[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60412-60413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24220]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Federal 
Student Aid; Student Assistance General Provisions Annual Fire Safety 
Report

SUMMARY: This notice solicits comments with respect to the 
administrative requirements of the annual fire safety report as 
required by the Higher Education Opportunity Act and the Department of 
Education's regulations at 34 CFR 668.49.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 3, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-ICCD-
0029 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please 
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after 
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for 
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be 
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance 
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ 
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please specify the complete 
title of the information collection and OMB Control Number when making 
your request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office 
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. The Department of Education is especially 
interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is 
this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; 
(2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) 
is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this 
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information 
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Student Assistance General Provisions Annual 
Fire Safety Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0097.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 7,298.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,299.
    Abstract: Section 488(g) of the Higher Education Opportunity Act 
(HEOA) (Pub. L. 110-315) and the Department of Education's regulations 
at 34 CFR 668.49 require postsecondary institutions to collect 
statistics on fires in on-campus student housing facilities, including 
the number and cause of each fire, the number of injuries related to 
each fire that required treatment at a medical facility, the number of 
deaths related to each fire, and the value of property damage caused by 
each fire. Institutions must also publish an annual fire safety report 
containing the institution's policies regarding fire safety and the 
fire statistics information. Further the HEOA requires institutions to 
maintain a fire log that records the date, time, nature, and general 
location of each fire in on-campus student housing facilities. This 
request is for extending approval of reporting requirements contained 
in the regulations related to the administrative

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requirements of the annual fire safety report. The information 
collection requirements in the regulations are necessary to prevent 
fraud and abuse of program and for reporting to Congress.

    Dated: September 26, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-24220 Filed 10-2-12; 8:45 am]
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