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OMB Control No: 1820-0617	ICR Reference No: 202603-1820-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202505-1820-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/OSERS	Agency Tracking No: ED-2026-SCC-0430
Title: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) Program Payback Information Management System (PIMS)
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: 07/30/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/11/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	11,780	0	12,026
Time Burden (Hours)	3,683	0	4,906
Cost Burden (Dollars)	159,203	0	0

Abstract: Under P.L.93-112 Sec.302(b)-Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by P.L. 117–286, enacted December 27, 2022, and implementing regulations 34 CFR part 386, the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provides Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) grants to academic institutions that support scholarship assistance to scholars. Scholars who receive scholarships under this program are required to work within the public rehabilitation program, such as with a state vocational rehabilitation agency, or an agency or organization that has a service arrangement with a state vocational rehabilitation agency, in qualified employment fields. The scholar is required to work two years in such settings for every year of full-time scholarship support. To fulfill the requirements set forth in Section 302 of the Rehabilitation Act, grantees, scholars, and employers submit data to track scholars’ service obligations. Grantees are required to track the education status of all scholars who receive financial support. Scholars submit data about their employment to fulfill their service obligation, then employers and grantees verify whether the scholar was employed and if the position was considered eligible for service obligation fulfillment. The Payback Information Management System (PIMS) is used to track this data as well as the funds owed if scholars do not fulfill their obligation through service. Furthermore, the PIMS provides performance data to assess program effectiveness and efficiency, and to meet the reporting requirements of P.L. 103-62 Sec. 4, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The information collected within the PIMS enables RSA to meet its Congressional mandate by providing reliable data to assess program performance and effectiveness. Data collected are used to evaluate grantees’ compliance with RLTT program requirements, report program performance on GPRA measures to Congress, and meet the purpose of the RLTT program, which is to ensure that skilled personnel are available to provide rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities through vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation programs.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 114 - 95 302(b) Name of Law: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

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:
	91 FR 11067	03/06/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 25563	05/11/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	11,780	12,026	-246
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,683	4,906	-1,223
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	159,203	0	159,203

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The change in burden for this data collection is a result of a program change and adjustment to calculations. The program change due to agency discretion is a request to remove the collection of optional job posting information from State VR agencies from the previously approved data collection because the program office is no longer supporting this feature. The adjustments to agency estimates are due to a reduction in the number of funded RLTT grants and scholars.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $529,810

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. Yes

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. Yes

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]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Diandrea Bailey 202 245-6244 diandrea.bailey@ed.gov

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