Notice2022-16544
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Charter School Programs Application: State Entity Grants, Developer Grants, and Charter Management Organization Grants
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Published
August 3, 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 review of an extension of an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47398-47399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16544]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0092]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Charter School Programs Application: State Entity Grants, Developer
Grants, and Charter Management Organization Grants
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department
of Education (Department or 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 review
of an extension of an information collection.
DATES: The Department requested emergency processing from OMB for this
information collection request (ICR) and received approval on July 5,
2022; and therefore, the regular clearance process is 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 September 2, 2022.
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 (ICR) by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``Only
Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. <a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> 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
these information collection activities, please contact Stephanie
Jones, 202-453-7835.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, in accordance with the PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3506(copyright)(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 ICR that is described below. The Department is
especially interested in public comments 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
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response to this notice will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: Charter School Programs Application: State
Entity Grants, Developer Grants, and Charter Management Organization
Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0767.
Type of Review: Extension of an information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 365.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,900.
Abstract: The Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools
Program (CSP) is authorized under Title IV, Part C of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j). On March 14, 2022, the Department
published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Priorities,
Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria for CSP Grants to
State Entities (SE Grants), Grants to Charter Management Organizations
for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO
Grants), and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New
Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality
Charter Schools (Developer Grants) (Vol. 87, No. 49, pages 14197-14210)
(CSP NPP). Specifically, the Department proposed new priorities,
application requirements, assurances, definitions, and selection
criteria to create results-driven policies to help promote positive
student outcomes, student and staff diversity, educator and community
empowerment, promising practices, and accountability, including fiscal
transparency and responsibility, in charter schools supported with CSP
funds, which can serve as models for other charter schools. Based on
the CSP NPP and public comments, the Department issued a notice of
final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for
CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants and Developer Grants (CSP NFP), which
published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2022. The final
priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria in the
CSP NFP are intended to supplement existing statutory and regulatory
requirements governing CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants, and Developer Grants.
The Charter School Programs Office of the Department is requesting
continued approval of this information collection for CSP SE Grants,
CMO Grants, and Developer Grants generally; and for the CSP NFP, which
requires the submission of a needs analysis and information regarding
contracts with for-profit management organizations. The CSP (Assistance
Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.282, including SE Grants (84.282A), CMO Grants
(84.282M), and Developer Grants (84.282B and 84.282E)) is a competitive
discretionary grant program. The grant applications submitted for this
program are evaluated based on how well an applicant addresses the
selection criteria (and any competitive preference priorities) and are
used to determine applicant eligibility and award amounts for projects
selected for funding.
Dated: July 28, 2022.
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. 2022-16544 Filed 8-2-22; 8:45 am]
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