Special Education-Individual Reporting on Regulatory Compliance Related to the Personnel Development Program's Service Obligation and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Employer Verification Form	Modified
Scholar Training & Employment Form	Modified
IHE Questionnaire Form	Modified
Att_1820-0686 GPRA Public Law 103.doc.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-06-21
Att_1820-0686 FedReg Serv. Ob Regs 2006 and Later.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-06-21
1820-0686 Supporting Statement Update.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-06-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
184865	Employer Verification Form	Modified
184864	Scholar Training & Employment Form	Modified
184863	IHE Questionnaire Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1820-0686	ICR Reference No: 201106-1820-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200805-1820-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/OSERS	Agency Tracking No: 4557
Title: Special Education-Individual Reporting on Regulatory Compliance Related to the Personnel Development Program's Service Obligation and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/31/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/27/2011
Terms of Clearance: 1. OSEP will work with the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to ensure that future Personnel Development data collection contracts allow IES and its contractors to access the data collected. 2. OSEP will also ensure that future contracts will collect data on the following three measures: a) Of the scholars who graduate, the number and percentage of scholars who teach in high-need schools [as defined by (1) the Administration’s 2010 ESEA reauthorization proposal or (2) high-need LEA as defined by Race to the Top, “High-need LEA means an LEA (a) that serves not fewer than 10,000 children from families with incomes below the poverty line; or (b) for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the LEA are from families with incomes below the poverty line.”] b) Of the scholars who graduate, the number and percentage of scholars who teach in a school for at least three years. c) Of the scholars who graduate, the number and percentage who receive a positive teacher evaluation. 3. Upon reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, OSEP will resubmit the SDR form with new language reflecting ultimate Congressional action on this terminology in advance of the scheduled 3 year approval cycle. 4. By October 2011, OSEP will provide OMB with an update on the progress it has made on determining a methodology for collecting data on the measures above, what OSEP has learned from consulting with other ED staff working on personnel preparation programs, the status of the new Personnel Development contract (including whether the contract can be merged with other contracts that collect similar information for general education personnel programs), and what the preliminary analyses by the Data Quality Initiative staff have found.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2011
Responses	82,645	0	11,250
Time Burden (Hours)	30,028	0	6,688
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The data collection under this revision and renewal request is governed by the"Additional Requirements" section of the Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Combined Priority for Personnel Preparation and Preparation of Leadership Personnel notice, published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2005 and by Sections 304.23-304.30 of the June 5, 2006, regulations that implement Section 662 (h) of the IDEA Amendments of 2004, which require that individuals who receive a scholarship through the Personnel Development Program funded under the Act subsequently provide special education and related services to children with disabilities for a period of two years for every year for which assistance was received. Scholarship recipients who do not satisfy the requirements of the regulations must repay all or part of the cost of assistance, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. These regulations implement requirements governing, among other things, the service obligation for scholars, reporting requirements by grantees, and repayment of scholarships by scholars. In order for the federal government to ensure that the goals of the program are achieved, certain data collection, recordkeeping, and documentation are necessary. In addition this data collection is governed by the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA). GPRA requires Federal agencies to establish performance measures for all programs, and the Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) has established performance measures for the Personnel Development Program. Data collection from scholars who have received scholarships under the Personnel Development Program is necessary to evaluate these measures.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 103 - 62 4 Name of Law: Government Performance Results Act (GPRA)
   PL: Pub.L. 108 - 446 662 (h) Name of Law: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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:
	76 FR 18740	04/05/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 37332	06/27/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Employer Verification	N/A	Employer Verification
IHE Questionnaire	N/A	IHE Questionnaire
Scholar Training & Employment	N/A, N/A, N/A	Scholar Training & Employment ,   Pre-Scholarship Agreement & Exit Cert 2005 ,   Pre-Scholarship Agreement & Exit Cert 2006 and any year thereafter

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	82,645	11,250	0	0	71,395	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	30,028	6,688	0	0	23,340	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The online database for collection of data which has been developed since the 2008 IC request to OMB has enabled ED to calculate the burden more accurately. The increase in burden is primarily due to an increase in the total number of grantees and scholars/obligees in the SOTS. In addition, based on user experience reported to the ED contractor's Helpdesk, 10 minutes have been added to the estimate of burden for scholar recordkeeping outside the program, and the total time for completion of the forms was increased slightly by two to three minutes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $448,443

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 06/27/2011

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