The regulations for Title I, Part C
establish minimum requirements for a State Educational Agency (SEA)
comprehensive needs assessment, plan for service delivery, and
program evaluation. The regulations also establish minimum
requirements for documenting eligibility, re-interviewing, and
establishing a system of quality controls. The Secretary will use
the information collected to monitor the accuracy of program
eligibility determinations, make needed improvements, and adjust
State Migrant Education Program (MEP) allocations based on reported
defect rates.
This is an extension of a
currently approved information collection. There is an adjustment
in the number of responses and burden. The number of responses
decreased from 300,049 to 230,048 - a difference of 70,001
resposnes. The number of burden hours decreased from 522,765 hours
to 408,633 hours - a difference of 114,132 hours. The reduction in
burden and responses was achieved not as a result of deliberate
Federal government action, but rather due to decreases in the
number of eligible migratory children. The increased Federal costs
are due to the fact that the Department will hire a contractor to
operate Migrant Education Programs in the three Bypass states (CT,
RI, and WV).
$515,591
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
James Butler 202
260-2274
No
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.