Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Entry Evidence and Evaluation & Exit Evidence Forms

AGENCY:

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

DATES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED–2023–SCC–0192. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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 Manager of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, Washington, DC 20202–8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Cleveland Knight, 202–987–0064.

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: Entry Evidence and Evaluation & Exit Evidence Forms.

OMB Control Number: 1894–NEW.

Type of Review: New ICR.

Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal governments

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 819.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,927.

Abstract: ED will use the Entry Evidence ICR form and the Evaluation & Exit Evidence ICR form for discretionary grant programs that: (1) Use the standard ED 524–B Grant Performance Report form as approved by OMB. The use of the standard ED 524–B Grant Performance Report promotes the standardization and streamlining of ED discretionary grant performance reporting. These performance reporting components are necessary to standardize information collection about Entry evidence, and Evaluation & Exit evidence use in grant implementation and to ensure a better, more comprehensive understanding of the use of evidence from what is provided in a grant application to the actual implementation of the grant project.