Notice2024-22279
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Education Stabilization Fund-Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data Collection Form
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Published
September 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79579-79580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22279]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0093]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Education Stabilization Fund-Governor's Emergency Education
Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data Collection Form
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 an extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 30, 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 Britt Jung, (202) 453-6046.
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: Education Stabilization Fund- Governor's
Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data
Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0748.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,326.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,612.
Abstract: The Department awards GEER grants to Governors (States)
and analogous ESF-Governor grants to Outlying Areas for the purpose of
providing local educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher
education (IHEs), and other education related entities with emergency
assistance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department has
awarded these grants to States (Governor's offices) based on a formula
stipulated in the legislation. The grants are also awarded to Outlying
Areas based on the same formula: (1) 60% on the basis of the States or
Outlying Areas relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24.
(2) 40% on the basis of the States relative number of children counted
under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (ESEA). Data collected through this information collection will
inform Department monitoring and oversight, and public reporting.
This information collection requests approval for an extension to a
previously approved collection that includes annual reporting
requirements
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to comply with the requirements of the GEER/ESF-Governor program and to
obtain information on how the funds were used.
The information will be reviewed by U.S. Department of Education
(Department) employees to ensure that GEER/ESF-Governor funds are used
in accordance with applicable requirements under the CARES Act and
CRRSA Act and will be shared with the public to promote transparency
regarding the allocation and uses of funds. Furthermore, the
information collected will be analyzed to provide aggregate statistics
on SEA and LEA use of Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) funds to
address the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on students and schools. The
collection was used for a similar purpose in the first three years of
its administration, with reporting made public in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
Dated: September 25, 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. 2024-22279 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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