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OMB Control No: 1820-0664	ICR Reference No: 200810-1820-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200709-1820-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/OSERS	Agency Tracking No: 3782
Title: State Plan of Assistive Technology (SC)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/17/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/16/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2008
Responses	56	0	56
Time Burden (Hours)	4,200	0	4,816
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended, requires states to submit an application in order to receive funds under the state grant for assistive technology program. This information collection will be used by states to meet their application requirements. The Rehabilitation Services Administration calls this application a State Plan for Assistive Technology.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 364 4 Name of Law: Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 47138	08/13/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 6140	10/16/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
State Grants for Assistive Technology Program	N/A
State Plan of Assistive Technology (SC)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	56	56	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,200	4,816	-616
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: The revisions to this information collection reduce burden due to the use of technology and simplification of the reporting format. The current State Plan for AT is a paper document that consists mostly of narrative responses. The revised state plan is completed entirely electronically and replaces much of the narrative with check boxes, drop-down menus, and data fields. The decision to simplify the State Plan for AT was the result of lessons learned from implementing the previous state plan. The information provided in the plans submitted by states in 2005 revealed patterns of implementation that could be captured by selecting from a menu of choices rather than by narrative. Searching narratives for the information necessary to respond to queries was difficult -- a problem that is alleviated by the plans being entered into a database. Another reason that the State Plan for AT as approve in 2005 was more burdensome is that RSA used it to assess compliance and as an annual report for each state. Separate mechanisms for annual reporting and compliance assessment now have been developed, so the state plan no longer needs to serve those functions.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $16,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Robert Groenendaal 2022457393

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