Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment Request; Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School Program Application, 48008 [2022-16773]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 48008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16773]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0064]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment 
Request; Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, Rural School 
Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School Program Application

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 
proposing a revision of a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 6, 2022.

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 (ICR) by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``Only 
Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two links 
to view documents related to this information collection request. 
Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting 
statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Staci Cummins, (202) 453-6504.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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 ICR that 
is described below. The Department is especially interested in public 
comments 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 record.
    Title of Collection: Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, 
Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School 
Program Application.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0646.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection, 
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,565.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,120.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) 
administers two grant programs under Title V, Part B (Rural Education 
Achievement Program (REAP) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (ESEA): the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program 
(administered by the Department, which makes awards directly to local 
educational agencies (LEAs)) and the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) 
program (awarded by the Department to SEAs, which then make awards to 
and administer the program for LEAs, except that the Department may 
also make RLIS awards directly to LEAs in States that do not submit an 
approvable RLIS application to the Department. The LEAs that apply 
directly to the Department under RLIS are known as Specially Qualified 
Agencies (SQAs)).
    This proposed application package is a revision of current 
information collection package (OMB #1810-0646), updated to include 
process improvements and enhance consistency across Forms 1,2, and 3. 
Updates include clarifications to data collection processes (e.g., 
which year data is requested), improved question structure, and process 
improvements related to LEA eligibility (e.g., clarifying virtual and 
operational status).

    Dated: August 1, 2022.
Kun 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. 2022-16773 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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