The statute requires any State
desiring to receive a grant under subtitle B of the McKinney Act to
submit a State plan to the U.S. Secretary of Education for peer
review. The State plan is a mechanism for a State educational
agency (SEA) to describe how it will provide for the education of
homeless children and youth. Respondents will be State educational
agencies from the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.