[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79579-79580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22279]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0093]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Education Stabilization Fund-Governor's Emergency Education 
Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data Collection Form

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 30, 2024.

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 Britt Jung, (202) 453-6046.

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: Education Stabilization Fund- Governor's 
Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data 
Collection Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0748.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,326.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,612.
    Abstract: The Department awards GEER grants to Governors (States) 
and analogous ESF-Governor grants to Outlying Areas for the purpose of 
providing local educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher 
education (IHEs), and other education related entities with emergency 
assistance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department has 
awarded these grants to States (Governor's offices) based on a formula 
stipulated in the legislation. The grants are also awarded to Outlying 
Areas based on the same formula: (1) 60% on the basis of the States or 
Outlying Areas relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24. 
(2) 40% on the basis of the States relative number of children counted 
under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (ESEA). Data collected through this information collection will 
inform Department monitoring and oversight, and public reporting.
    This information collection requests approval for an extension to a 
previously approved collection that includes annual reporting 
requirements

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to comply with the requirements of the GEER/ESF-Governor program and to 
obtain information on how the funds were used.
    The information will be reviewed by U.S. Department of Education 
(Department) employees to ensure that GEER/ESF-Governor funds are used 
in accordance with applicable requirements under the CARES Act and 
CRRSA Act and will be shared with the public to promote transparency 
regarding the allocation and uses of funds. Furthermore, the 
information collected will be analyzed to provide aggregate statistics 
on SEA and LEA use of Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) funds to 
address the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on students and schools. The 
collection was used for a similar purpose in the first three years of 
its administration, with reporting made public in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

    Dated: September 25, 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. 2024-22279 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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