Annual Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Annual Progress Reporting Form Form and Instruction	Modified
60D_FRN_1820-0655.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-05-29
1820-0655 Supporting Statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2014-08-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
185744	Annual Progress Reporting Form Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1820-0655	ICR Reference No: 201408-1820-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201107-1820-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/OSERS	Agency Tracking No: 1168.09
Title: Annual Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program
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: 10/07/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/13/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2014
Responses	85	0	82
Time Burden (Hours)	1,063	0	1,066
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will use this data collection form to capture the annual performance report data from grantees funded under the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program. RSA and ED will use the information gathered annually to: (a) comply with reporting requirements under Section 75.118 of the Education Department General Administration Regulations (EDGAR), (b) provide annual information to Congress on activities conducted under the program, (c) measure performance on the program in accordance with the program indicators identified in the Government Performance Result Act (GPRA), and (d) collect information that is consistent with the common measures for federal job training programs. The proposed changes to the existing form will improve user friendliness, clarity of data questions, and accuracy of data reported. These revisions are not of a substantial manner nor significantly different from the original collection, but are proposed to provide clarity and consistency. In many areas, the data element language has been modified with direct language instead of passive terminology.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 741 Name of Law: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
  

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:
	79 FR 30834	05/29/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 47445	08/13/2014
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
Annual Progress Reporting Form	NA	AIVRS APR

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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	85	82	0	0	3	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,063	1,066	0	-3	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: This information collection includes an adjustment decrease of 3 burden hours from 1,066 hours to 1,063 hours. The burden hour reduction is due to in many cases revising data fields for clarification with direct language and the automatic calculation of several data element fields. We estimate with these adjustments the number of hours per response will decrease from 13 to 12.5. However, the number of grantees has increased from the previous collection submittal by 3.6%. In the previous collection, there were 82 grantees responding, but currently there are 85 grantees reporting.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $60,528

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: 08/13/2014

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