Notice2024-09741
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual Performance Report
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Published
May 6, 2024
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 89, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37207-37208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09741]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; High School Equivalency Program (HEP) 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 revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 5, 2024.
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 Katrina Ballard, (202) 987-0702.
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;
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(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: High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0684.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 54.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,242.
Abstract: This is a request for a revision of the 1810-0684 High
School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual Performance Report collection.
These revisions include language replacements, removals, and additions
that are intended to ensure compliance with EDGAR 34 CFR 75.110 and OMB
Circular A-110, improve the clarity of instructions and data
collection, and remove duplicative language. Substantive changes
include the addition of a data element related to mode of instruction.
For a complete list of revisions, please see the attached summary,
which will be shared with the public and OMB as a supplemental
document. The Office of Migrant Education (OME) is collecting
information for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) which is
authorized under title IV, section 418A of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended by section 408 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act
(HEOA) (20 U.S.C. 1070d-2) (special programs for students whose
families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farm work) and 2 CFR
200.328 which requires that recipients of discretionary grants submit
an Annual Performance Report (APR) to best inform improvements in
program outcomes and productivity.
Although the Education Department continues to use the generic
524B, OME is requesting to continue the use of a customized APR that
goes beyond the generic 524B APR to facilitate the collection of more
standardized and comprehensive data to inform performance indicators,
to improve the overall quality of data collected, and to increase the
quality of data that can be used to inform policy decisions.
Although the Education Department continues to use the generic
524B, OME is requesting to continue the use of a customized APR that
goes beyond the generic 524B APR to facilitate the collection of more
standardized and comprehensive data to inform Government Performance
Results Act (GPRA) indicators, to improve the overall quality of data
collected, and to increase the quality of data that can be used to
inform policy decisions.
Dated: April 30, 2024.
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. 2024-09741 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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