**SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION**  EDICS Tracking and OMB Number: (XXXX) 1810

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Revised XX/XX/XXXX RIN Number: XXXX

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### A. Justification **1. Explain the circumstances that make the collection of information necessary.**  **Identify any legal or administrative requirements that necessitate the collection. Attach a**  **hard copy of the appropriate section of each statute and regulation**  **mandating or auth orizing the collection of information**  **, or**  **you may provide a valid**  **URL link or paste the applicable section**  **. Please limit pasted text to no longer than 3**  **pages. Specify the review type of the collection (new, revision, extension,**  **reinstatement with change, reinstatement without change)**  **. If revised, briefly specify the changes. If a rulemaking is involved, make note of the sections or changed**  **sections, if applicable.** This request makes several technical changes to the information collection previously approv ed under clearance number 1810

- 0021. These technical enhancements provide greater flexibility

to submitters and add no additional burden. The enhancements are identified in Attachment A: “Data Groups for the Electronic Application Sy stem for Indian Educ ation. The Office of Indian Education (OIE) of the Department of Education (ED) requests clearance for the Indian Education Formula Grant Application authorized under Title VII, Part A, Subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act, as amended (ESEA)

. The Indian Education Formula Grant (CFDA 84.060A), is not competitive or discretionary

and requires the annual submission of the application from the local education agency

and or tribe. The funds under this program assist applicants to provide Indian students with the opportunity to meet the same challenging state standards as all other students and meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. The amount of the award for each ap plicant is determined b y a formula based on the reported number of American Indian/Alaska Native students identified in the application, the state per pupil expenditure, and the total appropriation available. The information collection is also necessary to meet the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requirements.The collection is authorized by section 7114(a) of the ESEA, 20 USC 7424(a), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsy s/pkg/USCODE

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- sec7424.pdf , and by section 4 of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). **2. Indicate how, b**  **y whom, and for what purpose the information is to be used. Except for a new collection, indicate the actual use the agency has made of the information**  **received from the current collection.** Eligible applicants submit information to describe the project for which funding is requested. The information provided b y the applicant addresses required documentation established by

Title VII legislative requirements for this program. The information provided in the application includes: the Indian student count, including verification of individual student eligibility ; data on the assessment of Indian student needs; the purpose of the project; a comprehensive project plan that show how the applicant will meet those needs, including the objectives, activities, and timelines for the funding period requested; qualifications of personnel and professional development provided for them; the results of the periodic assessment of all Indian students and how the LEA is responding to those findings; evidence of a public hearing; parent committee approval; and program assurances. Additionally , as needed, applicants may request a waiver of the limitation to 5 percent on the use of program funds for administrativ e purposes or a report on the effectiveness of a waiver granted in a previous year.
Eligible applicants for the Formula Grant program include: LEAs, consortia of LEAs, Indian tribes in lieu of LEAs, and Bureau of Indian Education funded schools.

The inf ormation collected is used to determine applicant eligibility , allocation, and whether the proposed project meets the purpose of the legislation. This application is completed in two parts with two established deadlines. The information collected from each part ensures all required documents are provided. Projects are funded annually for one budget year. The information is also used for reporting under GPRA.

**3. Describe whether, and to what extent, the collection of information involves the use**  **of automate d, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or**  **forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses, and the basis for the decision of adopting this means of collection. Also describe any**  **consider ation given to using technology to reduce burden.** Collection of the information through an electronic sy stem was introduced in December

2006 for applications for FY 2007 funds as a component of EDFacts , the Department’s data sy stem for elementary and secon dary

education. EDFacts ’s Electronic Application Sy stem for Indian Education (EASIE) has completed six years of implementation. The sy stem is Web

- based and includes the entire applicant submission process; it features pre

population of student performanc e information. Response to EASIE has been overwhelmingly

positive. A paper submission form is available to those applicants that request a waiver of the electronic s ys tem due to a lack of Internet access. However, in the six years of implementation of E ASIE, not a single applicant has requested paper submission. As OIE has move d toward more streamlined electronic submissions of applications , the EASIE sy stem has been enhanced to accept required documents , including the Indian Parent Committee Approval form, and c onsortium a greement s, via upload within EASIE.

