Notice2026-09198
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
May 8, 2026
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 91, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 25349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09198]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2026-SCC-0267]
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
June 8, 2026.
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, 202-245-6411.
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 Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 51.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,199.
Abstract: The Randolph-Sheppard Act (Act) provides persons who are
blind with remunerative employment and self-support through the
operation of vending facilities on Federal and other property. The
program, enacted into law in 1936, was intended to enhance employment
opportunities for trained, licensed blind persons to operate vending
facilities. At the outset, the program placed sundry stands in the
lobbies of Federal office buildings and post offices, selling such
items as newspapers, magazines, candies, and tobacco products. The law
was subsequently amended in 1954 and again in 1974 to ensure
individuals who are blind a priority in the operation of vending
facilities, which now include cafeterias, military dining facilities,
snack bars, interstate highway rest areas, and automatic vending
machines on Federal property. Most States also have programs that
include State, county, municipal, and private installations.
The licensing and operation of vending facilities by blind vendors
under the Act is supported by a combination of VR program funds, State
appropriations, Federal vending machine income, and levied set asides
from vendors. As required by 20 U.S.C. 107a(6)(a), the Secretary of
Education, through the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA), conducts periodic evaluations of the programs
authorized under the Act. In addition, section 107b(4) requires
entities designated as the State licensing agency (SLA) to ``make such
reports in such form and containing such information as the Secretary
may from time to time require. . . .'' The information to be collected
is a necessary component of the evaluation process and forms the basis
for reporting to the Department. The data are also used to understand
the distribution type and profitability of vending facilities
throughout the country. Such information is useful in providing
technical assistance to SLAs and property managers and in monitoring
the implementation of the program. The Code of Federal Regulations, at
34 CFR 395.8, specifies that vending machine income received by the
State from Federal property managers can be distributed to blind
vendors in an amount not to exceed the national average income for
blind vendors. This amount is determined through data collected by the
RSA-15: Report of Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program. In
addition, the collection of information ensures the provision and
transparency of activities referenced in 34 CFR 395.12 related to
disclosure of program and financial information and assists with the
requirement in 34 CFR 395.11 regarding the provision of training.
This information collection (IC) will be implemented upon the
expiration of the current IC on October 31, 2026; however, it is
requested to begin the use of this form and the new instructions for
the FY 2026 data collection beginning on October 1, 2026. The 51 SLAs
will submit their data through the RSAMIS on the <a href="http://rsa.ed.gov">rsa.ed.gov</a> website
during the 90-day data collection period (10/1/2026-12/30/2026).
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2026-09198 Filed 5-7-26; 8:45 am]
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