Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government
The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.
The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.
Search:
Agenda
Reg Review
ICR
This script is used to control the display of information in this page.
Display additional information by clicking on the following:
All
Brief and OIRA conclusion
Abstract/Justification
Legal Statutes
Rulemaking
FR Notices/Comments
IC List
Burden
Misc.
Common Form Info.
Certification
View Information Collection (IC) List
View Supporting Statement and Other Documents
Please note that the OMB number and expiration date may not have been determined when this Information Collection Request and associated Information Collection forms were submitted to OMB. The approved OMB number and expiration date may be found by clicking on the Notice of Action link below.
View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1810-0749
ICR Reference No:
202106-1810-006
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202012-1810-004
Agency/Subagency:
ED/OESE
Agency Tracking No:
ED-2021-SCC-0096
Title:
Education Stabilization Fund- Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
12/30/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/29/2021
Terms of Clearance:
OMB clears on this collection with the requirement that the agency follow-up with OMB with the responses received to questions pertaining to how affected entities addressed disproportionate impacts of COVID-19. After analyzing these responses, the agency will determine, in consultation with OMB, whether and how these questions should be modified to improve data quality.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2024
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2023
Responses
14,652
0
14,656
Time Burden (Hours)
2,051,280
0
73,560
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Under the current unprecedented national health emergency, the legislative and executive branches of government have come together to offer relief to those individuals and industries affected by the COVID-19 virus under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) authorized on March 27, 2020, and expanded through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The ESSER Fund awards grants to SEAs and for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, as well as Outlying Areas, with emergency relief funds to address the impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the Nation. This information collection requests approval for a revision to a previously approved collection that includes annual reporting requirements to comply with the requirements of the ESSER program and obtain information on how the funds were used by State and Local Education Agencies. In accordance with the Recipient’s Funding Certification and Agreements executed by ESSER grantees, the Secretary may specify additional forms of reporting. This collection has 4 fewer grantee respondents than the originally approved version, as information reported from Outlying Areas will be obtained through a separate collection. The information collection also includes directed questions, in Attachment A, on which the Department is requesting public input.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
34 USC CFR 76.720
Name of Law: State Reporting Requirements
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 116 - 136 18003 Name of Law: CARES Act
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:
86 FR 35278
07/02/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 60011
10/29/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Education Stabilization Fund- Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form
N/A
Education Stabilization Fund- Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER) Recipient Data Collection Form
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
14,652
14,656
0
-4
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
2,051,280
73,560
988,860
988,860
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
There is a burden increase of 1,977,720 hours due to additional information being collected in light of the enactment of new statutes (CRRSA Act and ARP Act), which added funds and additional requirements to the ESSER program, as well as agency discretion. This has resulted in an increase from 10 to 140 hours per response for SEAs and from 5 to 140 hours for LEAs. Key additions to the collection include items that address: - Maintenance of Equity (per pupil allocations) - Participation counts for activities and interventions, disaggregated by subpopulation - ESSER allocations to high-poverty schools vs non-high poverty schools - School staffing for specific staff categories, with FTE detail at school level - Open text responses, such as “How will the LEA ensure the activities and interventions it implements address students’ academic, social, emotional and mental health needs and address the needs of students disproportionately impacted by Covid-19?” - Overlap between ESSER funding.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,621,118
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Yes
Agency Contact:
Gloria Tanner 202 453-5596
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
10/29/2021