Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Form	New
REAP 2015 1810-0646 Supporting Statement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-07-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
217502	Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Form	New
21374	Application Package for the REAP Small, Rural School Achievement Program Instruction	Removed
201041	REAP Eligibility Spreadsheets Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1810-0646	ICR Reference No: 201504-1810-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201201-1810-007
Agency/Subagency: ED/OESE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/10/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/16/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	549	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,277	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This data collection is pursuant to the Secretary's authority under Part B of Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), to award funds under two grant programs designed to address the unique needs of rural school districts – the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program (ESEA Section 6212) and the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program (ESEA Section 6221). Under the SRSA program, the Secretary awards grants directly to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) on a formula basis. Under the RLIS program, eligible school districts are sub-recipients of funds the Department awards to State educational agencies (SEAs) on a formula basis. For both grant programs, the Department awards funds based on a determination of the eligibility of individual school districts and the calculation of the allocation each eligible district should receive according to formula prescribed in the statute. This data collection package consists of two forms and related documents that are used to accomplish the grant award process each year: (1) a spreadsheet used by SEAs to submit information to identify RLIS and SRSA-eligible LEAs and to allocate funds based on the appropriate formula, and (2) an application form for SRSA-eligible LEAs to apply for funding. The REAP eligibility spreadsheet (Form 1) has no substantive changes or revisions from the previously-approved collection under OMB#1810-0646. Similarly, the SRSA Application (Form 2) is essentially unchanged from the previous collection. The instructions accompanying both Form 1 and Form 2 remain unchanged from the previously-approved collection, except for minor changes to update dates and contact information. None of these changes require SEAs to submit additional data.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 6301 Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
  

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:
	80 FR 25285	05/04/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 41494	07/15/2015
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
Application Package for the REAP Small, Rural School Achievement Program	N/A	REAP SRSA Application
Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)	NA	SRSA Application
REAP Eligibility Spreadsheets	N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A	REAP Eligibility Spreadsheet ,   REAP Corrections Spreadsheet ,   REAP School Locale Code Test Request Spreadsheet ,   LEA Definitions as Rural by State

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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	549	0	0	598	-49	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,277	0	0	6,487	-3,210	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an adjustment decrease of -100 annual burden hours. For the 2012 collection, we reduced the maximum number of SEA respondents for Form 1 from 52 to 49; the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico are unitary districts, and by virtue of their demographics do not meet the eligibility criteria for either RLIS or SRSA. In addition, this collection will no longer ask SEAs to provide REAP-Flex or AYP data. For the 2012 collection, the Office of General Counsel determined that SRSA LEAs need not apply every year, so the Department has reduced the previous estimate of 4,500 applicants to an estimated 500 applicants for Form 2.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,094

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: 07/16/2015

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