The Application for Assistance under Section 8002 of Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is for a grant program otherwise known as Impact Aid Payments for Federal Property. Local Educational Agencies that have lost taxable property due to Federal activities request financial assistance by completing an annual application. Regulations for Section 8002 of the Impact Aid Program are found at 34 CFR 222, Subpart B, however these regulations have recently been superceded by Section 563 of the National Defense Authorization Act, signed January 2, 2013. The revised statute sets the eligibility criteria and the formula for determining grant payments under Section 8002. The revised application collects annual data required to calculate payments using the new formula.
The total burden hours is reduced due to the change in program statute that changed the formula used to calculate the appropriate funding for each LEA. Total burden hours per year is reduced by 750 hours (3 hours per applicant) because applicants will no longer need to provide data for past years. When Congress revised the statute governing Section 8002 grants, it made the funding formula change retroactive to include payments from FY 2010 funds and forward. This necessitated gathering additional information for past years, increasing the burden estimate for the prior, approved emergency collection. Beginning with applications for FY 2015 funding (application due winter 2014), applicants will not need to submit data from past years, reducing the estimated burden significantly.
$212,123
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Marilyn Hall 202 205-8724
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.