**4. Describe ef** 

**forts to identify duplication. Show specifically why any similar**  **information already available cannot be used or modified for use for the purposes d**  **escribed in Item 2 above.**  No duplication of effort exists. This information collection requests information specificall y for the Indian education formula grant program authorized under section 71 11

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Education Act. Appl icants will be required to provide information that addresses the statutory purpose and program requirements. Student performance information collected b y EDFacts , such as state assessment results, attendance statistics, and graduation rates, are pre

- popu lated into EASIE so there is no additional burden to the applicant. Although there are other Indian education programs in the Department, they

are authorized under different legislation and their purposes and requirements differ from those under this program.

**5. If the collection of information impacts small businesses or other small entities,**  **describe any methods used to minimize burden. A small entity may be (1) a small business which is deemed to be one that is independently owned and operated and**  **that is not dominant in its field of operation; (2) a small organization that is any not** 
**** **for**
**- profit enterprise that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant**  **in its field; or (3) a small government jurisdiction, which is a government of a city, co**  **unty, town, township, school district, or special district with a population of less than 50,000.**  This information collection requirement does not place a burden on small businesses , no t

for

- profits organ izations or small government juris dictions, which fo r this program, may include Indian tribes applying in lieu of an LEA.**6. Describe the consequences to Federal program or policy activities if the collection is** 

**not conducted or is conducted less frequently, as well as any technical or legal obstacles to redu**  **cing burden.** If this information is not collected, the Department will be unable to make grant awards in a timely

manner. Applications provide information describing the project for which funding is requested. The information collected is necessary to ev aluate the applications for completeness and to identify funding levels for each of the applications.

**7. Explain any special circumstances that would cause an information collection to be**  **conducted in a manner:**

 **requiring respondents to report information to the agency more often than**  **quarterly;** Only one application per fiscal year is awarded. Respondents submit the information collection annuall y for each new grant year.

 **requiring respondents to prepare a written response to a collection of information in**  **fe wer than 30 days after receipt of it;**  The time period from the date of availability of the information collection, as published in the Federal Register, to the date b y which respondents must respond (i.e., the closing date for Part II which is also publ ished in the Federal Register) will not be less than 30 day s.

 **requiring respondents to submit more than an original and two copies of any document;**  Respondents are required to submit applications electronicall y through the web

- based EASIE s ys tem unless they have no Internet connection or inadequate Web access. Applicants that meet the exception to submitting an application via EASIE are not required to submit more than an original and two copies of any document.

 **requiring respondents to retain records, o ther than health, medical, government**  **contract, grant -**  **in**
**- aid, or tax records for more than three years;**  Respondents will not be required to retain records for more than three ye ars.

 **in connection with a statistical survey, that is not designed to produce v alid and**  **reliable results than can be generalized to the universe of study;** The information collection is not connected with a statistical survey

. **requiring the use of a statistical data classification that has not been reviewed and approved by OMB;**  The in formation collection is not connected with a statistical survey or statistical data classification.

 **that includes a pledge of confidentiality that is not supported by authority established in statute or regulation, that is not supported by disclosure and d**  **ata security policies that are consistent with the pledge, or that unnecessarily**  **impedes sharing of data with other agencies for compatible confidential use; or** The information collection does not request data that is confidential.

