Education Stabilization Fund-
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER
I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
03/29/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2022
14,652
14,652
2,051,943
2,051,943
0
0
Under the current unprecedented
national health emergency, the legislative and executive branches
of government have come together to offer relief to those
individuals and industries affected by the COVID-19 virus under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L.
116-136) authorized on March 27, 2020, and expanded through the
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA)
Act, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The ESSER Fund awards
grants to SEAs and for the purpose of providing local educational
agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, as well
as Outlying Areas, with emergency relief funds to address the
impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had, and
continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the
Nation. This information collection requests a revision for a
three-year approval of the form which includes the addition of
three items recently approved through the emergency collection, as
well as technical changes to clarify reporting pertaining to ESSER
services supporting extended instructional time and early childhood
programs. Please refer to Attachments A-1 and A-2, which include
the changes to the form; Attachment B, which addresses response to
60-day public comments, and Attachment C, which outlines the
technical changes.
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.