[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77114-77115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21608]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0090]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Indian Education Professional Development Grants Program: GPRA 
and Service Payback Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 21, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed

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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 Angela Hernandez-Marshall, 202-
987-0202.

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: Indian Education Professional Development 
Grants Program: GPRA and Service Payback Data Collection
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0698
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households; State, 
Local, and Tribal Governments Total Estimated Number of Annual 
Responses: 2,634
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,630
    Abstract: The Indian Education Professional Development program, 
authorized under title VI, part A of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), is designed to increase the 
number of, provide training to, and improve the skills of American 
Indian or Alaska Natives serving as teachers and school administrators 
in local educational agencies that serve a high proportion of American 
Indian or Alaska Native students. This is a request for renewal of a 
currently approved collection.
    Section 7122(h) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7442(h)) requires that 
individuals who receive financial assistance through the Indian 
Education Professional Development program subsequently complete a 
service obligation equivalent to the amount of time for which the 
participant received financial assistance. Participants who do not 
satisfy the requirements of the regulations must repay all or a pro-
rated part of the cost of assistance, in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 
7442(h) and 34 CFR 263.9(a)(3). The regulations in part 263 implement 
requirements governing, among other things, the service obligation and 
reporting requirements of the participants in the Indian Education 
Professional Development program, and repayment of financial assistance 
by these participants. In order for the Federal Government to ensure 
that the goals of the program are achieved, certain data collection, 
recordkeeping, and documentation are necessary.
    In addition, GPRA requires Federal agencies to establish 
performance measures for all programs, and the Department has 
established performance measures for the Indian Education Professional 
Development program. Data collection from participants who have 
received financial assistance under the Indian Education Professional 
Development program is a necessary element of the Department's effort 
to evaluate progress on these measures.
    The Department tracks participants who are receiving or have 
previously received support through the Indian Education Professional 
Development program. Participants must sign a payback agreement that 
includes contact information. Additionally, the Department receives 
information about participants from institutions of higher education 
(IHEs) and other eligible grantees when participants are no longer 
receiving assistance through the Indian Education Professional 
Development program. When the performance period is complete, the 
participant data are collected from the grantee and from the 
participants.

    Dated: September 17, 2024.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-21608 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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