These collections are necessary for
the award and administration of discretionary and formula grants.
The collections specific to ED forms are part of the reinvented
process ED uses for awarding multi-year discretionary grants. The
new process substantially increases flexibility of the grant
process by enabling all years of multi-year budgets to be
negotiated at the time of initial award (ED form 524) and to submit
only performance report (ED form 524-B) instead of an entire
noncompeting continuation (NCC) package to receive NCC funding.
This clearance also includes Governmentwide common rules.
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:
(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;
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.