Notice2023-07620
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Payback Information Management System
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Published
April 12, 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 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 22016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07620]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0010]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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
May 12, 2023.
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 Karen Holliday, (202) 245-7318.
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: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
Payback Information Management System.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments;
individuals or households; private sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,026.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,906.
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 386.33-386.35 and 386.40-386.43 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.
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
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: April 6, 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. 2023-07620 Filed 4-11-23; 8:45 am]
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