23228 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 18, 2012 / Notices 

19(b). The error is corrected in this 

notice. Also, the January 23, 2012, 

Notice did not include proposed 

changes to Rule 22(b), which contains 

the same filing deadlines for certificates 

for review that were in Rule 19(b). This 

notice provides the necessary proposed 

change to Rule 22(b) as well. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9253 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Evaluation of State Vocational 

Rehabilitation Agency Administration 

of Supported Employment Programs 

SUMMARY: The Vocational Rehabilitation 

(VR) Program provides a wide range of 

services to help individuals with 

disabilities to prepare for and engage in 

gainful employment. Eligible 

individuals are those who have a 

physical or mental impairment that 

results in a substantial impediment to 

employment, who can benefit from VR 

services for employment, and who 

require VR services. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 18, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. Copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 04796. When you access 

the information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that 

Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. The Department 

of Education 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 State 

Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 

Administration of Supported 

Employment Programs. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: New. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 80. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 249. 

Abstract: If a State is unable to serve 

all eligible individuals, priority must be 

given to serving individuals with the 

most significant disabilities. The 

program is funded through formulabased grants awarded by the 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(RSA) to State VR agencies to receive 

funding from the basic Title I formula 

grant program. 

The Supported Employment (SE) 

Grant Program provides funding to 

assist States in developing and 

implementing collaborative programs 

with appropriate entities to provide SE 

services to individuals with the most 

significant disabilities who require SE 

services to achieve employment 

outcomes under Title VI Part B of the 

Rehabilitation Act for the SE State 

Grants Program. SE funds are used to 

supplement funds provided under the 

State VR grants program for the cost of 

providing SE services. Funds cannot be 

used to provide extended services 

necessary to maintain individuals in 

employment after the end of SE 

services, which usually do not exceed 

18 months. 

RSA proposes to conduct a national 

survey of all 80 state VR agencies. RSA 

seeks to evaluate how State VR agencies 

implement supported employment 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, how state VR agencies use 

Title VI Part B funds in conjunction 

with Title I funds to fund supported 

employment programs, and whether 

State VR agencies are effective in 

obtaining supported employment 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities. The evaluation also seeks to 

identify the factors that contribute to 

successful supported employment 

outcomes. 

RSA will address the following 

objectives: 

• Identify agency practices with 

respect to providing SE services; 

• Determine how agencies use Title 

VI–B, Title I and other funds to provide 

SE; and 

• Determine how agency practices 

affect the achievement of SE outcomes. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9308 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Submission for OMB Review; 

Small Business Innovation Research 

(SBIR) Program—Phase II—Grant 

Application Package 

SUMMARY: This application package 

invites small business concerns to 

submit a Phase II application for the 

Small Business Innovation Research 

(SBIR) Program (CFDA 84.133). This is 

in response to Public Law 106–554, the 

‘‘Small Business Reauthorization Act of 

2000, H.R. 5667’’ enacted on December 

21, 2000. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 18, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. Copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 04810. When you access 

the information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

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