Notice2021-15283
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Maintenance-of-Effort Requirements and Waiver Requests Under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund and the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund
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Published
July 19, 2021
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38071-38072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15283]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0072]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Maintenance-of-Effort Requirements and Waiver Requests Under
the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund and
the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund
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 an extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this information collection request by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#763f353219151d13021b110436131258111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="357c76715a565e50415852477550511b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Britt Jung, (202) 453-6046.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the
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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: Maintenance-of-Effort Requirements and Waiver
Requests under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief
(ESSER) Fund and the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0745.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 81.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 358.
Abstract: This is a request for an extension without change of an
existing information collection, 1810-0745. In recognition of the
immense challenges facing students, educators, staff, schools, LEAs,
and SEAs right now, Congress has made additional ESSER and GEER funds
available to SEAs and LEAs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
COVID-19 through the CRRSA Act and, most recently and significantly,
the ARP Act. It is critical that States and Governors receive clear
guidance on the MOE requirements under the CRRSA Act and the ARP Act to
inform their spending decisions and implementation plans for the GEER
and ESSER programs as SEAs and LEAs prepare to help schools return
safely to in-person instruction, maximize in-person instructional time,
sustain the safe operation of schools, and address the academic,
social, emotional, and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This guidance and the associated collection provide States and
Governors clear guidance they need to fully implement their GEER and
ESSER programs. States and Governors have delayed distributing and
spending funds due to the absence of guidance on the process for
requesting waivers of MOE. Additionally, the Department will not be
able to properly monitor GEER and ESSER recipients or provide technical
assistance without collecting the MOE data and, when requested by
States, grant MOE waiver requests.
Dated: July 14, 2021.
Kate 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. 2021-15283 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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