U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Nominee Presentation Form

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
GRA Nomination Presentation Form - IHE Form	Modified
GRA Nomination School/District Forms and Procedures Form	Modified
Supporting Statement EDGRS 20150203.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-02-11
2015 EDGRS Criteria.doc Supplementary Document	2014-11-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
200987	GRA Nomination Presentation Form - IHE Form	Modified
200099	GRA Nomination School/District Forms and Procedures Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1860-0509	ICR Reference No: 201411-1860-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201111-1860-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OCO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Nominee Presentation Form
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/18/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/11/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	1,443	0	62,058
Time Burden (Hours)	6,021	0	36,214
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) is a recognition award that honors schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions that are exemplary in three Pillars: 1) reducing environmental impact and costs, including waste, water, energy use and alternative transportation; 2) improving the health and wellness of students and staff, including environmental health of premises, nutrition and fitness; and 3) providing effective sustainability education, including STEM, civic skills and green career pathways. The award is a tool to encourage state education agencies, stakeholders and higher education officials to consider matters of facilities, health and environment comprehensively and in coordination with state health, environment and energy agency counterparts. In order to be selected for federal recognition, schools, districts and postsecondary institutions must be high achieving in all three of the above Pillars, not just one area. Schools, districts, colleges and universities apply to their state education authorities. State authorities can submit up to six nominees to ED, documenting achievement in all three Pillars. This information is used at the Department to select the awardees.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 7243(b)(5) Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
  

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 68672	11/18/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 7421	02/10/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
GRA Nomination School/District Forms and Procedures	NA, NA	2014-2015 District Nominee Presentation Form ,   GRA School Nomination Form
GRA Nomination Presentation Form - IHE	NA	Nomination Presentation Form 201415 IHE

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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	1,443	62,058	0	0	-60,615	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,021	36,214	0	0	-30,193	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The award is now going into its third cycle. We have added a district and a postsecondary category to the initial school category. We've also learned that about 30 Nominating Authorities participate each year, receiving roughly 300 applications in total among them. ED generally receives less than 100 nominees. This results in an adjustment in burden and responses of 1,443 responses and 6,021 hours respectively.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 02/11/2015

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