 **requiring respondents t o submit proprietary trade secrets, or other confidential**  **information unless the agency can demonstrate that it has instituted procedures to protect the information’s confidentiality to the extent permitted by law.**  The information collection does not reque st data that is of a proprietary nature or confidential. **8. As**  **applicable, state that the Department has published the 60 and 30** 

**– day**  **Federal Register notices as**  **required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on the information collection prior to submissi**  **on to OMB. Summarize public comments received in response to that notice and describe actions taken by the agency in**  **response to these comments. Specifically address comments received on cost and hour burden.**  **Describe efforts to consult with persons outs ide the agency to obtain their views on**  **the availability of data, frequency of collection, the clarity of instruction and record keeping, disclosure, or reporting format (if any), and on the data elements to be**  **recorded, disclosed, or reported. Consultatio**  **n with representatives of those from whom information is to be obtained or those who must compile records should occur at least once every 3 years** 

**– even if**  **the collection of information activity is the same as in prior periods. There may be circumstances**  **that may preclude consultation in a specific situation. These circumstances should be explained.**  OI E will publish the appropriate Federal Register Notice to solicit public comment on this collection. Because the changes to this collection are m inor and technical in nature, we do not expect significant comments. However, we plan to provide a copy of the information collection to the Department’s National Advisory Council on Indian Education prior to their next meeting, for review and comment, in accordance with the requirement to consult with representatives of those affected every three years.**9. Explain any decision to provide any payment or gift to respondents, other than** 

**remuneration of contractors or grantees with meaningful justification**  **.** No pay ments or gifts to respondents will be provided.

**10. Describe any assurance of confidentiality provided to respondents and the basis for**  **the assurance in statute, regulation, or agency policy. If personally identifiable**  **information (PII) is being collected , a Privacy Act statement should be included on**  **the instrument. Please provide a citation for the Systems of Record Notice and the date a Privacy Impact Assessment was completed**  **as indicated on the IC Data Form .**  **A confidentiality statement with a legal cit ation that authorizes the**  **pledge of**  **confidentiality should be provided.**  **Requests for this information are in accordance with the following ED and OMB policies: Privacy Act of 1974, OMB Circular A** 
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**– Privacy Act Implementation** 

**– Guidelines and Responsibi** **lities, OMB Circular A**
  ** 130 Appendix I**

**– Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About**  **Individuals, OMB M**
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**– OMB Guidance for Implementing the Privacy**  **Provisions of the E**
**- Government Act of 2002, OMB M** 
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**– Safeguarding**  **Personally Ide ntifiable Information, OM:6** 
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**– Privacy Act of 1974 (Collection,**  **Use and Protection of Personally Identifiable Information) .**  **If the collection is subject to the Privacy Act, the Privacy Act statement is deemed sufficient with**  **respect to confidentiality. If there is no expectation of confidentiality, simply state**  **that the Department make s**  **no pledge about the confidentially of the data.** Confidential information is not requested.

**11. Provide additional justification for any questions of a sensitive nature,**  **such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are**  **commonly considered private. The justification should include the reasons why the agency considers the questions necessary, the specific uses to be made of the**  **informatio n, the explanation to be given to persons from whom the information is**  **requested, and any steps to be taken to obtain their consent.** In formation of a sensitive nature is not requested.

**12. Provide estimates of the hour burden of the collection of information.**  **The statement should:** 

 **Indicate the number of respondents by affected public type (federal government, individuals or households, private sector** 

**– businesses or other for** 
**- profit, private**  **sector**

**– not**  **- for** 
**- profit institutions, farms, state, local or tribal**  **governments), frequency of response, annual hour burden, and an explanation of how the** **burden was estimated, including identification of burden type: recordkeeping, reporting or third party disclosure. All narrative should be included in item 12.**  **Unless d irected to do so, agencies should not conduct special surveys to obtain**  **information on which to base hour burden estimates. Consultation with a sample (fewer than 10) of potential respondents is desirable. If the hour burden**  **on respondents is expected to vary widely because of differences in activity, size,**  **or complexity, show the range of estimated hour burden, and explain the reasons for the variance. Generally, estimates should not include burden hours for**  **customary and usual business practices.**

 **If th is request for approval covers more than one form, provide separate hour**  **burden estimates for each form and aggregate the hour burdens in the ROCIS**  **IC Burden Analysis Table. (The table should at**  **minimum include Respondent**  **types, IC activity, Respondent an d Responses, Hours/Response, and Total**  **Hours)**

