obstacles posed by the novel
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that schools, teachers, students,
and their families are facing as the 2020-2021 school year begins.
Dated: September 14, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-20524 Filed 9-16-20; 8:45 am]
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