Notice2023-12348
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Report of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program
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Published
June 9, 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 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37871-37872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12348]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0098]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Report
of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program
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
August 8, 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-0098.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
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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#4f060c0b202c242a3b02283d0f2a2b61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcb5bfb8939f979988b19b8ebc9998d29b938a">[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 Jesse Hartle, 202-245-6415.
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: Report of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending
Facility Program.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0009.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 51.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,199.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is seeking
a continuation of this data collection with revisions necessitated by:
(1) a limited exception to the definition of ``equipment'' in 2 CFR
200.1; (2) guidance issued by the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) with respect to ``Allowable Sources of Non-Federal
Share for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program;'' (3)
citation changes made to the definitions contained in the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance); and (4) requests for clarity
from State licensing agencies (SLAs) regarding which non-Federal
expenditures incurred for the benefit of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending
Facilities Program (RSVFP) may be used for satisfying the match and
maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements under the VR program. This
proposed information collection request (ICR) also proposes a few other
technical edits to improve clarity. Current approval for this data
collection expires February 29, 2024, but is it requested to use the
new instructions at the start of FY 2024 for FY 2023.
The Randolph-Sheppard Act (Act), at 20 U.S.C. 107a(6)(a), directs
the Secretary of Education, through the Commissioner of RSA, to conduct
periodic evaluations of the programs authorized under the Act. In
addition, section 107b(4) requires State government entities designated
as the SLA to ``make such reports in such form and containing such
information as the Secretary may from time to time require . . ..''
Sections 107a(a)(2) and (4) of the Act also require the Secretary of
Education to ``. . . make annual surveys of concession vending
opportunities for blind vendors on Federal and other property . . .''
and to ``. . . make available to the public . . . information obtained
as a result of such surveys.'' The information to be collected is a
necessary component of the data gathering and evaluation process and
forms the basis for the Randolph-Sheppard Act section of the RSA annual
report to Congress, which is required by section 13 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 710). The
RSA-15 form includes information on the activities under this program
and is used in monitoring the States' implementation of the program. In
addition, the fiscal data collected by the RSA-15 highlight the fiscal
nexus between the RSVFP and VR program in each State, particularly with
respect to the use of Federal VR
This information collection (IC) will be implemented upon the
expiration of the current IC on February 29, 2024; however it is
requested to begin the use of this form and the new instructions for
the FY 2023 data collection (October 1, 2023). The RSA-15: Report of
Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program 1820-0009 is available both
in hard copy and electronically; however, data will be submitted and
collected through the RSAMIS on the <a href="http://rsa.ed.gov">rsa.ed.gov</a> website by each of the
51 SLAs.
Dated: June 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. 2023-12348 Filed 6-8-23; 8:45 am]
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