[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 11871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5476]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of
Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 12, 2010.
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.
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. OMB
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the
extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat
the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal
law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform
its statutory obligations. The Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office
of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information
collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each
proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the
following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension,
existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection;
(4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;
(5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or
Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment.
Dated: March 9, 2010.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services Office of Management.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Application for Grants under the Predominantly Black
Institutions Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 30
Burden Hours: 600
Abstract: The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA)
amended Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act to include
Section 318--The Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Program. Unlike
the previous PBI Program (authorized by the College Cost Reduction and
Access Act of 2007), which was competitive and focused on programs in
the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, the
PBI program authorized under the HEOA is an institutional aid program
and grants are based on a formula rather than being competitive. All
institutions who qualify as PBIs and submit the required materials will
receive a portion of the total appropriation based on a formula. The
PBI Program makes grant awards to eligible colleges and universities to
plan, develop, undertake and implement programs to enhance the
institution's capacity to serve more low- and middle-income Black
American students; to expand higher education opportunities for
eligible students by encouraging college preparation and student
persistence in secondary school and postsecondary education; and to
strengthen the financial ability of the institution to serve the
academic needs of these students. Allowable activities are numerous and
include academic instruction, teacher education, faculty development,
equipment purchase, construction and maintenance, and tutoring and
counseling services. This information collection is necessary to comply
with Section 318 of Title III, Part A of the HEA as amended.
Requests for copies of the information collection submission for
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting
the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number
4160. 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
when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to Valentine at 202-401-0526.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. 2010-5476 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
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