ARP ESSER SEA Application Template

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ARP ESSER SEA Application Template Form and Instruction	New
Supporting Statement Part A_ARP ESSER Template.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-04-20
PRA Emergency Collection Memo - ARP ESSER Application Template_signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
246844	ARP ESSER SEA Application Template Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1810-0754	ICR Reference No: 202104-1810-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/OESE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: ARP ESSER SEA Application Template
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/21/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/20/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/20/2021
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves this information collection for a period of six months in order to facilitate the Department’s timely collection of ARP ESSER SEA Applications prior to the time periods established under Part 1320, and so to sooner provide the remaining ARP ESSER funds to the States.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2021	6 Months From Approved
Responses	52	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,200	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a request for approval of a new emergency information collection by the Office of State and Grantee Relations (SGR) in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund Application authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2 (ARP). The ARP ASSER (CFDA 84.425U) program is an unprecedented $122 billion formula grant program allocated to State educational agencies (SEA) for use in responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021, each SEA was awarded two-thirds of its total ARP ESSER allocations subject to the terms and conditions of the award in the Grant Award Notification (GAN) for those funds. An approved ARP ESSER application will be required before an SEA will receive the remaining one-third of its ARP ESSER allocation. This application also allows States to fulfill the requirement of the ESSER II (under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA Act)) 6-month reporting requirement in section 313(f) of the CRRSA Act.

Emergency Justfication: If this emergency collection is not approved, the Department will not be able to carry out its oversight responsibilities of the $122 billion while also ensuring that SEAs receive the resources they need to immediately address COVID-19-related needs, such as returning students and educators to in-person instruction and addressing the impact of interrupted education on all students and particularly those disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. In order to reduce the burden on States, the Department has created an application template States could use to collect the required information. We anticipate that 52 SEAs will respond, and we estimate that the application template will take 100 hours for each SEA to complete.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 2001 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief
  

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

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
ARP ESSER SEA Application Template	N/A	N/A

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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	52	0	0	52	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,200	0	0	5,200	0	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: This is a new emergency request in response to the need to provide clear guidance to SEAs on their ARP ESSER plans. The SEA application template will result in a total of 5200 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? Yes

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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: 04/20/2021

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