Notice2022-25441
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) Program
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Published
November 22, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71314-71315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25441]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0113]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Stronger Connections
Grant (SCG) Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department
of Education (ED).
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 22, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. 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
collection activities, please contact Bryan Williams, 202-453-6715.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: 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
ICR.
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) requests an
extension of the information collection under the School Improvement
Programs section of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), and
the Stronger Connections Grant (SCG), OMB number 1810-0770. 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: November 17, 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. 2022-25441 Filed 11-21-22; 8:45 am]
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