[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36788-36789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15660]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0082]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; GEAR UP Applications for Partnership and State Grants
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
July 27, 2015.
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-2015-ICCD-
0082 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 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact James Davis, 202-502-7802.
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: GEAR UP Applications for Partnership and State
Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0821.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 545.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 30,460.
Abstract: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate
Programs (GEAR UP), created in the Higher Education Act Amendments of
1998 (Title IV, section 404A-404H), is a discretionary grant program
which encourages applicants to provide support and maintain a
commitment to eligible low-income students, including students with
disabilities, to assist the students in obtaining a secondary school
diploma and preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education.
GEAR UP provides grants to states and partnerships to provide services
at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an
entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and
follow them through
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graduation and, optionally, the first year of college.
The purpose of the GEAR UP partnership and state applications is to
allow partnerships and states to apply for funding under the GEAR UP
program.
Dated: June 22, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-15660 Filed 6-25-15; 8:45 am]
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