Part C - LA Reporting and Recordkeeping

Collection	Respondents, Frequency, Burden	Total Annual Burden Hours	Cost Burden Estimate	Total Cost
Free and low-cost legal services. Reporting Each Part C LA in FFY 2006 received an average of approximately XX complaints. In FFY 2005, 15 LAs or 27% of States adopted Part B due process procedures for Part C and thus would have had to provide parents with this list of free and low cost services. The data burden is expected to require an average of 30 minutes per hearing request to inform parents of the availability of low-cost legal services.	45 State due process complaints x .5 (hrs.)	22.5	22.5 x $22	$495
List of mediators. Reporting There are 56 State- level record keepers who must maintain a list of mediators. It is estimated to take approximately three hours annually for record keepers to update and maintain the lists.	56 State LA record keepers x 3 (hrs)	168	168 x $22	$3,696
List of hearing officers. Reporting Approximately 15 States have adopted Part B due process procedures for Part C. The LAs in these States must maintain a list of individuals who serve as hearing officers, along with the qualifications of each of the individuals. It is estimated to take approximately three hours annually for record keepers to update and maintain the lists.	15 State LA record keepers x 3 (hrs)	45	45 x $22	$990
State complaint procedures. Reporting, Record keeping, third party disclosure Each of the 56 State LAs process, on average, 3 complaints annually. It takes an average of about 24 hours for a State LA to issue a written decision to a complaint.	56 LA respondents x 3 complaints = 168 x 24 hrs.	4032	4032 x $22	$88,704
Written notification for the use of public benefits or insurance. Notification Each of the 56 State LAs must develop a written notification. It takes an average of about 10 hours to draft the notice.	56 LA respondents x 10 (hrs)	560	560 x $38	$21,280
TOTAL BURDEN		4,827.5		$115,165