FR Doc E6-6355
[Federal Register: April 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 81)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 24824-24829]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Part 76
RIN 1890-AA13
State-Administered Programs
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations in 34 CFR part
76 governing State reporting requirements. States are required to
submit their performance reports, financial reports, and any other
required reports, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, including
through electronic submission, if the Secretary has obtained approval
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The amendments proposed in this notice
would provide that: (1) Failure to submit these reports in the manner
prescribed by the Secretary constitutes a failure, under section 454 of
the General Education Provisions Act, 20 U.S.C. 1234c, to comply
substantially with a requirement of law applicable to the funds made
available under the program for which the reports are submitted; and
(2) if the Secretary chooses to require submission of information
electronically, the Secretary may establish a transition period during
which a State would not be required to submit such information
electronically in the format prescribed by the Secretary, if the State
meets certain requirements. The Secretary proposes these changes to the
regulations in 34 CFR part 76 to highlight that the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) may require, through the PRA clearance process,
that States report certain information electronically; and to establish
that the Department may take administrative action against a State for
failure to submit reports in the manner prescribed by the Secretary.
The proposed changes will facilitate the use of the Department's
electronic EDFacts data management system (EDFacts) (Approved under OMB
Control No. 1880-0541) for electronic submission of certain reports and
provide the Department with more timely and accessible data for
accountability and decision-making. The Department's goal in requiring
electronic submission of information is to reduce State reporting
burden significantly and to streamline dozens of data collections
currently required by the Department.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before May 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about these proposed regulations to
Bonny
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Long, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room
7C110, Washington, DC 20202. If you prefer to send your comments
through the Internet, you may address them to us at the U.S. Government
Web site: http://www.regulations.gov
or you may send your Internet comments to us at the following address:
StateReporting@ed.gov.
You must include the term ``State Reporting/EDFacts Regulation'' in
the subject line of your electronic message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonny Long. Telephone: (202) 401-0325
or via Internet: Bonny.Long@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment
We invite you to submit comments regarding these proposed
regulations. To ensure that your comments have maximum effect in
developing the final regulations, we urge you to identify clearly the
specific section or sections of the proposed regulations that each of
your comments addresses and to arrange your comments in the same order
as the proposed regulations. In particular, we invite specific comments
on the Department's approach to implementing these regulations in
regard to the following issues:
Whether the proposed two-year transition period discussed
in both the background section of this preamble and in Sec.
76.720(c)(3) is sufficient; and
Whether the Department's intent to require States to
submit data electronically through EDFacts beginning with the 2006-07
school year, discussed in the background section of this preamble, is
feasible and the effects of this action for States.
We also invite you to assist us in complying with the specific
requirements of Executive Order 12866 and its overall requirement of
reducing regulatory burden that might result from these proposed
regulations. Please let us know of any further opportunities we should
provide to reduce potential costs or increase potential benefits while
preserving the effective and efficient administration of the
Department's State-administered programs.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public
comments about these proposed regulations in room 7C110, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Eastern time, Monday through Friday of each week except Federal
holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking
Record
On request, we will supply an appropriate aid, such as a reader or
print magnifier, to an individual with a disability who needs
assistance to review the comments or other documents in the public
rulemaking record for these proposed regulations. If you want to
schedule an appointment for this type of aid, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Background
Complete, accurate, and reliable data are essential for effective
decision-making and for implementing the requirements of the Nation's
education laws. The Department's ability to collect, store, and manage
education data efficiently through electronic means allows for easier
submission by States and reduces duplication of collections and burdens
on States. It also facilitates the efficient use of data for analysis
by program officials and other interested parties. Implementation of
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-110) (NCLB) requires
that educators have accurate and reliable data to assess the Nation's
progress in reaching the goal of ensuring that every child achieves
high academic standards. These data help educators know where they need
to focus their attention in order to improve the academic achievement
of all students.
In 2003, the Department launched the Performance-Based Data
Management Initiative (PBDMI) to design an elementary and secondary
education data collection system that would: (1) Increase the
analytical capabilities of Federal, State, and local governments in
their efforts to improve outcomes for students; (2) improve the
quality, timeliness, and accessibility of data; and (3) reduce State
reporting burden by streamlining data collections and eliminating
duplication in reporting. Through this initiative, the Department
developed the Education Data Exchange Network (EDEN), a central
repository and electronic data collection system for over 140 common
data elements on student achievement, school characteristics,
demographics, and program financial information. States have been
submitting data to EDEN voluntarily for the past two years. The
Department is now increasing the EDEN capabilities to include, in
addition to the Web-based interface that allows States to submit data
electronically into EDEN, a capability for States, Department staff,
and, eventually, the public, to query the database and independently
analyze the data, subject to all applicable privacy protections for
disclosing statistical data. To signal the increased capabilities of
the system, the Department is renaming EDEN and the expanded Web-based
interface ``EDFacts.'' Accordingly, unless otherwise noted, for
purposes of this preamble, the expanded system will be referred to as
``EDFacts.''
