[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42489-42490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17662]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Office of Postsecondary 
Education; Application for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) College Savings Account Research 
Demonstration Project

SUMMARY: GEAR UP 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. This GEAR UP project is 
designed to determine the effectiveness of pairing federally supported 
college savings accounts with GEAR UP activities as part of an overall 
college access and success strategy.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 20, 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 04894. 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: Application for Gaining Early Awareness and 
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) College Savings Account 
Research Demonstration Project.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0821.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 571.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 30,590.
    Abstract: Current State GEAR UP grantees that received new awards 
in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 or FY 2012, that select participating students 
beginning not later than seventh grade using the cohort approach and 
that have their cohort of students entering the ninth grade in the 
2013-2014 or 2014-2015 academic year are eligible to apply for funding. 
The purpose of this revision is to introduce the GEAR UP college 
savings account research demonstration project. The burden increase 
associated with the collection results from a program change to run 
this one-time college savings account demonstration project. This 
collection will results in a change of 26 respondents and an increase 
of 130 burden hours.
    This collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance 
Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (1894-0001). 
Therefore, the 30-day public comment period notice will be the only 
public comment notice published for this information collection.


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    Dated: July 16, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-17662 Filed 7-18-12; 8:45 am]
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