[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 76292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31097]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0072]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Regulations for Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA)

AGENCY: The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of 
Education (ED).

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 an extension of an 
existing information collection of a previously approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 28, 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-
0072 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: Regulations for Equity in Athletics Disclosure 
Act (EADA).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0827.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection 
of a previously approved information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,074.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,407.
    Abstract: The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), found in 
section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended, and 
its implementing regulations (34 CFR 668.41 and 34 CFR 668.47) require 
coeducational institutions that participate in the Title IV, HEA 
federal student aid programs and that have an intercollegiate athletic 
program to annually prepare a report on athletic participation, 
staffing, revenue and expenditures by gender, and by men's and women's 
teams. An institution must make the report available to students, 
potential students, and the public upon request. An institution must 
also report the data to the Department of Education and the Department 
makes the information publicly available on its Web site.

    Dated: December 20, 2012.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-31097 Filed 12-26-12; 8:45 am]
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