Notice2023-17725
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Report of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program
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Published
August 17, 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 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56011-56012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17725]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0098]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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
September 18, 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 Jesse Hartle, 202-245-6415.
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: 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 government.
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)
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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: August 14, 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. 2023-17725 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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