[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17646-17647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06574]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0033]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Ronald
E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Annual Performance
Report
AGENCY: The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a previously approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 21, 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-
0033 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 2E103, 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: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement
Program Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0640.
Type of Review: A revision of a previously approved information
collection.
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Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local, or
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 158.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,738.
Abstract: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement (McNair)
Program Annual Performance Report Program grantees must submit the
report annually. The reports are used to evaluate grantees' performance
for substantial progress, GPRA, and to award prior experience points at
the end of each project (budget) period. The Department also aggregates
the data to provide descriptive information on the projects and to
analyze the impact of the McNair Program on the academic progress of
participating students.
Dated: March 18, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-06574 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]
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