Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Payback Information Management System, 22016 [2023-07620]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 22016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07620]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0010]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Payback 
Information Management System

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 (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 
May 12, 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 Karen Holliday, (202) 245-7318.

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: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) 
Payback Information Management System.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments; 
individuals or households; private sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,026.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,906.
    Abstract: Public Law 114-95, section 302 (b) of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(WIOA), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provides Long-
Term Training grants to academic institutions to support scholarship 
assistance to students. Students who receive scholarships under this 
program are required to work within the public rehabilitation program, 
such as with a state vocational rehabilitation agency, or an agency or 
organization that has a service arrangement with a state vocational 
rehabilitation agency. The student is expected to work two years in 
such settings for every year of full-time scholarship support. The 
program regulations at 34 CFR 386.33-386.35 and 386.40-386.43 detail 
the payback provisions and the RSA scholars' requirements to comply 
with them.
    Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act requires tracking of scholars' 
employment status and location of former scholars supported under the 
grants in order to ensure that students are meeting the payback 
requirement. Scholars must provide requested information necessary to 
meet the exit certification requirements.
    In addition to meeting the requirement that all scholars be 
tracked, the information collected will provide performance data 
relevant to the rehabilitation fields and degrees pursued by RSA 
scholars, as well as the funds owed and the rehabilitation work 
completed by them.
    In summary, RSA is requesting a revision of the currently approved 
collection by adding a section titled State Vocational Rehabilitation 
(VR) Agency: RSA Job Board Posting, where RSA envisions State VR 
agencies may initiate posting of an open position on the RSA Job Board 
on a rolling basis as positions become available. This addition to the 
current collection will be a helpful resource to students who receive 
RSA support, graduate, and seek qualifying employment to fulfill their 
required service obligation. This collection package adds the 
participation of State VR agencies to the existing approved ICR. Job 
leads will be submitted electronically through the online RSA Payback 
Information Management System (PIMS). There is minimal estimated burden 
required to report job information using the PIMS system.

    Dated: April 6, 2023.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-07620 Filed 4-11-23; 8:45 am]
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