To date, submission of data through EDFacts has been voluntary and,
therefore, regardless of whether States have reported data through
EDFacts, they have been required to continue reporting data through
dozens of existing data collections required by Congress and
administered by the Department. These collections frequently request
duplicative data, including, in particular, data on student achievement
and school demographics. The Department has designed EDFacts to obtain
the most commonly collected data elements so that States need only
report these data once, through a centralized, electronic process. As
EDFacts is implemented completely, the Department will retire dozens of
separate data collections, either in full or in part, and reduce State
reporting burden significantly.
Nearly every State has submitted electronically some portion of the
data that it eventually will be required to submit to the Department
through EDFacts. However, EDFacts will only reach its full potential in
reducing duplicative State reporting burden and increasing the ability
of the Department and States to analyze and improve student achievement
if all States provide their data through the system.
Beginning with the data from the 2006-07 school year, the
Department intends to obtain approval, pursuant to the PRA, of an
information collection request that would require States to submit
electronically through EDFacts the program and demographic information
that States currently are required to report under separate and
overlapping collections. This data collection request will eliminate
the need for States to submit reports under current separate and
overlapping collection instruments because the Department intends to
discontinue any existing data collections that require submission of
data that will be subject to the EDFacts information collection
request.
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EDFacts has the capability to collect data at the State, district,
and school levels and, for the 2006-2007 school year the Department
plans to require States to submit electronically those data, including
district and school level data, that States currently are required to
provide under existing data collections. The Department will continue
to work with States to collect the full range of data that can be
collected through EDFacts, including data that are not currently
subject to one of the Department's OMB-approved information collection
requests if eventually approved through future PRA information
collection requests. We plan to consolidate as many information
requests in EDFacts as possible because it provides the best
opportunity for efficient and effective data collection on key aspects
of student achievement and program performance. In this regard, States
will have the option to provide, through EDFacts, additional district-
and school-level data that they are not currently required to provide
under existing data collections. For example, when preparing other
documents to submit to the Department (e.g., a performance report), a
State and its subgrantees would be able to simply reference school- and
district-level data already submitted through EDFacts rather than
undertake the burden of reproducing the same data in multiple
documents. Once data are submitted to EDFacts, ED would be able to
prepopulate collection forms so that States would only have to provide
the data that does not overlap with the EDFacts data. In general, the
amount of burden reduction available to States would be correlated
directly with the amount of data they would provide through EDFacts. If
the voluntary submission of district- and school-level data to EDFacts
proves successful, the Department will consider expanding EDFacts
required reporting to cover those more detailed data elements.
Accordingly, the Department welcomes comments on a State's capacity
for, and interest in, electronic reporting of district- and school-
level data through EDFacts as an efficient means to centralize
reporting and reduce State paperwork burden.
Two ways the Department will reduce State burden and reporting
duplication in connection with EDFacts in the short term are as
follows:
(1) The Department plans to eliminate existing collections that
completely overlap with data required to be submitted through EDFacts.
For reporting 2005-06 school year data, the Department is piloting this
approach with four data collections for Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) programs. Under this pilot, States that submit
specified EDFacts data files that meet current program reporting
standards will be relieved of submitting those data through other
means.
(2) For existing collections that partially overlap with data
required to be submitted through EDFacts, the Department will pre-
populate those collections with the data that States submitted through
EDFacts so that States need not submit those data more than once. The
Department is piloting this approach with the Consolidated State
Performance Report (CSPR) (Approved under OMB Collection No. 1810-
0614), required under section 9303 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended by NCLB, for the 2004-05 school year
data. Under this pilot, States will access a CSPR Web page that is pre-
populated with the EDFacts data they already have submitted, decreasing
significantly the number of CSPR questions they must answer.
Both the Department and each State already have committed
significant resources to the Department's data management initiative;
the Department believes that requiring full participation in EDFacts,
while eliminating, either completely or partially, the majority of the
Department's existing annual elementary and secondary education data
collections, is the only way to ensure that those investments deliver
their intended benefits, including reducing State reporting burden.
