Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Education Stabilization Fund-Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form, 63931 [2024-17306]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0097]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Education Stabilization Fund—
Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/
ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient
Data Collection Form
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
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2024–SCC–0097. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
the Department will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please include the docket ID number
and the title of the information
collection request when requesting
documents or submitting comments.
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202–1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Britt Jung,
(202) 453–6046.
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
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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. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
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: Education
Stabilization Fund—Elementary and
Secondary School Emergency Relief
Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER
Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0749.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 14,652.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,051,280.
Abstract: Under the COVID national
health emergency, the legislative and
executive branches of government came
together to offer relief to those
individuals and industries affected by
the COVID–19 virus under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116–136)
authorized on March 27, 2020, and
expanded through the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, and the
American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The
Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund awards
grants to SEAs and for the purpose of
providing local educational agencies
(LEAs), including charter schools that
are LEAs, with emergency relief funds
to address the impact that Novel
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
has had, and continues to have, on
elementary and secondary schools
across the Nation.
This information collection requests
approval for a revision to a previously
approved collection that includes
annual reporting requirements to
comply with the requirements of the
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ESSER program and obtain information
on how the funds were used by State
and Local Education Agencies. This
revision includes updates to the
reporting dates minor language updates
that do not impact the burden of the
collection. No new questions are being
added.
The information will be reviewed by
U.S. Department of Education
(Department) employees to ensure that
ESSER funds are used in accordance
with applicable requirements under the
CARES, CRRSA, and ARP Acts and will
be shared with the public to promote
transparency regarding the allocation
and uses of funds. Furthermore, the
information collected will be analyzed
to provide aggregate statistics on SEA
and LEA use of Education Stabilization
Fund (ESF) funds to address the impacts
of the COVID–19 virus on students and
schools. The collection was used for a
similar purpose in the first three years
of its administration, with reporting
made public in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
Dated: August 1, 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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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On June 4, 2024, we
published in the Federal Register a
notice inviting applications (NIA) for
the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Basic Needs for
Postsecondary Students Program
competition, Assistance Listing Number
84.116N. The NIA established a
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intergovernmental review until October
10, 2024.
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Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 12, 2024.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: October 10, 2024.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0097]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Education Stabilization Fund--Elementary and Secondary School Emergency
Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient Data Collection
Form
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 revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2024-SCC-0097.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that
comments submitted after the comment period will not be accepted.
Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail
or delivery should be addressed to the Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202-1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Britt Jung, (202) 453-6046.
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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
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: Education Stabilization Fund--Elementary and
Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER
Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0749.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,652.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,051,280.
Abstract: Under the COVID national health emergency, the
legislative and executive branches of government came together to offer
relief to those individuals and industries affected by the COVID-19
virus under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act (Pub. L. 116-136) authorized on March 27, 2020, and expanded
through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
(CRRSA) Act, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The Elementary and
Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund awards grants to SEAs
and for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs),
including charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to
address the impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has
had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across
the Nation.
This information collection requests approval for a revision to a
previously approved collection that includes annual reporting
requirements to comply with the requirements of the ESSER program and
obtain information on how the funds were used by State and Local
Education Agencies. This revision includes updates to the reporting
dates minor language updates that do not impact the burden of the
collection. No new questions are being added.
The information will be reviewed by U.S. Department of Education
(Department) employees to ensure that ESSER funds are used in
accordance with applicable requirements under the CARES, CRRSA, and ARP
Acts and will be shared with the public to promote transparency
regarding the allocation and uses of funds. Furthermore, the
information collected will be analyzed to provide aggregate statistics
on SEA and LEA use of Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) funds to
address the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on students and schools. The
collection was used for a similar purpose in the first three years of
its administration, with reporting made public in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
Dated: August 1, 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-17306 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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