Notice2026-19534
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report
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Published
September 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60605-60606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19534]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2026-SCC-2080]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 26, 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 La'Shawndra Scroggins, (202) 219-
1617.
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: Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0788.
Type of Review: 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. 2026-19534 Filed 9-23-26; 8:45 am]
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