As part of the Department's efforts to streamline its data
collection processes and elevate the importance of State compliance
with reporting requirements, the Department proposes to amend the
regulations in 34 CFR part 76. As more fully discussed in the
Significant Proposed Regulations section of this notice, the proposed
regulations in Sec. Sec. 76.720 and 76.722 would provide the
Department with enforcement capabilities that are not available under
the PRA alone. The proposed regulations emphasize the critical need for
accurate data reporting for the Department's programs, including those
authorized under ESEA, by making failure to report data under a program
administered by the Secretary, in a manner prescribed by the Secretary,
a failure to comply substantially with a requirement of law applicable
to the funds made available under that program. This standard comes
from section 454 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1234c) and gives the Secretary the authority to take administrative
action against a recipient that does not comply with a program
requirement.
Finally, in recognition of the fact that some States may not be
able to submit data electronically in the manner prescribed by the
Secretary, e.g., through EDFacts, the Department proposes to amend 34
CFR 76.720 to provide the Secretary with discretion to establish a
transition period of up to two years following the date a State
otherwise would be required to report the data in the electronic format
prescribed by the Secretary (i.e., two years following the first
reporting deadline established for the data collection through the PRA
process). During this period, a State would not be required to submit
reports in the electronic format prescribed by the Secretary if the
State meets certain requirements. However, the Secretary may require
the State to submit data in an alternative electronic format within the
State's current capacity. This provision would permit those States that
meet the requirements specified in proposed 34 CFR 76.720(c)(3)(i)
through (iii) with a transition period, not to exceed two years
following the reporting deadline for the data collection, to comply
with any requirement to submit reports electronically in the manner
prescribed by the Secretary. Regardless of whether a State has been
authorized a transition period, the Secretary appreciates that from
time to time a State may have temporary technical circumstances that
would prevent it from making timely submission of data to EDFacts. Such
a situation would not trigger the Secretary taking enforcement action
against a State.
Significant Proposed Regulations
Section 76.720 State Reporting Requirements
Current Sec. 76.720(a) states that Sec. 76.720 applies to State
reports required under 34 CFR 80.40 (Monitoring and reporting of
program performance) and 34 CFR 80.41 (Financial reporting).
Proposed Sec. 76.720(a) would clarify that Sec. 76.720 applies to
reports required under 34 CFR 80.40 and 34 CFR 80.41, as well as other
State reports that the Secretary requires under program statutes or
regulations if the reports are approved by OMB under the PRA. Pursuant
to the PRA, the Department must give interested parties an opportunity
to comment on, and must obtain OMB approval for, any data collection
that requests data from more than nine entities, unless the collection
meets one of the narrow exceptions to the PRA.
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Proposed Sec. 76.720(b)(1) and (2) would not substantively change
current Sec. 76.720(b) and (c), which specify the frequency with which
States must submit reports to the Secretary.
Proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(1) would be added to Sec. 76.720 to
clarify that States must submit any reports required under Sec. 76.720
in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, including, if so prescribed,
through electronic submission. Proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(1) is necessary
because it states in very clear terms that States must comply with the
Secretary's requirements concerning the manner in which reports are
submitted to the Department. The Secretary establishes submission
requirements for Departmental data collection requests through the PRA
clearance process. The language in proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(1),
therefore, essentially states in a single regulatory provision that
States must comply with requirements established through the PRA
clearance process.
Proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(2) would be added to Sec. 76.720 to
provide that a State's failure to submit reports in the manner
prescribed by the Secretary (such as electronic submission) constitutes
a failure to comply substantially with a requirement of law applicable
to the funds made available under the program for which the reports are
submitted. Under section 454 of the General Education Provisions Act,
20 U.S.C. 1234c, if the Secretary has reason to believe that any
recipient of funds under an applicable program is failing to comply
substantially with any requirement of law applicable to those funds,
the Secretary may take administrative action to compel compliance.
Proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(2) is necessary because it establishes that
reporting requirements, such as electronic submission of reports, are
substantial requirements of law such that failure to comply with these
requirements would constitute a violation of section 454 of the General
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234c). The Department proposes
Sec. 76.720(c)(2) because failure of a recipient to comply with the
Department's reporting requirements, including submitting reports
electronically, harms the Federal interest in establishing what the
Department deems is an efficient and effective means of obtaining
accurate, reliable, and valid information on the performance of the
Department's programs and the success of States in meeting their goals
under such laws as NCLB. The Federal interest would be harmed because
States would not be using a system that was specifically designed to
reduce their burden and the Department would not be able to collect and
use data as efficiently and easily. In addition, the data would not be
in the form and of the quality necessary for the Department to assess
program effectiveness. Moreover, States that do not comply with the
Department's submission requirements would be using funds to submit
reports that do not meet the Department's needs for accurate, reliable,
and valid data.
Proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(3) would be added to Sec. 76.720 to
address difficulties that States may have in reporting data
electronically in a manner prescribed by the Secretary on the date
States otherwise would be required to report the data electronically.
Proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(3) would provide that the Secretary has the
discretion to establish a transition period of up to two years
following the date by which a State otherwise would be required to
report the data in the electronic manner prescribed by the Secretary.
During this transition period, a State would not be required to comply
with the electronic submission requirement as prescribed by the
Secretary, such as the requirement to submit electronic reports through
EDFacts, if the State submits the following to the Secretary: (a)
Evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that the State is unable to
comply with the electronic submission requirement specified by the
Secretary in the data collection instrument on the first date the State
otherwise would be required to report the data electronically; (b) any
information requested in the report through an alternative means that
is deemed acceptable to the Secretary, which may require submission in
an alternative electronic format that is better suited to a State's
current capacity; and (c) a plan showing how the State would come into
compliance with the electronic submission and data quality requirements
specified in the data collection instrument no later than two years
following the date by which the State otherwise would be required to
submit the data in the electronic manner prescribed by the Secretary.
The following example describes how this regulatory provision would
work.
Example: The Department obtains approval for a new data collection
instrument through the PRA process that would, for the first time,
require States to submit data in an electronic format prescribed by the
Secretary. The first date that States would be required to submit
reports in this electronic format would be November 1, 2007. A State
does not have the capacity to submit reports in the electronic format
prescribed by the Secretary by November 1, 2007. The State would submit
to the Secretary the following: (1) A request for a transition period,
that includes evidence that the State is not able to comply with the
electronic submission requirements; (2) the information requested in
the report in an alternative means that is acceptable to the Secretary;
and (3) a plan explaining the steps the State will take to submit the
report in the electronic format prescribed by the Secretary no later
than November 1, 2009.
The Department proposes Sec. 76.720(c)(3) because, while it
believes requiring electronic submission of reports ultimately will
help reduce State reporting burden and streamline the Department's data
management system, it recognizes that, at this time, States have
varying capabilities to report information through electronic means.
Therefore, with respect to EDFacts, the Department plans to use the
discretion established under proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(3) to allow
States that demonstrate that they do not have the capability to submit
reports as specified through EDFacts, a period of up to two years
following the dates the States otherwise would be required to report
data through EDFacts (i.e., until the reporting deadlines established
for the 2008-09 school year data through the PRA process) to phase in
their compliance with the reporting requirements. For those States, the
Department plans to accept the required data through alternative means
approved by the Department, which may include alternative electronic
submissions, if those States provide the Department with, and the
Department approves, a plan to submit the required reports through
EDFacts no later than the reporting deadlines established for the 2008-
09 school year reports through the PRA process.
With respect to proposed Sec. 76.720(c)(3), the Department is
particularly interested in receiving comment on: (a) Whether the
proposed two-year transition period to phase in the electronic
submission requirements prescribed by the Secretary for EDFacts is a
sufficient period of time for States that cannot comply with these
requirements to come into compliance; and (b) what kind of alternative
electronic collection format would most help States that cannot comply
with the requirement to submit reports electronically through EDFacts.
Section 76.722 Subgrantee Reporting Requirements
Current Sec. 76.722 allows States to require subgrantees to
furnish reports to the States that the States need to carry
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out their obligations under the program for which the subgrantees
receive funds.
Proposed Sec. 76.722 would add language to Sec. 76.722 to allow
States to require subgrantees to submit, in the format and manner
designated by the States, any reports that the States need to comply
with the requirements under proposed Sec. 76.720 and to carry out
other responsibilities under the program. The proposed changes to
current Sec. 76.722 are intended to make it easier for States to
comply with the requirements under proposed Sec. 76.720 that the
States submit reports to the Department in the manner prescribed by the
Secretary.
Executive Order 12866
1. Potential Costs and Benefits
The Department has determined that these proposed regulations are a
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866 and OMB has
reviewed them. In accordance with the Executive Order, the Department
has also assessed the potential costs and benefits of this regulatory
action. The potential costs associated with the proposed regulations
are those resulting from statutory requirements and those we have
determined to be necessary for administering the Department's State-
administered programs effectively and efficiently. These regulations
are generally not expected to require undue additional State resources
because they do not require States to report more data than they
currently are required to report to the Department. However, a
potential new cost related to these regulations is the acquisition of
the necessary technology for those States that do not currently have
the capability to report information through electronic means. The
Department expects that most States currently have this technology and
that this cost would apply to very few (if any) States. For those
States to which the cost is applicable, the cost is likely to be
minimal.