 **Provide estimates of annualized cost to respondents of the hour burdens for collections of information, identifying and using appropriate wage rate**  **categories. The cost of contracting out or paying outside par ties for information**  **collection activities should not be included here. Instead, this cost should be included in Item 14.**  **Estimate of Burden Summary**  **:**

**Respondents Hours/** 

**response Total** 

**Hours Total Cost**  **Cost calculation**

EASIE Part I Student Form (ED 506) 10,000

Type: Individuals 0.309 3,090

$1 6,284 10000 x 0.309 x $5. 27 /hr = $ 16,284

. Note that only Indian students who were NOT previously in the applicant’s LEA need to fill out this form. Additionally, ED 506 forms are not submitted to the Department, but must be maintained on file by the applicant. EASIE Part I Student Count and Part II Project and Budget Information 1, 300

Type: Individuals 5 6,500 $1 1 4 , 032 1 300 x 4.66 hours x 16.34 /hr = $9 8,987 1270 x .33 hours x 35.90 /hour
= $ 1 5,045

.Total = $1 14 , 032

**TOTAL BURDEN 11,**  **30 0**  **5.309 9,**  **59 0**  **$1 30**  **, 316** 

**Burden Hours** Estimates are based on the following: During an y given grant cycle, approximately 10,000 new ED 506 forms are filled out annually and maintained by

L EAs. Since ED 506 forms only need to be filled out once during a child’s K

- 12 career these forms reflect the entry of new students into any Indian formula grant program minus graduating students. The burden hours associated with each new form is .309 hours x 10,000 new forms annually for a total 3,090 burden hours. On an annual basis, approximately 1,300 applications are submitted. The increase in the projected number of applicants from 1, 264 to 1, 302 is based on the increase in participating LEAs that has occurred since the electronic s ys tem was impl emented. Applicants submit once per ye ar which includes both Part I and Part II. The burden hours for EASIE Part I and II is based on an average 1, 300 ye arl y applications at 5 hours per s ubmission for a total of 6,50 0 burden hours. **Respondent Costs** The respondent cost estimates are computed using the hourly rates of a GS 5/1 and GS 12/1. These hourl y rates are comparable to salaries of staff that will perform these functions for the respondent (data entry

and review and certification). The cost to res pondents for compilation of the information and completion of the application is based on the estimated average per year for each type of respondent. Of this time, review of instructions, data compilation and entry , and review are included at an average o f 4 hours 40 minutes (= 4.66 hours) and 20 minutes (= .33 hours) for review and certification. See the following calculations. Student forms: (10,000 x .309 hrs) x $5. 27 /hr = 1 6,284 Data entry

for Part I & II (130 0 x 4.66 hrs) x $1 6.34 /hr = 9 8,987 Review and certification for Part II (1 30 0 x .33 hrs) x $35. 90 /hr = 1 5,045 $ 1 30,316

**13. Provide an estimate of the total annual cost burden to respondents or record**  **keepers resulting from the collection of information. (Do not include the cost of any**  **hour burden shown in Items 12 and 14.)**There is no additional annual cost burden to respondents and record keepers from this

collection of information.

 **The cost estimate should be split into two components: (a) a total capital and start**  **- up cos**  **t component (annualized over its expected useful life); and (b) a total operation and maintenance and purchase of services component. The estimates**  **should take into account costs associated with generating, maintaining, and disclosing or providing the inf**  **ormation. Include descriptions of methods used to estimate major cost factors including system and technology acquisition,**  **expected useful life of capital equipment, the discount rate(s), and the time period over which costs will be incurred. Capital and**  **start -**  **up costs include, among other items, preparations for collecting information such as purchasing**  **computers and software; monitoring, sampling, drilling and testing equipment; and acquiring and maintaining record storage facilities.**  There are no capit al, start up costs, maintenance or purchase of services under this collection.

