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OMB Control No: 1810-0687	ICR Reference No: 201508-1810-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201311-1810-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OESE	Agency Tracking No: 1810-AB24
Title: Impact Aid Program Application for Section 8003 Assistance
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/15/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/30/2015
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2016
Responses	501,264	0	501,264
Time Burden (Hours)	140,676	0	140,676
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education is requesting approval for the Application for Assistance under Section 8003 of Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by No Child Left Behind. This application is otherwise known as Impact Aid Basic Support Payments. Local Educational Agencies whose enrollments are adversely affected by Federal activities use this form to request financial assistance. Regulations for the Impact Aid Program are found at 34 CFR 222. The statute and regulations for this program require a variety of data from applicants annually to determine eligibility for the grants and the amount of grant payment under the statutory formula. The least burdensome method of collecting this required information is for each applicant to submit these data through a web-based electronic application hosted on the Department of Education's e-Grants website. Due to proposed changes in the regulations there is a reduction in the burden hours for applicants applying for Impact Aid Section 8003 assistance. Additionally, by using the exact number of respondents for each part of the application rather than an estimate, the Department is more precise about the total time required; the actual number of respondents is lower than prior estimates. In total, we estimate that it will require 82.8 hours per LEA applicant to collect, organize and prepare the application for Impact Aid Section 8003 assistance. The proposed rule will reduce the time spent collecting Average Daily Attendance (ADA); the availability of a state average attendance ratio for all States will significantly reduce the number of hours, as LEAs will not have to collect or report this data. Furthermore, there is a reduction in GCD collection; very few applicants use the GCD provision, and the reduction in the stated number of applicants affected reduces the burden calculation. Another regulatory change affects the source check for Indian Lands and Low Rent Housing; the prior estimate of 500,000 parents completing the source check form is reduced to $355,000. For FY 2016, for example, 354,046 children were claimed on Indian lands (122,593) or resided in low rent housing (231,453); under the proposed regulations these students would now be counted by source check, a much less burdensome collection method.

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to proposed changes in the regulations there is a reduction in the burden hours for applicants applying for Impact Aid Section 8003 assistance. Additionally, by using the exact number of respondents for each part of the application rather than an estimate, the Department is more precise about the total time required; the actual number of respondents is lower than prior estimates. In total, we estimate that it will require 82.8 hours per LEA applicant to collect, organize and prepare the application for Impact Aid Section 8003 assistance. The proposed rule will reduce the time spent collecting Average Daily Attendance (ADA); the availability of a state average attendance ratio for all States will significantly reduce the number of hours, as LEAs will not have to collect or report this data. Furthermore, there is a reduction in GCD collection; very few applicants use the GCD provision, and the reduction in the stated number of applicants affected reduces the burden calculation. Another regulatory change affects the source check for Indian Lands and Low Rent Housing; the prior estimate of 500,000 parents completing the source check form is reduced to $355,000. For FY 2016, for example, 354,046 children were claimed on Indian lands (122,593) or resided in low rent housing (231,453); under the proposed regulations these students would now be counted by source check, a much less burdensome collection method.

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