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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2024 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0130]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Stronger Connections Grant Program
Annual Performance Report
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
new information collection request
(ICR).
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
15, 2024.
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 Sarah
Newman, 202–453–6956.
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.
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Title of Collection: Stronger
Connections Grant Program Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 10,053.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 40,636.
Abstract: The Bipartisan Safer
Communities Act (BSCA) provides $1
billion in funding to State educational
agencies (SEAs) to be distributed under
Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA). The BSCA specifies that SEAs
must make competitive subgrants to
high-need local educational agencies
(LEAs), as determined by the SEA, for
activities to support safe and healthy
students under section 4108 of the
ESEA. The Department of Education has
designated BSCA section 4108 funds as
the Stronger Connections grant program.
This is a new information collection
request for the Stronger Connections
grant program annual performance
reporting. Under the Education
Department’s General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR, Section 75.720),
grantees shall submit annual
performance reports. In addition, in
order to receive a Stronger Connections
grant award, SEAs were required to
submit an assurance that the SEA will
submit such other information as the
Secretary may later require, such as (1)
the identification of the LEAs awarded
Stronger Connections grant funds, (2)
how the SEA and its LEAs are using
Stronger Connections grant funds, and
(3) Whether the SEA will evaluate the
effectiveness of the SCG program,
including the effectiveness of LEA use
of SCG funds and, if so, how it will do
so.
As part of the public comment period
review, ED requests that SEAs and its
other stakeholders respond to the
directed questions found in Attachment
A.
Dated: January 10, 2024.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Meeting of the National Board for
Education Sciences
National Board for Education
Sciences, Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
agenda, time, and instructions to access
or participate in the National Board for
Education Sciences (hereafter referred to
as NBES or Board) virtual meeting
scheduled for January 29, 2024. This
notice provides information about the
meeting to members of the public who
may be interested in virtually attending
the meeting and/or how to provide
written comment(s).
ADDRESSES: The virtual meeting will be
conducted virtually via Microsoft
Teams.
SUMMARY:
The NBES meeting will be held
on Monday, January 29, 2024, from 10
a.m.–4 p.m. (EST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie
Pelaez, DFO for NBES, U.S. Department
of Education, IES: 550 12th Street SW,
Office 4126–1, Washington, DC 20202,
telephone: (202) 987–0359, email:
ellie.pelaez@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is required by section
1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10
(Federal Advisory Committees).
Statutory Authority and Function:
The Board is authorized by section 116
of the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002 (20 U.S.C. 9516). The Board is
established as part of the U.S.
Department of Education, IES, and shall,
consistent with 20 U.S.C. 9514, 9515(b)(c), and 9516 function as a board of
directors for IES. The mission of IES is
to provide national leadership in
expanding fundamental knowledge and
understanding of education from early
childhood through postsecondary study,
in order to provide parents, educators,
students, researchers, policymakers, and
the general public with reliable
information about the condition and
progress of education in the United
States; educational practices that
support learning and improve academic
achievement and access to educational
opportunities for all students; and the
effectiveness of Federal and other
education programs.
The Board’s responsibilities are: (1)
advise and consult with the Director of
IES (Director) on the policies of IES; (2)
consider and approve priorities
proposed by the Director under 20
U.S.C. 9515 to guide the work of IES; (3)
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0130]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report
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 (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 15, 2024.
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 Sarah Newman, 202-453-6956.
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: Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,053.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,636.
Abstract: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) provides $1
billion in funding to State educational agencies (SEAs) to be
distributed under Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The BSCA specifies that SEAs must make
competitive subgrants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs),
as determined by the SEA, for activities to support safe and healthy
students under section 4108 of the ESEA. The Department of Education
has designated BSCA section 4108 funds as the Stronger Connections
grant program.
This is a new information collection request for the Stronger
Connections grant program annual performance reporting. Under the
Education Department's General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR,
Section 75.720), grantees shall submit annual performance reports. In
addition, in order to receive a Stronger Connections grant award, SEAs
were required to submit an assurance that the SEA will submit such
other information as the Secretary may later require, such as (1) the
identification of the LEAs awarded Stronger Connections grant funds,
(2) how the SEA and its LEAs are using Stronger Connections grant
funds, and (3) Whether the SEA will evaluate the effectiveness of the
SCG program, including the effectiveness of LEA use of SCG funds and,
if so, how it will do so.
As part of the public comment period review, ED requests that SEAs
and its other stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in
Attachment A.
Dated: January 10, 2024.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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