Part C - State Lead Agency Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

Required Collection	Statutory Authority	Regulatory Authority	Respondents, Frequency, Burden	Total Annual Burden Hours
Free and low-cost legal services. Each Part C LA in FFY 2006 received an average of approximately XX complaints. In FFY 2005, 15 LAs or 27% of States adopted Part B due process procedures for Part C and thus would have had to provide parents with this list of free and low cost services. The data burden is expected to require an average of 30 minutes per hearing request to inform parents of the availability of low-cost legal services.	20 U.S.C. 1439(a)	§303.430(d)(2) §303.440(b)	56 State LA record keepers x 3 (hrs)	168
List of mediators. There are 56 State- level record keepers who must maintain a list of mediators. It is estimated to take approximately three hours annually for record keepers to update and maintain the lists.	20 U.S.C. 1415(e)(2)(C) and 1439(a)(8)	§303.431(b)(2)(i)	15 State LA record keepers x 3 (hrs)	45
List of hearing officers. Approximately 15 States have adopted Part B due process procedures for Part C. The LAs in these States must maintain a list of individuals who serve as hearing officers, along with the qualifications of each of the individuals. It is estimated to take approximately three hours annually for record keepers to update and maintain the lists.	20 U.S.C. 1439(a)	§§303.430(d)(2); 303.443(c)(3)	56 LA respondents x 3 complaints = 168 x 24 hrs.	4032
State complaint procedures. Each of the 56 State LAs process, on average, 3 complaints annually. It takes an average of about 24 hours for a State LA to issue a written decision to a complaint.	20 U.S.C. 1439(a); 1435(a)(10)	§§303.430(c); 303.432 through 303.434	56 State LA record keepers x 3 (hrs)	168
Free and low-cost legal services. Each Part C LA in FFY 2006 received an average of approximately XX complaints. In FFY 2005, 15 LAs or 27% of States adopted Part B due process procedures for Part C and thus would have had to provide parents with this list of free and low cost services. The data burden is expected to require an average of 30 minutes per hearing request to inform parents of the availability of low-cost legal services.	20 U.S.C. 1439(a); 1435(a)(10)	§§303.430(c); 303.432 through 303.434	15 State LA record keepers x 3 (hrs)	45
TOTAL BURDEN				4,267.5

Paperwork Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 86 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The obligation to respond to this collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit (34 CFR 303.430(c),(d)(2), 303.431(a)(2)(i), 303.432, 303.433, 303.434, 303.440(b), 303.443(c)(3), 303.520(a)). Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20210-4537 or email [email protected] and reference the OMB Control Number 1820-0682.