Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Case Service Report (RSA-911), 17800 [2021-07021]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 17800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07021]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0187]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Case Service Report (RSA-911)

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 without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 6, 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 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Christopher Pope, (202) 245-7375.

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: Case Service Report (RSA-911).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0508.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 312.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 34,446.
    Abstract: The Case Service Report (RSA-911) is used to collect 
individual level data on State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program 
participants on a quarterly basis. The data collected in this report 
are mandated by section 101(a)(10) and 607 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (Act), as amended by title IV of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (WIOA) and section 116(d) of WIOA. In addition, the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) uses data reported through 
this collection to support its other responsibilities under the Act. 
Section 14(a) of the Act calls for the evaluation of programs 
authorized under the Act, as well as an assessment of the programs' 
effectiveness in relation to cost. Many of these evaluations use RSA-
911 data. RSA also uses data captured through the RSA-911 during the 
conduct of both the annual review and periodic on-site monitoring of VR 
agencies required by section 107 of the Act to examine the 
effectiveness of program performance. Other important management 
activities, such as the provision of technical assistance, program 
planning, and budget preparation and development, are greatly enhanced 
through the use of RSA-911 data. In addition, RSA uses RSA-911 data in 
the exchange of data under a data sharing agreement with the Social 
Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services as required by section 131 of the Act. Finally, the RSA-911 is 
considered to be one of the most robust databases in describing the 
demographics of the disabled population in the country and as such is 
used widely in researchers' disability-related analyses and reports.

    Dated: April 1, 2021.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-07021 Filed 4-5-21; 8:45 am]
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