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OMB Control No: 1810-0748	ICR Reference No: 202107-1810-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-1810-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/OESE	Agency Tracking No: ED-2021-SCC-0102
Title: Education Stabilization Fund- Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) 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: 01/19/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/26/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2023
Responses	3,326	0	3,326
Time Burden (Hours)	40,584	0	13,568
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. The Department awards Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) grants to Governors (States) and analogous 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 State’s or Outlying Area’s relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24. (2) 40% on the basis of the State’s relative number of children counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The grants are awarded to Outlying Areas based on the same formula. Data collected through this information collection will inform Department monitoring and oversight, and public reporting. 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 GEER program and obtain information on how the funds were used. The revisions reflect a streamlining of the approved collection form requests for additional reporting under CRSSA. In accordance with the Recipient’s Funding Certification and Agreements executed by GEER grantees, the Secretary may specify additional forms of reporting.

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 37141	07/14/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 59157	10/26/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	3,326	3,326	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	40,584	13,568	27,016
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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: There is a burden increase of 27,016 hours due to additional information being collected in light of the CRRSA Act, which added funds to GEER. This has resulted in an increase from 9 to 24 hours per response for SEAs and Outlying Areas, and from 4 to 12 hours for subgrantees. Key changes to the collection include requirements for separate responses regarding grantee uses of funds under both CARES and CRRSA. The burden estimate assumes 24 hours for each of 52 SEA and 4 Outlying Areas, and 12 hours for each of 3,270 subgrantees, at an hourly rate of $46.62.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $442,717

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]? Yes

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

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