[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 76012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30735]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0071]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study
of Implementation and Outcomes in Upward Bound and Other TRIO Programs
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), IES/NCES.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 22, 2013.
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-
0071 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 Acting Director of the Information Collection
Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW., LBJ, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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: Study of Implementation and Outcomes in Upward
Bound and other TRIO Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1850--NEW.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 274.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 183.
Abstract: This Upward Bound (UB) study, sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Education, focuses on the implementation strategies of
all regular UB projects. To do so, project directors will be asked to
complete a 40 minute survey. This survey will serve two main purposes--
to describe the services and strategies that Upward Bound grantees
implement and to provide input into the decision-making process to
identify a strategy to test as part of a random assignment
demonstration. The grantee survey will be conducted with all 820
regular Upward Bound projects in the spring of 2013. Preliminary
results from the survey, which will be shared internally within ED in
late Spring 2013, will help inform the selection of a yet-to-be
determined promising strategy or strategies for a possible experimental
study that could be implemented in a set of UB grantees. ED will decide
whether to exercise the option for a study of promising strategies in
Upward Bound by June 2013, based, in large part, on the findings from
the survey of UB grantees.
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-30735 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am]
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