[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 38019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15090]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0045]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for Federal Student Aid Customer
Satisfaction Surveys and Focus Groups Master Plan
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 25, 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-
0045 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: Generic Clearance for Federal Student Aid
Customer Satisfaction Surveys and Focus Groups Master Plan.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0045.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection of information.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 95,300.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,650.
Abstract: The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 established
Federal Student Aid (FSA) as the first Performance-Based Organization
(PBO). One purpose of the PBO is to improve service to students and
other participants in the student financial assistance programs
authorized under title IV, including making those programs more
understandable to students and their parents. To do that, FSA has
committed to ensuring that all people receive service that matches or
exceeds the best service available in the private sector. The
legislations requirements establish an ongoing need for FSA to be
engaged in an interactive process of collecting information and using
it to improve program services and processes.
Dated: June 19, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-15090 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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