Notice2022-01475
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Education Stabilization Fund-Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data Collection Form
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Published
January 26, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a revision of a currently approved collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4007-4008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01475]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Education Stabilization Fund--Governor's Emergency Education Relief
Fund (GEER I and GEER II) 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 of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a revision of a currently approved collection.
DATES: The Department is requesting emergency processing and OMB
approval for this information collection by February 11, 2022; and
therefore, the Department is requesting public comments no later than
February 10, 2022. A regular clearance process is also hereby being
initiated to provide the public with the opportunity to comment under
the full comment period. Interested persons are invited to submit
comments on or before March 28, 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-2022-SCC-0009.
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#e1a8a2a58e828a8495ac8693a18485cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="135a50577c707876675e74615376773d747c65">[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 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 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Gloria Tanner, (202) 453-5596.
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: Education Stabilization Fund--Governor's
Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data
Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0748.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,326.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,612.
Abstract: Under the current unprecedented national health
emergency, the legislative and executive branches of government have
come 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 Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER Fund)
awards grants to Governors (States) and Outlying Areas for the purpose
of providing local
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educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher education, and
other education-related entities with emergency assistance as a result
of the coronavirus pandemic. This information collection requests
emergency approval for a revision to a previously approved collection
that includes annual reporting requirements to comply with the
requirements of the GEER program and obtain information on how the
funds were used by State and Local Education Agencies, institutions of
higher education, and other education-related entities. Emergency
processing is necessary to provide states with sufficient time to
collect the required data on expenditures of GEER funds. The changes to
the recently approved collection include Question 2a-d of the form to
address the expenditure of GEER funds directly by the Governor's office
(or another entity, such as the SEA, designated as the administrator of
the GEER fund by the Governor's office).
The Department addressed all public comments from the recently
approved information collection. The only change to the approved
collection is to include a Yes/No question asked of prime grantees
regarding whether they expended GEER funds directly. Grantees who
respond in the affirmative are asked for the amount of their
expenditures for administrative uses and non-administrative uses. When
considering your comments, please refer to Attachment A, which outlines
the additional questions.
Dated: January 20, 2022.
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. 2022-01475 Filed 1-25-22; 8:45 am]
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