Race to the Top District Application for Funding

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Race to the Top District Application Form and Instruction	Modified
Race_to_the_Top-District_Supporting_Statement_-_062413.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-08-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
203523	Race to the Top District Application Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1894-0014	ICR Reference No: 201308-1894-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201207-1894-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OS	Agency Tracking No: 1835.10
Title: Race to the Top District Application for Funding
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/14/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/21/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2016	36 Months From Approved
Responses	120	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	28,560	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Race to the Top-District was authorized under Title III of Division F of P.L. 112-74, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012", Dec. 23, 2011. Race to the Top-District is a competitive grant program that will support local educational agencies (LEAs) in the development and implementation of strategies, structures, and systems to increase personalized learning environment(s), that are designed to significantly improve teaching and learning through the personalization of strategies, tools, and supports for teachers and students that are aligned with college- and career-ready standards; increase the effectiveness of educators, and expand student access to the most effective educators in order to raise student achievement; decrease the achievement gap across student groups; and increase the rates at which students graduate from high school prepared for college and careers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 112 - 74 Division F, Title III Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1810-AB17	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 47980	08/06/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Race to the Top District Application	N/A	N/A

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	120	0	0	120	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28,560	0	0	28,560	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revision to a collection for an existing program. In the previous fiscal year (FY 2012) the Race to the Top District competition generated significant interest from school districts, as 1,225 local educational agencies were part of 372 submitted applications. In FY 2013 we expect interest to subside slightly and anticipate 300 applications. In addition, the only substantive changes to the application are the exclusion of the optional budget supplement, selection criterion (B)(5), and selection criterion (E)(4), which decreases the burden per application from 238 to 225, for a total of 67,500 burden hours. In total we expect 72 fewer applications and 21,036 less burden hours than the FY 2012 Race to the Top District competition.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,190,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/21/2013

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