[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5392-5393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01890]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Financial Status and Program Performance Final Report for State and
Partnership for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
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 a revision of an existing
information collection
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 1, 2014.
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-2014-ICCD-
0009 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,
Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room 2E103,Washington, DC 20202.
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
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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: Financial Status and Program Performance Final
Report for State and Partnership for the Gaining Early Awareness and
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).
OMB Control Number: 1840-0782.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 125.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,625.
Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to
determine whether recipients of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness
for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) have made substantial progress
towards meeting the objectives of their respective projects, as
outlined in their grant applications and/or subsequent work plans. In
addition, the final report will enable the Department to evaluate each
grant project's fiscal operations for the entire grant performance
period, and compare total expenditures relative to federal funds
awarded, and actual cost-share/matching relative to the total amount in
the approved grant application. This report is a means for grantees to
share the overall experience of their projects and document
achievements and concerns, and describe effects of their projects on
participants being served; project barriers and major accomplishments;
and evidence of sustainability. The report will be GEAR UP's primary
method to collect/analyze data on students' high school graduation and
immediate college enrollment rates.
Summary of Changes
If grantees choose to serve students for 7 years, they must report
on the 7th year of activities which include following GEAR UP students
into the first year of postsecondary education and any students still
in high school. The 5 hour burden increase is due to the additional
time required to collect data on GEAR UP students enrolled in
postsecondary education.
Dated: January 27, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-01890 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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