Notice2024-24272
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Education Stabilization Fund-Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form
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Published
October 21, 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 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24272]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0097]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Education Stabilization Fund--Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) 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 a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 20, 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--Elementary and
Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER
Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0749.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,652.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,051,280.
Abstract: Under the COVID national health emergency, the
legislative and executive branches of government came together to offer
relief to those individuals and industries affected by the COVID-19
virus under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act (Pub. L. 116-136) authorized on March 27, 2020, and expanded
through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
(CRRSA) Act, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The Elementary and
Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund awards grants to SEAs
and for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs),
including charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to
address the impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has
had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across
the Nation.
This information collection requests approval for a revision to a
previously approved collection that includes annual reporting
requirements to comply with the requirements of the ESSER program and
obtain information on how the funds were used by State and Local
Education Agencies. This revision includes updates to the reporting
dates minor language updates that do not impact the burden of the
collection. No new questions are being added.
The information will be reviewed by U.S. Department of Education
(Department) employees to ensure that ESSER funds are used in
accordance with applicable requirements under the CARES, CRRSA, and ARP
Acts 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: October 16, 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. 2024-24272 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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