[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75151-75152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30509]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2012-ICCD-0069]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Foreign Graduate Medical School Consumer Information Reporting Form

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA).

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 new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
2/18/2013.

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-2012-ICCD-
0069 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please 
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after 
the comment period will not be accepted. 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, 
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail 
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.

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: Foreign Graduate Medical School Consumer 
Information Reporting Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 25.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11.
    Abstract: This is a request for a new collection to obtain consumer 
information from foreign graduate medical institutions that participate 
in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loan 
Program) as authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1963, as amended, (HEA). The request is to gain approval of a form for 
reporting specific graduation information to the Department of 
Education (Department) with a certification signed by the institutions 
President/CEO/Chancellor as well as for disseminating that information 
to prospective U.S. students. The Departments regulations, at 34 CFR 
668.14(b)(7), require Title IV participating institutions to submit 
reports to the Department containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require to carry out the purposes of the Title IV, HEA 
programs. This is being done to improve consumer information by 
providing more specific consumer information to prospective

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U.S. medical students at foreign institutions.

    Dated: December 12, 2012.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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