Notice2025-07979
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School Program Application
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Published
May 8, 2025
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 90, Number 88 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 19475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07979]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0019]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Rural
Education Achievement Program: Small, Rural School Achievement Program
and Rural and Low-Income School Program Application
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department
of Education (Department).
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
July 7, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2025-SCC-0019.
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#df969c9bb0bcb4baab92b8ad9fbabbf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0999394bfb3bbb5a49db7a290b5b4feb7bfa6">[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. Rural
Education Achievement Program (REAP) Office, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C110, Washington, DC 20202-
1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Victoria Hammer, (202) 260-1438.
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: Rural Education Achievement Program: Small,
Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School
Program Application.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0646.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,565.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,120.
Abstract: The Department administers two formula grant programs
under Title V, Part B (Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA): the Small,
Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, administered by the
Department, which makes awards directly to local educational agencies
(LEAs); and the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program, awarded by
the Department to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), which then make
awards to and administer the program for LEAs. The Department may also
make RLIS awards directly to LEAs in States that do not submit an
approvable RLIS application to the Department. These LEAs that apply
directly to the Department for RLIS funding are known as Specially
Qualified Agencies (SQAs).
The information provided to the Department enables the Department
to make eligibility determinations for LEAs and to calculate formula
allocations for each eligible LEA. Form 1 consists of the REAP
Eligibility Spreadsheet through which SEAs provide to the Department
eligibility and allocation data for both the RLIS and SRSA programs.
Form 2 consists of the application package for LEAs under the SRSA
program. Form 3 consists of the application package for SQAs under the
RLIS program. This is a request for extension of the current
information collection package (OMB #1810-0646), updated for the future
fiscal years in which the collection would apply.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-07979 Filed 5-7-25; 8:45 am]
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