 **If cost estimates are expected to vary widely, agencies should present ranges of cost burdens and explain the reasons for the variance. The cost of contracting**  **out information collection services should be a part of this cost burden estimate.**  **In developing cost burden estimates, agencies may consult with a sample of respondents (fewer than 10), utilize the 60** 
**- day pre** 
**- OMB submission public**  **comment process and use existing econom ic or regulatory impact analysis**  **associated with the rulemaking containing the information collection, as appropriate.**  There are no information collection services to be contracted out.

 **Generally, estimates should not include purchases of equipment or services, or portions thereof, made: (1) prior to October 1, 1995, (2) to achieve regulatory**  **compliance with requirements not associated with the information collection, (3) for reasons othe**  **r than to provide information or keep records for the government**  **or (4) as part of customary and usual business or private practices. Also, these estimates should not include the hourly costs (i.e., the monetization of**  **the hours) captured above in Item 12 .**  There are no purchases of equipment or services, or portions thereof under this collection. **Total Annualized Capital/Startup Cost: Total Annual Costs (O&M):**  **Total Annualized Costs Requested: 14.**  **Provide estimates of annualized cost to the Federal government. Also, provide a** 

**description of the method used to estimate cost, which should include quantification of hours, operational expenses (such as equipment, overhead, printing, and support**  **staff), and any other expense that would not have been incurred withou t this**  **collection of information. Agencies also may aggregate cost estimates from Items 12, 13, and 14 in a single table.**  The EASIE software that collects the applications for the Title VII Indian Education Formula Grants is operated and supported under a contract that is a task order under the master EDFacts contract. The estimated annual cost of support for the EASIE software is $3 9 0,000. This includes operations and maintenance and a partner support center that assists applicants in the process of sub mitting.

**15. Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments. Generally,**  **adjustments in burden result from re**
**- estimating burden and/or from economic**  **phenomenon outside of an agency’s control (e.g., correcting a burden estimate or an organic increase in the s**  **ize of the reporting universe). Program changes result from a deliberate action that materially changes a collection of information and generally**  **are result of new statute or an agency action (e.g., changing a form, revising regulations, redefining the res**  **pondent universe, etc.). Burden changes should be disaggregated by type of change (i.e., adjustment, program change due to new**  **statute, and/or program change due to agency discretion), type of collection (new, revision, extension, reinstatement with change**  **, reinstatement without change) and include**  **totals for changes in burden hours**  **, responses and cost**  **s (if applicable)**  **.** An adjustment of +422 hours is requested because the average number of applicants has increased b y approximately 85/ye ar, likel y because of the ease of the current application process. There is no additional burden on each applicant. This collection extension includes no changes other than those needed to ensure grantees meet regulatory

requirements issued by

the Department. The only change not already being implemented is the Consortium Member agreement , which we will require lead LEA applicants to upload into EASIE

. The submission of the Agreement is required by EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.128. This would affect approximately 43 LEAs (in 2012 ) representing 211 school districts

. This change does not represent an increase in burden since consortium applicants are already required by EDGAR to have an agreement.

. Other enhancements include the ability to upload certain required documents such a s the Indian Parent Committee Approval form and verification of Tribes Appl yi ng in Lieu of LEAs documentation. These documents were faxed in the past and the ability to upload the documents will reduce burden on grantees.**16. For collections of information wh**  **ose results will be published, outline plans for**

**tabulation and publication. Address any complex analytical techniques that will be used. Provide the time schedule for the entire project, including beginning and**  **ending dates of the collection of informat ion, completion of report, publication**  **dates, and other actions.** Results of the individual information collected will not be published.

**17. If seeking approval to not display the expiration date for OMB approval of the**  **information collection, explain the reas ons that display would be inappropriate.**  Such approval is not being requested.

**18. Explain each exception to the certification statement identified in the Certification**  **of Paperwork Reduction Act.** There are no exceptions to the certifications.