OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided.
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The Striving Readers Comprehensive
Literacy program is authorized as part of the FY 2010 Consolidated
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 111-117) under the Title I
demonstration authority (Part E, Section 1502 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA)). The competitive grant program
provides funds to State educational agencies (SEAs) for competitive
subgrants to local educational agencies for a comprehensive
literacy development and education program to advance pre-literacy
and literacy skills for disadvantaged children from birth to grade
12, including English learners and students with
disabilities.
There is a program change
increase of 12,480 annual burden hours; adjustments in burden hours
were required because of program changes that will require
respondents to address new priorities, requirements and selection
criteria. The program changes resulted from actions taken to align
SRCL initiatives with the national policies for advancing literacy
and pre-literacy skills in disadvantaged children.
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:
(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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.