Notice2023-00629
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Payback Information Management System
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Published
January 13, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2348-2349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00629]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0010]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Payback Information
Management System
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
(OSERS), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 14, 2023.
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-2023-SCC-0010.
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, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99d0daddf6faf2fcedd4feebd9fcfdb7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="236a60674c404846576e44516346470d444c55">[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 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 Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave, SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Karen Holliday, 202-245-7318.
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. The Department 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: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
Payback Information Management System.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Individuals and Households; Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,026.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,917.
Abstract: Public Law 114-95, section 302 (b) of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provides Long-
Term Training grants to academic institutions to support scholarship
assistance to students. Students who receive scholarships under this
program are required to work within the public rehabilitation program,
such as with a state vocational rehabilitation agency, or an agency or
organization that has a service arrangement with a state vocational
rehabilitation agency. The student is expected to work two years in
such settings for every year of full-time scholarship support. The
program regulations at 34 CFR 386.33 through 386.35 and 386.40 through
386.43 detail the payback provisions and the RSA scholars' requirements
to comply with them.
Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act requires tracking of scholars'
employment status and location of former scholars supported under the
grants in order to ensure that students are meeting the payback
requirement. Scholars must provide requested information necessary to
meet the exit certification requirements.
In addition to meeting the requirement that all scholars be
tracked, the information collected will provide performance data
relevant to the rehabilitation fields and degrees pursued by RSA
scholars, as well as the funds owed and the rehabilitation work
completed by them. These data are used to assess program effectiveness
and efficiency, and to meet the reporting requirements of Public Law
103-62 section 4 of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
In summary, RSA is requesting a revision of the currently approved
collection by adding a section titled State Vocational Rehabilitation
(VR) Agency: RSA Job Board Posting, where RSA envisions State VR
agencies may initiate posting of an open position on the RSA Job Board
on a rolling basis as positions become available. This addition to the
current collection will be a helpful resource to students who receive
RSA support, graduate, and seek qualifying employment to fulfill their
required service obligation. This collection package adds the
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participation of State VR agencies to the existing approved ICR Job
leads will be submitted electronically through the online RSA Payback
Information Management System (PIMS). There is minimal estimated burden
required to report job information using the PIMS system.
Dated: January 10, 2023.
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. 2023-00629 Filed 1-12-23; 8:45 am]
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