Approved. Upon
resubmission, ED will provide document how this application
comports with the government-wide grant streamlining project. ED
will ensure that the grant applications in this package may be
submitted electronically.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2005
09/30/2005
09/30/2002
30
0
30
2,700
0
2,700
0
0
0
This information collection is
necessary to make awards authorized by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part D, Subpart I -- State
Program Improvement Grants. Eligible grantees are State Departments
of Education in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto
Rico or an outlying area (Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
the Northern Mariana Islands. This program was newly authorized by
the IDEA Amendments of 1997 (P.L. 105-17). The purpose of this
program is to assist State educational agencies, and their partners
in reforming and improving their systems for providing..
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.