Notice2022-20126
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG)
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Published
September 16, 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 an extension without change of a currently approved collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56936-56937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20126]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0113]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Stronger Connections Grant
Program (SCG)
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 an extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
DATES: The Department requested emergency approval for this information
collection request; 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 November 15, 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-0113.
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
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available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#014842456e626a64754c66734164652f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="09404a4d666a626c7d446e7b496c6d276e667f">[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 Director of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Bryan Williams, 202-453-6715.
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: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA),
Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) Program.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0770.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,360.
Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) requested
emergency approval of a new information collection under the School
Improvement Programs section of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
(BSCA), and the SCG program which OMB approved. Under this program, the
Department awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the
purpose of providing competitive grants to high-need local educational
agencies (LEAs) for activities under section 4108 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
Eligible applicants for the SCG funds include those in any of the
50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Outlying Areas. Each SEA will
award no less than 95 percent of its SCG allocation on a competitive
basis to high-need LEAs as determined by the State. The SEA will
reserve no more than 1% of its SCG allocation for administration and
will use any remaining funds not awarded to LEAs for State-level
activities to support section 4108 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
This information collection will support the Department in
providing effective technical assistance, monitoring and oversight to
ensure that these funds are awarded and used as required by the BSCA--
i.e., that the funds are awarded to high-need LEAs on a competitive
basis for activities allowable under section 4108 of the ESEA.
Department staff will review the information submitted by SEAs (1) for
monitoring purposes, to verify that SEAs are implementing the BSCA
requirements for SEA award of the SCG funds; and (2) to understand the
manner in which SEAs are implementing these requirements. This
information will enable the Department to provide effective technical
assistance and support to States. If this information is not collected,
the Department will be unable to fully and adequately meet monitoring
and technical assistance responsibilities as States implement this
program.
Dated: September 13, 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. 2022-20126 Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
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