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activities, please contact Shital Shah, 

202–257–6477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department is especially interested 

in public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Engage Every 

Student Recognition Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 570. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 855. 

Abstract: The American Rescue Plan 

(ARP) provides funding for 

implementing comprehensive, 

evidence-based programs to ensure 

resources respond to students’ 

academic, social, and emotional needs 

and address the disproportionate impact 

of COVID–19 on student populations. 

Using resources provided by the ARP, 

States, districts, and their partners can 

use out-of-school time (OST) to address 

the disproportionate impact of COVID– 

19 on students, families, and their 

communities. 

Out-of-school time programs, which 

occur before or after the regular school 

day or outside of the regular school 

year, can include a wide range of 

activities, including comprehensive 

afterschool or summer-learning and 

enrichment programs, vacation 

academies, work-based learning 

programs, youth development programs, 

and experiential or service-learning 

programs. 

On July 14th, 2022, the U.S. 

Department of Education, along with the 

Afterschool Alliance, AASA—the 

School Superintendents Association, 

the National Comprehensive Center at 

Westat, the National League of Cities 

and the National Summer Learning 

Association, launched the Engage Every 

Student Initiative designed to ensure 

that every student who wants a spot in 

a high-quality out-of-school time 

program has one. 

In the Fall of 2023, the U.S. 

Department of Education and the five 

partnering organizations designed the 

Engage Every Student Recognition 

Program, which aims to recognize (1) 

non-profit organizations working in 

collaboration with school district/local 

education agencies (LEAs) or (2) 

municipalities or local government 

entities working in collaboration with 

school district/local education agencies 

(LEAs) that engage K–12 students in 

high-quality afterschool or summer 

learning programming, with highquality being defined as meeting 

students’ social, emotional, mental, and 

physical health, and academic needs 

and addressing the impact of COVID–19 

on students’ opportunity to learn. 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21335 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0179] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex 

in Education Programs or Activities 

Receiving Federal Financial 

Assistance 

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights (OCR), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2023–SCC–0179. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Alejandro 

Reyes, 202–245–7272. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department is especially interested 

in public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 


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response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Sex in Education 

Programs or Activities Receiving 

Federal Financial Assistance. 

OMB Control Number: 1870–0505. 

Type of Review: An extension of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 119,860. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,892,188. 

Abstract: This is a renewal of an 

existing collection under OMB Control 

No. 1870–0505. This collection was 

originally submitted by the U.S. 

Department of Education (the 

Department) in December 2018 in 

connection with a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking for the Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Sex in Education 

Programs or Activities Receiving 

Federal Financial Assistance to propose 

amendments to the Department’s 

implementing regulations for Title IX of 

the Education Amendments of 1972. 

(ICR Reference No. 201811–1870–001). 

The Department finalized its rulemaking 

in May 2020 and the ICR was approved 

by OMB on December 8, 2020 (ICR 

Reference No. 202005–1870–001). The 

ICR is scheduled to expire on December 

31, 2023. The regulations that require 

the collection of information are set 

forth below. 

Section 106.45(b)(2) Notice of 

Allegations requires all recipients, upon 

receipt of a formal complaint, to provide 

written notice to the complainant and 

the respondent, informing the parties of 

the recipient’s grievance process and 

providing sufficient details of the sexual 

harassment allegations being 

investigated. This written notice will 

help ensure that the nature and scope of 

the investigation, and the recipient’s 

procedures, are clearly understood by 

the parties at the commencement of an 

investigation. 

Section 106.45(b)(9) Informal 

resolution requires that recipients who 

wish to provide parties with the option 

of informal resolution of formal 

complaints, may offer this option to the 

parties but may only proceed by: first, 

providing the parties with written 

notice disclosing the sexual harassment 

allegations, the requirements of an 

informal resolution process, any 

consequences from participating in the 

informal resolution process; and second, 

obtaining the parties’ voluntary, written 

consent to the informal resolution 

process. This provision permits—but 

does not require—recipients to allow for 

voluntary participation in an informal 

resolution as a method of resolving the 

allegations raised in formal complaints 

without completing the investigation 

and adjudication. Additionally, 

recipients may not offer or facilitate an 

informal resolution process to resolve 

allegations that an employee sexually 

harassed a student. 

Section 106.45(b)(10) requires 

recipients to maintain certain 

documentation regarding their Title IX 

activities. Recipients would be required 

to maintain for a period of seven years 

records of: sexual harassment 

investigations, including any 

determination regarding responsibility 

and any audio or audiovisual recording 

or transcript required under 

§ 106.45(b)(6)(i), any disciplinary 

sanctions imposed on the respondent, 

and any remedies provided to the 

complainant designed to restore or 

preserve equal access to the recipient’s 

education program or activity; any 

appeal and the result therefrom; any 

informal resolution; and all materials 

used to train Title IX Coordinators, 

investigators, decision-makers, and any 

person who facilitates an informal 

resolution process. Additionally, for 

each response required under 

§ 106.44(a), a recipient must create, and 

maintain for a period of seven years, 

records of any actions, including any 

supportive measures, taken in response 

to a report or formal complaint of sexual 

harassment. 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21467 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0114] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of the Professional 

Learning Resources of the REL NW 

Toolkit for Using Technology To 

Support Postsecondary Student 

Learning 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Heidi Gansen, 

202–245–6765. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of the 

Professional Learning Resources of the 

REL NW Toolkit for Using Technology 

to Support Postsecondary Student 

Learning. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 13,177. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,280. 

Abstract: The current authorization 

for the Regional Educational 

Laboratories (REL) program is under the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 

part D, section 174, (20 U.S.C. 9564), 

administered by the Department of 


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