Notice2022-16741
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; GEPA Section 427 Guidance for All Grant Applications
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Published
August 4, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47733-47734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16741]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0098]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; GEPA
Section 427 Guidance for All Grant Applications
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
OCTOBER 3, 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-0098.
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#eda4aea9828e868899a08a9fad8889c38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cc5cfc8e3efe7e9f8c1ebfecce9e8a2ebe3fa">[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 6W208B, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection
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activities, please contact Cleveland Knight, 202-987-0064.
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. ED 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: GEPA Section 427 Guidance for All Grant
Applications.
OMB Control Number: 1894-0005.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 18,550.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 55,650.
Abstract: On October 20, 1994, the Improving America's Schools Act,
Public Law 103-382 (The Act), became law. The Act added a provision to
the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). Section 427 of GEPA
requires an applicant for assistance under Department programs to
develop and describe in the grant application the steps it proposes to
take to ensure equitable access to, and equitable participation in, its
proposed project for students, teachers, and other program
beneficiaries. Applicants have responded to the GEPA 427 requirements
for approximately the last 27 years, and the current form expires in
June 2023. In response to the Agency's Equity Plan resulting from the
President's Executive Order 13985, we now propose we now propose to
update that form by expanding the number of questions from one to four.
These four questions are intended to help applicants for Department
grant funds to be more intentional and specific as to identifying
barriers to equitable access and how they will address those barriers
consistent with the requirements of section 427 of GEPA. As with the
existing form, applicants retain the flexibility to determine and
define for themselves the barriers to ``equitable access'' and
``equitable participation'' based on the design of their proposed grant
projects and the participants and community the project proposes to
serve.
Dated: August 1, 2022.
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. 2022-16741 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
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