[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 48507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19945]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Proposed Information Collection Requests; Federal Student Aid; 
Foreign School Supplemental Application System

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Foreign School Supplemental Application System (FS SAS) is 
designed as a bridge system that will allow foreign school 
administrators to enter information directly into the Electronic 
Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Aid Programs 
(e-App) system in a secure fashion and upload required documents.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 15, 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 04905. 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: Foreign School Supplemental Application 
System.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Type of Review: New.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 70.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 245.
    Abstract: The FS SAS works in conjunction with the e-App system. 
When a foreign school is applying for initial participation, or is 
submitting an application for recertification or reinstatement, if the 
school is seeking approval of its medical, nursing or veterinary 
school, upon completion of the e-App, the school will able to link to 
the FS SAS on the Information for Financial Aid Professionals Web page. 
Only foreign schools who are registered with Federal Student Aid and 
who have been issued the required two factor authentication tokens can 
access the FS SAS. The FS SAS allows foreign schools to upload required 
documentation in a portable document format to accompany the 
applications and reducing the time it takes to complete the application 
to submit to the Foreign Schools Team for review.

    Dated: August 2, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-19945 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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