Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Safe and Healthy Students Grant (SHSG)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Safe and Healthy Students Grant (SHSG) Form	New
1810-New FY22 Supporting Statement Part A BSCA SHSG.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-08-31
FY22 BSCA SHSG Emergency Request Memo_signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-08-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
255714	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Safe and Healthy Students Grant (SHSG) Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202208-1810-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/OESE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Safe and Healthy Students Grant (SHSG)
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: 09/09/2022
Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/08/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	56	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,360	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) requested emergency approval of a new information collection under the School Improvement Programs section of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), and the Safe and Healthy Students Grant (SHSG). Under this program, the Department awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the purpose of providing competitive grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) for activities under section 4108 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Eligible applicants for the SHSG funds include the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Outlying Areas. Each SEA will award no less than 95 percent of its SHSG allocation on a competitive basis to high-need LEAs as determined by the State. The SEA will reserve no more than 1% of its SHSG grant allocation for administration and will use any remaining funds not awarded to LEAs for State-level activities to support section 4108 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). This new information collection will support the Department in providing effective technical assistance, monitoring and oversight to ensure that these funds are awarded and used as required by the BSCA and that the funds are awarded to high-need LEAs on a competitive basis for activities allowable under section 4108 of the ESEA. Department staff will review the information submitted by SEAs for monitoring purposes, to verify that SEAs are implementing the BSCA requirements for SEA award of the SHSG funds; and to understand the manner in which SEAs are implementing these requirements. This information will enable the Department to provide effective technical assistance and support to States. If this information is not collected, the Department will be unable to fully and adequately meet monitoring and technical assistance responsibilities as States implement the new program.

Emergency Justfication: The Department requested approval for emergency clearance to collect information from SEAs concerning their implementation of the SHSG requirements for SEA award of these funds – that they be awarded competitively to high-need LEAs, as determined by the State. In this regard, the Department requested approval of an optional template that may be used by SEAs for reporting this information. The information provided by SEAs will support the Department’s effective oversight of these funds. The optional template will help reduce the burden on States that receive this funding and will help ensure that the Department efficiently collects the information necessary for this oversight, in particular so that the Department may provide effective technical assistance during SEAs’ initial implementation of the program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 4801 Name of Law: ESEA
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 117 - 159 11001 Name of Law: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

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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
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), Safe and Healthy Students Grant (SHSG)	N/A, N/A	N/A ,   N/A

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	56	0	56	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,360	0	3,360	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new emergency request that will result in 56 responses and 3360 burden hours for the public.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $14,280

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? No

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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: 09/08/2022

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