The U.S. Department of Education is requesting approval for the Application for Assistance under Section 8003 of Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This application is for a grant program otherwise known as Impact Aid Basic Support Payments. Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) whose enrollments and revenues are adversely impacted by Federal activities use this form to request financial assistance. Regulations for the Impact Aid Program are found at 34 CFR 222.
The statute and regulations for this program require a variety of data from applicants annually to determine eligibility for the grants and the amount of grant payment under the statutory formula. The least burdensome method of collecting this required information is for each applicant to submit these data through a web-based electronic application hosted on the Department of Educationâs G5 website.
This application is approved under OMB 1810-0687, and is attached to a final rule under 1810-AB24 which caused a substantive change to the annual burden for this application. The Department of Education is requesting renewal of its three-year clearance under the same collection number, with the final regulations.
US Code:
20 USC 7700
Name of Law: Subchapter VIII Impact Aid
US Code: 20 USC 7700 Name of Law: Subchapter VIII Impact Aid
Due to changes in the regulations there is a reduction in the burden hours for applicants applying for Impact Aid Section 8003 assistance. Additionally, by using the exact number of respondents for each part of the application rather than an estimate, the Department is more precise about the total time required; the actual number of respondents is lower than prior estimates. In total, we estimate that it will require 82.8 hours per LEA applicant to collect, organize and prepare the application for Impact Aid Section 8003 assistance.
The rule reduced the time spent collecting Average Daily Attendance (ADA); the availability of a state average attendance ratio for all States will significantly reduce the number of hours, as LEAs will not have to collect or report this data. Furthermore, there is a reduction in GCD collection; very few applicants use the GCD provision, and the reduction in the stated number of applicants affected reduces the burden calculation. Another regulatory change affects the source check for Indian Lands and Low Rent Housing; the prior estimate of 500,000 parents completing the source check form is reduced to $355,000. For FY 2016, for example, 354,046 children were claimed on Indian lands (122,593) or resided in low rent housing (231,453); under the final regulations these students will now be counted by source check, a much less burdensome collection method.
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;
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.
Form Section 8003 Application for Impact Aid-Section 8003
Impact Aid 1810-0687 AB24 Final SS.docx
Application for Impact Aid-Section 8003