The potential benefits of these proposed regulations have been
identified above, but briefly include: more timely and accessible data
for accountability and decision-making; reduced State reporting burden;
and, ultimately, improved implementation of the requirements of the
Nation's education laws.
In assessing the potential costs and benefits of this regulatory
action, we have determined that the benefits would justify the costs.
The potential costs and benefits of the Department's information
collection requests are identified in notices published in accordance
with the PRA.
2. Clarity of the Regulations
Executive Order 12866 and the Presidential memorandum on ``Plain
Language in Government Writing'' require each agency to write
regulations that are easy to understand.
The Secretary invites comments on how to make these proposed
regulations easier to understand, including answers to questions such
as the following:
Are the requirements in the proposed regulations clearly
stated?
Do the proposed regulations contain technical terms or
other wording that interferes with their clarity?
Does the format of the proposed regulations (grouping and
order of sections, use of headings, paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce
their clarity?
Could the description of the proposed regulations in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this preamble be more helpful in
making the proposed regulations easier to understand? If so, how?
What else could we do to make the proposed regulations
easier to understand?
Send any comments that concern how the Department could make these
proposed regulations easier to understand to the person listed in the
ADDRESSES section of the preamble.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that these proposed regulations would not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. Because the regulation would affect only States and State
agencies, the regulations would not have an impact on small entities.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
These proposed regulations do not contain any new information
collection requirements.
Intergovernmental Review
These proposed regulations affect State-administered programs of
the Department that are subject to Executive Order 12372 and the
regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the Executive
Order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen
federalism. The Executive order relies on processes developed by State
and local governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal
financial assistance.
This document provides early notification of the Department's
specific plans and actions for these programs.
Assessment of Educational Impact
The Secretary requests comments on whether these proposed
regulations would require transmission of information that any other
agency or authority of the United States gathers or makes available.
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List of Subjects in 34 CFR Part 76
Elementary and secondary education, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 24, 2006.
Margaret Spellings,
Secretary of Education.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Secretary proposes
to amend part 76 of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations as
follows:
PART 76--STATE-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS
1. The authority citation for part 76 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474, unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 76.720 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 76.720 State reporting requirements.
(a) This section applies to a State's reports required under 34 CFR
80.40 (Monitoring and reporting of program performance) and 34 CFR
80.41 (Financial reporting), and other reports required by the
Secretary and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
(b) A State must submit these reports annually unless--
(1) The Secretary allows less frequent reporting; or
(2) The Secretary requires a State to report more frequently than
annually,
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including reporting under 34 CFR 80.12 (Special grant or subgrant
conditions for ``high-risk'' grantees) or 34 CFR 80.20 (Standards for
financial management systems).
(c)(1) A State must submit these reports in the manner prescribed
by the Secretary, including submitting any of these reports
electronically and at the quality level specified in the data
collection instrument.
(2) Failure by a State to submit reports in accordance with
paragraph (c)(1) of this section constitutes a failure, under section
454 of the General Education Provisions Act, 20 U.S.C. 1234c, to comply
substantially with a requirement of law applicable to the funds made
available under that program.
(3) For reports that the Secretary requires to be submitted in an
electronic manner, the Secretary may establish a transition period of
up to two years following the date the State otherwise would be
required to report the data in the electronic manner, during which time
a State will not be required to comply with that specific electronic
submission requirement, if the State submits to the Secretary--
(i) Evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that the State will not
be able to comply with the electronic submission requirement specified
by the Secretary in the data collection instrument on the first date
the State otherwise would be required to report the data
electronically;
(ii) Information requested in the report through an alternative
means that is acceptable to the Secretary, such as through an
alternative electronic means; and
(iii) A plan for submitting the reports in the required electronic
manner and at the level of quality specified in the data collection
instrument no later than the date two years after the first date the
State otherwise would be required to report the data in the electronic
manner prescribed by the Secretary.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1231a, and 3474)
3. Section 76.722 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 76.722 Subgrantee reporting requirements.
A State may require a subgrantee to submit reports in a manner and
format that assists the State in complying with the requirements under
34 CFR 76.720 and in carrying out other responsibilities under the
program.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1231a, and 3474)
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