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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0012]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Example
Application for the Emergency
Assistance to Non-Public Schools
Program
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
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: The Department has requested
emergency processing from OMB for
this information collection request by
January 14, 2021; and therefore, the
SUMMARY:
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regular clearance process is hereby
being initiated to provide the public
with the opportunity to comment under
the full comment period. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments
on or before March 22, 2021.
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–
2021–SCC–0012. 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 Andrew Brake,
202–260–0998.
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
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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: Example
Application for the Emergency
Assistance to Non-Public Schools
Program.
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: 20,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 40,000.
Abstract: The Emergency Assistance
to Non-Public Schools program is a
reservation of funds under the
Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021
(CRRSA Act) to provide services or
assistance to non-public schools. Under
the EANS program, we will award
grants by formula to each Governor with
an approved Certification and
Agreement to provide services or
assistance to eligible non-public schools
to address the impact that the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
has had, and continues to have, on nonpublic school students and teachers in
the State. The CRRSA Act requires that
State’s collect applications from nonpublic schools in order to award these
funds. This request is being made to
allow the distribution of an example
application States can use to collect the
needed information from eligible nonpublic schools. States are not required
to use this application and may create
their own.
Additional Information: An
emergency clearance approval for the
use of the system is described below
due to the following conditions:
• The Department of Education
(Department) requests that the following
collection of information, the example
application for the Emergency
Assistance to Non Public Schools
(EANS) Program under section 312(d) of
the CRRSA Act, Public Law 116–260, be
processed in accordance with section
1320.13 emergency processing of the
Paperwork Reduction Act. Section
312(d)(3) of the CRRSA Act requires that
any State educational agency receiving
funds to provide services or assistance
to non-public schools shall make an
application for those services available
to non-public schools no later than 30
days after the receipt of such funds. The
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Department announced the availability
of the EANS funds on January 8, 2021
and will be awarding funds no later
than 15 days after receipt of a
Governor’s application.
Dated: January 14, 2021.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0175]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Work Colleges Application and
Agreement
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of a currently
approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection request by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’
checkbox. Comments may also be sent
to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0012]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Example Application for the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools
Program
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
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information collection.
DATES: The Department has requested emergency processing from OMB for
this information collection request by January 14, 2021; and therefore,
the
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regular clearance process is hereby being initiated to provide the
public with the opportunity to comment under the full comment period.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March
22, 2021.
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-2021-SCC-0012.
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 Andrew Brake, 202-260-0998.
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: Example Application for the Emergency
Assistance to Non-Public Schools Program.
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: 20,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,000.
Abstract: The Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools program is
a reservation of funds under the Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA Act) to provide services
or assistance to non-public schools. Under the EANS program, we will
award grants by formula to each Governor with an approved Certification
and Agreement to provide services or assistance to eligible non-public
schools to address the impact that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
19) has had, and continues to have, on non-public school students and
teachers in the State. The CRRSA Act requires that State's collect
applications from non-public schools in order to award these funds.
This request is being made to allow the distribution of an example
application States can use to collect the needed information from
eligible non-public schools. States are not required to use this
application and may create their own.
Additional Information: An emergency clearance approval for the use
of the system is described below due to the following conditions:
The Department of Education (Department) requests that the
following collection of information, the example application for the
Emergency Assistance to Non Public Schools (EANS) Program under section
312(d) of the CRRSA Act, Public Law 116-260, be processed in accordance
with section 1320.13 emergency processing of the Paperwork Reduction
Act. Section 312(d)(3) of the CRRSA Act requires that any State
educational agency receiving funds to provide services or assistance to
non-public schools shall make an application for those services
available to non-public schools no later than 30 days after the receipt
of such funds. The Department announced the availability of the EANS
funds on January 8, 2021 and will be awarding funds no later than 15
days after receipt of a Governor's application.
Dated: January 14, 2021.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
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