Pre-approval contingent upon no substantive changes to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2014
36 Months From Approved
19,685
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0
1,310,483
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0
0
0
0
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (Stabilization) provides $53,600,000,000 to States in exchange for a commitment to advance education reforms, such as launching strategies that address inequities in the distribution of highly qualified teachers, building robust data systems that allow districts to better track student achievement, raising standards and strengthening student assessments, and turning around failing schools. For each area of reform, the ARRA prescribes specific action(s) that the State must assure that it will implement. In addition, section 14005(a) of the ARRA requires a State that receives funds under the Stabilization program to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
The Stabilization program is a formula grant program with two distinct portions  the Education Fund and the Government Services Fund. By statute, 81.8 percent, or $39,743,348,000, of each State's total Stabilization allocation is awarded under the Education Fund (CFDA No. 84.394) and the remaining 18.2 percent, or $8,842,652,000, is awarded under the Government Services Fund (CFDA No. 84.397).
The US Department of Education (Department) has already awarded the Stabilization funds to Governors. States received a portion of their funds under the Phase I allocation and the remaining funds under that Phase II allocation. In order to receive the Phase II allocation, States agreed to collect and publicly report on certain Indicators and Descriptors included in the Phase II application by September 30, 2011. The information clearance associated with SFSF Phase II expired and the Deparment is requesting a reinstatment of the information collection. The Department is also proposing to extend the deadline for the Indicators and Descriptors to December 15, 2011. The Department recognizes that there are three Indicators, (b)(1), (c)(11), and (c)(12), for which some States require additional time to collect and report the required information. The Department is requesting clearance to collect requests for extensions, amended timelines, and require States to publicly report information from those States that will not be able to fulfill the Phase II requirements associated with Indicators listed above by September 30, 2011.
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 5 14005
Name of Law: Title XIV of Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 14005 Name of Law: Title XIV of Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The program change of 1,310,483 hours results from reinstating an expired information collection for Phase II of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF)program as well as the inclusion of the estimated burden that will be incurred by the information collection requirements contained in the SFSF Phase II "Notice of proposed revisions to certain data collection and reporting requirements, proposed priority, and proposed sanctions". The Department is requesting an extension of the deadline for fulfilling the requirements of the Phase II Indicators and Descriptors until December 15, 2011 and requesting that the burden associated with these requirements be reinstated. The total burden is 1,077,084 hours. After this date, the remaining burden will apply only to States that requested an extension for meeting the requirements of (b)(1), (c)(11), and (c)(12) and those that requested use of the alternative standard for (c)(11). The burden for requesting an extension or use of the alternative standard, providing a plan to meet the requirements of the Indicators, and collecting and reporting on the Indicators is 233,424 hours. This represents a net decrease of 843,660 hours from the hours being reinstated in the Interim Final Requirements.
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.
Request for Indicator Extension and Alternative