OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of1995. This action has no effect
on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB
Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit
when proposed rule is finalized.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2014
120
0
120
29,660
0
29,660
0
0
0
On December 23, 2011, the President
signed into law the FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012
(Public Law 112-74), which provides appropriations for the U.S.
Department of Education for fiscal year (FY) 2012. The legislation
appropriates $284,461,350 for Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF)
competitive grants that must be awarded by September 30, 2012. The
data provided through this information collection will be used by
application reviewers and the Department to assess the extent to
which an applicant meets the priorities, requirements, and
selection criteria of the TIF program competition and determine
which applicants should receive grants. The Department used
information collected under this control number to award TIF grants
in FY 2010. The information to be collected in project applications
with regard to funds appropriated to the Department for FY 2012
under Pub. L. 112-74 is different from the information collected
for purposes of the award of appropriated funds provided for FY
2010. The data provided through this information collection will be
used by application reviewers and the Department to assess the
extent to which an applicant meets the priorities, requirements,
and selection criteria of the TIF program competition and determine
which applicants should receive grants. In addition, ED will use
the information provided in this collection to prepare summaries of
the activities each grantee will carry out and will disseminate to
members of Congress and the general public. ED will also use this
information to monitor the progress and performance of each grantee
in carrying out the activities described in the
application.
There is an increase of 100 in
burden hours due to a program change. Specifically, Public Law
112-74 revises the collection requirements for each applicant to
submit an application reference chart that identifies where in the
applicant's application peer reviewers and program staff can find
various required elements of the application, including where the
applicant addressed the priorities and program requirements, where
it provided a list of "high-need" schools, and, for group
applications, the required memorandum of understanding or other
binding agreement among the parties to the application. This change
is intended to facilitate the review of applications, as well as to
ensure that applicants do not unintentionally omit a required
element of the application. The application reference chart appears
in Appendix 1 of the application package.
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.
TIF Application
1810-0700 TIF Supporting Statement FINAL.docx
TIF Application