Notice2023-14841
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report
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Published
July 13, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44788-44789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14841]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0130]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report
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 (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0130.
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#246d67604b474f41506943566441400a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c555f58737f777968517b6e5c7978327b736a">[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 Sarah Newman, 202-453-6956.
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: Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,053.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,636.
Abstract: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) provides $1
billion in funding to State educational agencies (SEAs) to be
distributed under Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The BSCA specifies that SEAs must make
competitive subgrants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs),
as determined by the SEA, for activities to support safe and healthy
students under section 4108 of the ESEA. The Department of Education
has designated BSCA section 4108 funds as the Stronger Connections
grant program.
This is a new information collection request for the Stronger
Connections grant program annual performance reporting. Under the
Education Department's General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR,
Section 75.720), grantees shall submit annual performance reports. In
addition, in order to receive a Stronger Connections grant award, SEAs
were required to
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submit an assurance that the SEA will submit such other information as
the Secretary may later require, such as (1) the identification of the
LEAs awarded Stronger Connections grant funds, (2) how the SEA and its
LEAs are using Stronger Connections grant funds, and (3) whether the
SEA will evaluate the effectiveness of the Stronger Connections grant
program, including the effectiveness of LEA use of Stronger Connections
grant funds and, if so, how it will do so.
As part of the public comment period review, ED requests that SEAs
and its other stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in
Attachment A.
Dated: July 10, 2023.
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. 2023-14841 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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