Notice2026-11626
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report
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Published
June 10, 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 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11626]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2026-SCC-2080]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Stronger Connections Grant Program 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
August 10, 2026.
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-2026-SCC-2080.
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#ce878d8aa1ada5abba83a9bc8eabaae0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="064f454269656d63724b617446636228616970">[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.
Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail
or delivery should be addressed to the Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave.
SW, LBJ, Room 4B213, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact La' Shawndra Scroggins, 202-219-
1617.
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: Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0788.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,051.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,270.
Abstract: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) provided $1
billion in funding to State educational agencies (SEAs), to be
distributed under Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The BSCA specified that SEAs must make
competitive subgrants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs),
as determined by the SEA, for activities that support safe and healthy
students under section 4108 of the ESEA. The U.S. Department of
Education designated BSCA section 4108 funds as the Stronger
Connections Grant (SCG) program.
This is a revised information-collection request for the SCG
program's performance reporting requirement. Under the Education
Department's General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR, Section
75.720), grantees must submit annual performance reports unless the
Secretary allows less frequent reporting. Accordingly, this information
collection request removes the annual reporting requirement and
replaces it with a final report.
Additionally, this revised information collection request reduces
the number of proposed data items to be collected from grantees in
their final report. This change decreases reporting burden by 34,366
hours and ensures that SEA grantees provide only the critical
information needed, including: (1) the identification of the LEAs
awarded SCG funds, and (2) how the SEA and its LEAs used SCG funds.
This proposed information collection request balances reducing burden
on grantees while collecting the essential information included in
Attachment A for non-unitary systems and Attachment B for unitary
systems.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2026-11626 Filed 6-9-26; 8:45 am]
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