[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8881]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (the Department), 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 and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden 
on the public and helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection 
requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to [email protected] or 
mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please note that written comments received 
in response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of 
Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. 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.

    Dated: April 7, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Information 
Management and Privacy Services, Office of Management.

Federal Student Aid

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Student Assistance General Provisions--Subpart 
A--General.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0107.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal Government, State Educational Agencies or Local Educational 
Agencies.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,551,702.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,270,478.
    Abstract: The final regulations (668.6(b)) require the following 
disclosures to prospective students in a gainful employment program: 
The name and Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for each 
occupational training program and links to the Department of Labor's O-
Net site to obtain occupation profile data using a SOC code, or a 
representative sample of SOC codes for graduates of its program; 
information about on-time graduation rates for students completing the 
program; the total amount of tuition and fees charged for completing 
the program within the normal time it takes to complete the course 
requirements as published in the institution's catalog, along with the 
typical costs for books and supplies, and the cost of room and board, 
if applicable, including providing a Web link or access to the program 
cost information the institution makes available to all enrolled and 
prospective students under section 668.43(a). Beginning July 1, 2011, 
the placement rate as determined under the institution's accrediting 
agency or State requirements, or the placement rate that will be 
determined in the future by the National Center for Education 
Statistics, must be reported by the institution. In addition, the 
institution must disclose the median loan debt incurred by students who 
completed the program as provided by the Secretary, as well as any 
other information about the program provided by the Secretary. The 
institution must identify separately the median title IV, Higher 
Education Act loan debt and the median loan debt from the private 
education loan debt and institutional financing plans.
    Copies of the proposed information collection request may be 
accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending 
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4561. When you access 
the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. 
Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. 
Requests may also be electronically mailed to [email protected] or 
faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the 
information collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

[FR Doc. 2011-8881 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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