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BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0201] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Indian Education Professional Development
(PD)Application Package—1894-0001 AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. 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 January 8, 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 Donna Sabis-Burns,
(202)453-7499. 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
(PD)Application Package—1894-0001. *OMB Control Number:* 1810-0580. *Type of Review:* Extension without change of a currently approved ICR. *Respondents/Affected Public:* State, local, and Tribal governments. *Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses:* 40. *Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours:* 1,600. *Abstract:* The Office of Indian Education
(OIE)of the Department of Education
(ED)requests an extension for the Indian Education Professional Development Grant Application authorized under title VI, part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended. The Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA)amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); included amongst those amendments was new statutory language for the PD program in section 6122 of the ESSA. It is a competitive discretionary grant program. The grant application submitted for this program is evaluated on the basis of how well an applicant addresses the selection criteria, and is used to determine applicant eligibility and amount of award for projects selected for funding. This collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (1894-0001). Therefore, the 30-day public comment period notice will be the only public comment notice published for this information collection. Dated: December 4, 2023. 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. 2023-26875 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]