From: IC DocketMgr 
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 9:04 AM
To: Ingalls, Katrina
Cc: Ross, Doritha (Contractor)
Subject: FW: Public Comment on the EHCY Program National Evaluation Data Collection Instruments
Good Morning, Katrina:
Please see below public comments regarding (4559) 1875-NEW “Evaluation of the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program.”
Kim 
From: BOLT Dona [mailto:dona.bolt@state.or.us] 
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:06 PM
To: 'oira_submission@omb.eop.gov'
Cc: 'Diana Bowman'; IC DocketMgr
Subject: FW: Public Comment on the EHCY Program National Evaluation Data Collection Instruments
Attention: Education Desk Officer, OMB:
This is in regard to the request for comments on: 
Evaluation of the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program; OMB Control Number: 1875-NEW.
I am a State Coordinator for the EHCY program, and read the survey instructions that are going to Subgrantees of Homeless Education funds in each state. I noticed that the survey is addressed to “Districts” – assuming that a District Liaison is completing the survey as a subgrantee.
Please note that some states, such as Oregon, award some competitive subgrant funds to Consortia of Districts (e.g., districts applying together as a County Consortium). The Consortia Lead may not be a District Liaison, but a program coordinator who is completing the survey on behalf of a number of districts that are under one subgrant. There do not appear to be options for responses from Subgrantees that represent multiple districts.
Thanks for including this comment among those that are due by July 22. 
Best,
Dona
Dona Bolt, State Coordinator 
Homeless Education Program
Oregon Dept. of Education
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem OR 97310-0203
PH: 503-947-5781
From: Diana Bowman [mailto:DBOWMAN@serve.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:17 PM
Subject: Public Comment on the EHCY Program National Evaluation Data Collection Instruments
The data collection instruments for the national evaluation for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program are available for public comment until July 22, 2011. The national evaluation will include surveys of state coordinators and local liaisons on items related to the implementation of the program. Please read the information provided below from the Office of Management and Budget on how to provide comments.
SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-5806 or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Dated: June 16, 2011.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development

Type of Review: New.
Title of Collection: Evaluation of the Education for Homeless 
Children and Youth Program.
OMB Control Number: 1875-NEW.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Once.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, State 
Educational Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 256.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 151.
Abstract: The evaluation will survey state coordinators and district liaisons for Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program. The evaluation addresses research questions in the following areas of program implementation: (1) The collection and use of data on homeless children and youth; (2) the expenditure of EHCY Program funds; (3) the policies and services provided by local educational agencies to remove barriers that prevent homeless children and youth from accessing a free, appropriate public education; and (4) the coordination of such efforts at the local level.
Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov <http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-22/html/RegInfo.gov> Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov <http://edicsweb.ed.gov/> , by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4559. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments '' to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.
Diana Bowman, Director
National Center for Homeless Education
SERVE Center at UNCG
336-315-7453
Website: www.serve.org/nche
Helpline: 800-308-2145

Katrina Ingalls
Analyst, Information Collection Clearance Division 
U.S. Department of Education - OM/PIRMS
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202 
Phone: 703-620-3655