Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for the SF-424 Form, 15696-15697 [2023-05154]

Download as PDF 15696 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 14, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 in a Native Hawaiian language (as defined in this notice) program that is conducted under the NHE program who meet or exceed proficiency standards in reading on a test of the Native Hawaiian language. For Absolute Priority 2, the Department has established the following performance measures for the NHE program: (1) the number of grantees that attain or exceed the targets for the outcome indicators for their projects that have been approved by the Secretary; (2) the number and percentage of grantees that report annually that the overall condition of the school building(s) on which their project focuses is adequate; and (3) the number and percentage of grantees that report their project is at each of the following levels of completion: (a) not started; (b) 1–25 percent; (c) 26–50 percent; (d) 51–75 percent; (e) 76–99 percent; (f) 100 percent complete. 6. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR 75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things, whether a grantee has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, whether the grantee has made substantial progress in achieving the performance targets in the grantee’s approved application. In making a continuation award, the Secretary also considers whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). VII. Other Information Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations at VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:09 Mar 13, 2023 Jkt 259001 www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. James F. Lane, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary. Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 2023–05120 Filed 3–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0160] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for the SF– 424 Form Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR). DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 13, 2023. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain to access the site. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Cleveland Knight, 202–987–0064. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for the SF–424 Form. OMB Control Number: 1894–0007. Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,976. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,271. Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information form for the SF–424 is used together with the SF–424, Application for Federal Assistance. Several years ago ED made a decision to switch from the Application for Federal Education Assistance or ED 424 (1890–0017) collection (now 1894–0007) to the SF– 424, in order to adhere with Federalwide forms standardization and streamlining efforts, especially with widespread agency use of Grants.gov. There were several data elements/ questions on the ED 424 that were required for applicants and were not included on the SF–424. Therefore, ED put these questions that were already cleared as part of the 1894–0007 collection on a form entitled the U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for the SF–424. The questions on this form deal with the following areas: Project Director identifying and contact information; New Potential Grantee or Novice Applicants; Human Subjects Research, and Infrastructure Programs and Build America, Buy America Act Applicability (BABAA). The ED supplemental information form can be E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 14, 2023 / Notices used with any of the SF–424 forms in the SF–424 forms family, as applicable. Dated: March 9, 2023. Stephanie Valentine, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2023–05154 Filed 3–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Applications for New Awards; Magnet Schools Assistance Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP), Assistance Listing Number 84.165A. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1855–0011. DATES: Applications Available: March 14, 2023. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 13, 2023. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 15, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 12, 2023. Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than March 24, 2023, MSAP will begin holding webinars to provide technical assistance to interested applicants on key application-related topics. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to participate or review the accompanying materials available online. Updated information and past application webinars can be found on the MSAP website at https:// oese.ed.gov/offices/office-ofdiscretionary-grants-support-services/ school-choice-improvement-programs/ magnet-school-assistance-programmsap/. Recordings of all webinars will be available on the MSAP website following the sessions. ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045), and available at www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-to- ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:09 Mar 13, 2023 Jkt 259001 department-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. Please note that these Common Instructions supersede the version published on December 27, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gillian Cohen-Boyer, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3C134, Washington, DC 20202–5970. Telephone: (202) 401– 1259. Email: msap.team@ed.gov. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7–1–1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: MSAP, authorized under title IV, part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and consortia of LEAs to create or revise magnet schools under required or voluntary desegregation plans. Under section 4401(b) of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 7231, the purpose of MSAP is to assist LEAs in the desegregation of schools by providing financial assistance to eligible LEAs for: (1) the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group isolation (MGI) in elementary schools and secondary schools with substantial proportions of minority students, which shall include assisting in the efforts of the United States to achieve voluntary desegregation in public schools; (2) the development, implementation, and expansion of magnet school programs that will assist LEAs in achieving systemic reforms and providing all students the opportunity to meet challenging State academic standards; (3) the development, design, and expansion of innovative educational methods and practices that promote diversity and increase choices in public elementary schools and public secondary schools and public educational programs; (4) courses of instruction within magnet schools that will substantially strengthen the knowledge of academic subjects and the attainment of tangible and marketable career, technological, and professional skills of students attending such schools; (5) improving the capacity of LEAs, including through professional development, to continue operating magnet schools at a high performance level after Federal funding for the magnet schools is terminated; and (6) ensuring that all students enrolled in the magnet school programs have PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15697 equitable access to high-quality education that will enable the students to succeed academically and continue with postsecondary education or employment. Background: Since its inception nearly 40 years ago, MSAP has supported LEAs to create magnet schools, defined under section 4402 of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 7231a, as public elementary or secondary schools or education centers that offer ‘‘a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of students of different racial backgrounds,’’ as part of their efforts to voluntarily desegregate their schools or meet the intended outcomes of desegregation plans required by a final order of any court of the United States, a court of any State, or any other State agency or official of competent jurisdiction (herein referred to as ‘‘required plans’’ or ‘‘required desegregation plans’’). In this competition, the Department seeks to promote applications that effectively address the legislative purpose of the MSAP statute, namely assisting LEAs in the desegregation of schools through the use of magnet schools, by requiring applicants to demonstrate how they intend to align the elements of their proposed MSAP projects to address the goals identified in their required or voluntary desegregation plans. Applicants are required to include a copy of their required or voluntary desegregation plans as a component of their applications under sections 4403 and 4404 of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 7231b and 7231c. In accordance with 20 U.S.C. 7231d, 34 CFR 280.2 and 280.20, under section III, part 4 of this notice, applicants must summarize the specific goals and objectives of their required or voluntary desegregation plan and explain how Federal funding of specific magnet schools will assist in achieving their objectives related to the reduction, prevention, or elimination of MGI either in the proposed magnets or in those magnets’ feeder schools (as defined in this notice). Applicants must demonstrate at the time of submission that the goals and objectives with regards to the creation or further development of the proposed magnet schools have been recently approved by the applicant’s or applicants’ school board(s), if operating under a voluntary plan, or that a court, or other cognizant entity as appropriate, has been asked to consider modifying a required plan with these specific goals and objectives in the case of required plans. This information will assist the Department in confirming applicants’ eligibility for an award and inform the Department’s review of an E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-05154]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0160]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for the 
SF-424 Form

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. 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 Cleveland Knight, 202-987-0064.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: U.S. Department of Education Supplemental 
Information for the SF-424 Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0007.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,976.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,271.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information 
form for the SF-424 is used together with the SF-424, Application for 
Federal Assistance. Several years ago ED made a decision to switch from 
the Application for Federal Education Assistance or ED 424 (1890-0017) 
collection (now 1894-0007) to the SF-424, in order to adhere with 
Federal-wide forms standardization and streamlining efforts, especially 
with widespread agency use of Grants.gov.
    There were several data elements/questions on the ED 424 that were 
required for applicants and were not included on the SF-424. Therefore, 
ED put these questions that were already cleared as part of the 1894-
0007 collection on a form entitled the U.S. Department of Education 
Supplemental Information for the SF-424.
    The questions on this form deal with the following areas: Project 
Director identifying and contact information; New Potential Grantee or 
Novice Applicants; Human Subjects Research, and Infrastructure Programs 
and Build America, Buy America Act Applicability (BABAA). The ED 
supplemental information form can be

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used with any of the SF-424 forms in the SF-424 forms family, as 
applicable.

    Dated: March 9, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-05154 Filed 3-13-23; 8:45 am]
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