Under section 302 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act), the Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) has the authority to provide
financial assistance, through academic institutions, to students
seeking a career in rehabilitative services. Students 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. The
student is expected to work two years in such settings for every
year of full-time scholarship support. Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the
Act requires the academic institutions (i.e., grantees) that
administer a RSA Long-Term Training program to track the employment
status and location of former scholars supported under their grants
in order to ensure that students are meeting the payback
requirement. Program regulations at 34 CFR 386.34 require each
grantee to establish and maintain a tracking system on current and
former RSA scholars for this purpose.
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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.