[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 17188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06329]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0032]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Evaluation of the GEAR UP College Savings Account Research
Demonstration
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education (ED).
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
May 20, 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-2013-ICCD-
0032 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 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: Evaluation of the GEAR UP College Savings
Account Research Demonstration.
OMB Control Number: 1850--New.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 200.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) will conduct a
demonstration to test the effectiveness of supporting college savings
accounts in the federal college access program, Gaining Early Awareness
and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). This first
Information Collection Request (ICR) for the study presents an overview
of its design, including the plan to randomly assign high schools in
the demonstration project into treatment and control conditions, and
seeks clearance to collect student rosters in these high schools. A
later ICR will request approval for the remaining data collection
activities.
Dated: March 14, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-06329 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
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