[Federal Register: February 15, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 31)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division,
Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management
invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a cc: to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 10, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of the Secretary
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance
Report Form (ED 524B)
OMB Control Number: 1894-0003.
Agency Form Number(s): Department of Education Form 524 B.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, State
Educational Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,900.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 132,300.
Abstract: The ED 524B form and instructions are used in order for
grantees to meet Department of Education (ED) deadline dates for
submission of performance reports for ED discretionary grant programs.
Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit an annual
performance report for each year funding has been approved in order to
receive a continuation award. The annual performance report should
demonstrate whether substantial progress has been made toward meeting
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the approved goals and objectives of the project. ED program offices
may also require recipients of ``forward funded'' grants that are
awarded funds for their entire multi-year project up-front in a single
grant award to submit the ED 524B on an annual basis. In addition, ED
program offices may also require recipients to use the ED 524B to
submit their final performance reports to demonstrate project success,
impact and outcomes. In both the annual and final performance reports,
grantees are required to provide data on established performance
measures for the grant program (e.g., Government Performance and
Results Act measures) and on project performance measures that were
included in the grantee's approved grant application. The ED 524B also
contains a number of questions related to project financial data such
as Federal and non-Federal expenditures and indirect cost information.
Performance reporting requirements are found in 34 CFR 74.51, 75.118,
75.253, 75.590 and 80.40 of the Education Department General
Administrative Regulations.
Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://
edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link
and by clicking on link number 4421. When you access the information
collection, click on ``Download Attachments '' to view. Written
requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.
[FR Doc. 2011-3388 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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