[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 32612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13368]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of 
Postsecondary Education; Assessing Program Performance, National 
Resource Center, Business and International Education, and 
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs 
Surveys

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education will conduct an assessment of 
the National Resource Center (NRC), Business and International 
Education (BIE), and Undergraduate and International Studies and 
Foreign Language programs (UISFL). Institutions of Higher Education 
will be asked to provide quantitative data on their 
internationalization and capacity building efforts on each campus.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 31, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written 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. 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 04868. 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.

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, Privacy, Information and Records Management 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. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Assessing Program Performance, National 
Resource Center, Business and International Education, and 
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs 
Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Type of Review: New.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 838.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 23,608.
    Abstract: Institutions of Higher Education will be asked to provide 
quantitative data on their internationalization and capacity building 
efforts on each campus. The data collected will be used to document the 
implementation of individual projects as well as of the program 
collectively and to inform future studies looking at long-term impact. 
The results from the surveys will be used to learn what is being 
accomplished by the NRC, BIE, and UISFL Programs and to inform program 
improvement in the future.

    Dated: May 29, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-13368 Filed 5-31-12; 8:45 am]
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