Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act State Plan Guide
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
01/14/2025
12/02/2024
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2028
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2025
54
0
54
1,026
0
1,620
0
0
0
This information collection is used by the Department to request State Plans and annual revisions under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. The Department published a request for public comment, for a period of 60 days, in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024 (89 FR 70617). Based on feedback received during the 60-day public comment period, the Department removed the proposed additional narrative items from the State Plan Guide and moved them to the Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) (1830-0569). On December 2, 2024, the Department published in the Federal Register (89 FR 95188) a request for public comment for a period of 30 days that included these proposed changes. The comment period ended on January 2, 2024. No additional changes were proposed after the 30-day public comment period.
This information collection request revises the ICR to provide data specifications for the numerators and denominators used to calculate the law's performance indicators, which are effective for FY 2026, so that they are measured in a manner that is consistent with the statute. The revisions also reduce the collection of potentially duplicative information, give States more time to report education and employment outcomes to improve the accuracy and completeness of these data, and improve the consistency of performance data reported by States.
US Code:
20 USC 2301
Name of Law: Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
US Code: 20 USC 2301 Name of Law: Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
The expiring authorization for this information collection had a burden of 1,620 hours. The new burden is 1,026 hours. These new proposed revisions to the State Plan Guide would decrease burden due to a change in the agency estimate. The Department now estimates that no new additional States will submit new State plans and that all 54 respondents will only submit revisions to their State Determined Performance Levels (SDPLs) and budgets for the forthcoming fiscal yearâs State allocation in each year (i.e., 2025, 2026, and 2027).
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.