[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70930-70931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28476]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0144]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Designation as an Eligible Institution Under the Title III and
Title V Programs and To Request a Waiver of the Non-Federal Cost-Share
Requirement (1894-0001)
AGENCY: 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 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 27, 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-
0144 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: For questions related to collection
activities or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202-401-0563 or
electronically mail [email protected]. Please do not send comments
here. We will ONLY accept comments in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason.
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: Designation as an Eligible Institution Under
the Title III and Title V Programs and To Request a Waiver of the Non-
Federal Cost-Share Requirement (1894-0001).
OMB Control Number: 1840-0103.
Type of Review: Extension without change of an existing collection
of information.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments,
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,166.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,162.
Abstract: This collection of information is necessary in order for
the Secretary of Education to designate an institution of higher
education eligible to apply for funding under Title III, Part A and
Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. An institution
must apply to the Secretary to be designated as an eligible
institution. The programs authorized include the Strengthening
Institutions, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions,
Asian-American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions, Native American Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving
Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math and Articulation), Promoting Postbaccalaureate
Opportunities for Hispanic Americans, and Predominantly Black
Institutions Programs. These programs award discretionary grants to
eligible
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institutions of higher education so that they might increase their
self-sufficiency by improving academic programs, institutional
management and fiscal stability.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-28476 Filed 11-26-13; 8:45 am]
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