Notice2021-25304
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Grantee Reporting Form-Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Annual Payback Report
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Published
November 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 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64915-64916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25304]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0163]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Grantee Reporting Form--Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
Annual Payback Report
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
(OSERS), 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
January 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2021-SCC-0163.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d747e79525e565849705a4f7d5859135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d59c9691bab6beb0a198b2a795b0b1fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be
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addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208C, Washington, DC
20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Karen Holliday, 202-245-7318.
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 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: Grantee Reporting Form--Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) Annual Payback Report.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Individuals and Households; Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,790.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,858.
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. These data are used to assess program effectiveness
and efficiency, and to meet the reporting requirements of Public Law
103-62 section 4 of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
RSA is requesting an extension of the currently approved collection
for grantees (Institutions of Higher Education), scholars, and
employers to submit data electronically through the online RSA Payback
Information Management System (PIMS). There is no substantial change in
the proposed data collected, nor estimated burden required to report
data using the PIMS system.
Dated: November 16, 2021.
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. 2021-25304 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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