[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15964-15965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06309]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0004]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program's Scholarship
Contract and Teaching Verification Form for Title II Scholarship
Recipients
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
April 23, 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-
0004 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site
is not available. 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 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Karen Wilson, 202-502-7663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
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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: Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program's
Scholarship Contract and Teaching Verification Form for Title II
Scholarship Recipients.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0753.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households, State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 410.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 350.
Abstract: Students receiving scholarships under section 204 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Public Law 105-244, incur a
service obligation to teach in a high-need school in a high-need school
district. This information collection consists of a contract to be
executed when funds are awarded, subsequent addenda for students
receiving funds beyond one semester/quarter/term, and a separate
teaching verification form to be used by students and high-need school
districts, to document the students' compliance with the contract's
conditions.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-06309 Filed 3-21-14; 8:45 am]
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