Special Education-Individual Reporting on Regulatory Compliance Related to the Personnel Development Program's Service Obligation and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Scholar/Obligee Training and Employment Record Form Form and Instruction	New
Exit Certification Form and Instruction	New
Employment Verification Form Form and Instruction	Modified
Pre-Scholarship Agreement Form and Instruction	Modified
Scholar/Obligee Record Form Form and Instruction	Modified
30 Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-03-03
60D_FRN_1820-0686.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-11-06
1820-0686 Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-02-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
210564	Scholar/Obligee Training and Employment Record Form Form and Instruction	New
210563	Exit Certification Form and Instruction	New
184865	Employment Verification Form Form and Instruction	Modified
184864	Pre-Scholarship Agreement Form and Instruction	Modified
184863	Scholar/Obligee Record Form Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1820-0686	ICR Reference No: 201403-1820-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201106-1820-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/OSERS	Agency Tracking No: 1190.06
Title: Special Education-Individual Reporting on Regulatory Compliance Related to the Personnel Development Program's Service Obligation and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/08/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/03/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2014
Responses	29,600	0	82,645
Time Burden (Hours)	12,269	0	30,028
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The data collection under this revision and renewal request is governed by the"Additional Requirements" section of the Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Combined Priority for Personnel Preparation and Preparation of Leadership Personnel notice, published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2005 and by Sections 304.23-304.30 of the June 5, 2006, regulations that implement Section 662 (h) of the IDEA Amendments of 2004, which require that individuals who receive a scholarship through the Personnel Development Program funded under the Act subsequently provide special education and related services to children with disabilities for a period of two years for every year for which assistance was received. Scholarship recipients who do not satisfy the requirements of the regulations must repay all or part of the cost of assistance, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. These regulations implement requirements governing, among other things, the service obligation for scholars, reporting requirements by grantees, and repayment of scholarships by scholars. In order for the federal government to ensure that the goals of the program are achieved, certain data collection, recordkeeping, and documentation are necessary. In addition this data collection is governed by the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA). GPRA requires Federal agencies to establish performance measures for all programs, and the Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) has established performance measures for the Personnel Development Program. Data collection from scholars who have received scholarships under the Personnel Development Program is necessary to evaluate these measures.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 103 - 62 4 Name of Law: null
   PL: Pub.L. 108 - 446 662 (h) 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 66343	11/05/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 11771	03/03/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Employment Verification Form	N/A	Employment Verification Form
Scholar/Obligee Record Form	N/A	Scholar/Obligee Record Form
Pre-Scholarship Agreement	N/A	Pre-Scholarship Agreement
Exit Certification	N/A	Exit Certification
Scholar/Obligee Training and Employment Record Form	N/A	Scholar/Obligee Training and Employment Form

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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	29,600	82,645	0	-53,045	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,269	30,028	0	-17,759	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: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: There is a program change decrease; this request is for an updated data collection as a result of combining two existing data collections. The proposed burden estimate reflects a reduction in overall burden for all respondents. For the grantees, the burden is reduced because any duplicated data collection efforts are eliminated, and grantees must enter data into only one system. The burden estimate for the scholars/obligees and employers is also lower. We believe the numbers provided in this report reflect a more accurate estimate than the current 1820-0686, as we have utilized existing data in our calculations. By merging the data collection systems and combining the two existing data collections, OSEP has reduced the maximum, total burden hours by 17,759 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,060,289

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: 03/03/2014

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