Rules of Behavior for Department of Education-Sponsored Website

The NCSO Service Obligation Tracking System (SOTS) is an online data collection system designed to facilitate administration of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) Personnel Development Program. Information about grantees and scholars/obligees include personally identifying information such as scholar/obligee name, address and social security number. This data collection has been authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) and its corresponding regulations 34 CFR Part 304 printed in the Federal Register Volume 70 No. 57 March 25, 2005 and Vol. 71 No. 107 June 5, 2006.

By accepting these Rules of Behavior, IHE representatives agree to maintain the confidentiality of this information.

Violation of this policy will result in suspension of IHE grantee access to the SOTS. Users representing Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) agree to:

• Maintain requested grant information, including grant contact information
• Maintain SOTS accounts established to collect grant, grantee and scholar/obligee information by:
  • Protecting account login names and passwords
  • Submitting scholar/obligee information as requested by NCSO
  • Reviewing scholar/obligee information for accuracy
  • Protecting the confidentiality of personally identifying information requested by NCSO

OMB Paperwork Reduction Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The valid OMB control number for this collection is 1820-0686. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 2,875 hours for the total number of respondents, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: Shedeh Hajghassemali, OSEP Service Obligations Contact, Grants Awarded FY2005 and Later, US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-2600. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, email, call or write directly to the National Center on Service Obligation (NCSO) at P.O. Box 2335 Landover Hills Maryland 20784-2324, 1-800-285-NCSO (6276), info@serviceobligation.org. For TTY dial 711 for your state's Relay Service Provider or dial 701 when connected.