National Research Center for Career and Technical Education Application

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Application Notice National Research Center for Career and Technical Education	Form	New	Repair queued
NRCCTE Notice Apps.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-04-26	Repair queued
NRCCTE SuppState NRC 4-4--7.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 0000-00-00	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
179520	Application Notice National Research Center for Career and Technical Education	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 200704-1830-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/OCTAE	Agency Tracking No: 02287
Title: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education Application
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn	Conclusion Date: 05/22/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/26/2007
Terms of Clearance: ED withdraws this collection as new information strongly suggests that there will be less than 10 respondents in this grant cycle.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 114(d)(4) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (the Act), authorizes the Secretary, after consulting with the States, to establish a national research center for the purposes of conducting scientifically based research and evaluation, disseminations, and training activities. Further, section 114(d)(5) of the Act authorizes the Secretary to carry out technical assistance to States for the purpose of developing, improving, and identifying the most successful methods and techniques for providing career and technical education programs assisted under the Act. The Secretary plans to provide this technical assistance through the research center. The purpose of this information collection is to invite applications for a national research center competition that implements sections 114(d)(4) and (5) of the Act, under which the Secretary will award a cooperative agreement to establish a research center.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 2324(4)(A) Name of Law: Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 20 USC 2324(4)(A) Name of Law: Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 17883	04/10/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 17883	04/10/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application Notice National Research Center for Career and Technical Education	NA	National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Section 114(d)(4) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (the Act), authorizes the Secretary, after consulting with the States, to establish a national research center for the purposes of conducting scientifically based research and evaluation, dissemination, and training activities. Further, section 114(d)(5) of the Act authorizes the Secretary to carry out technical assistance to States for the purpose of developing, improving, and identifying the most successful methods and techniques for providing career and technical education programs assisted under the Act. The Secretary plans to provide this technical assistance through the research center. As this is considered a new collection, the entire 3,600 burden hours will be considered new burden and recorded as a program change.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,561

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 04/26/2007

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