[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 70 (Thursday, April 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21601-21602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08401]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0044]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS) 19: 
Services and Support Programs for Military Service Members and Veterans 
2012-2013

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences/
National Center for Education Statistics (IES).

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 
May 13, 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-2013-ICCD-
0044 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 2E105, 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: Postsecondary Education Quick Information 
System (PEQIS) 19: Services and Support Programs for Military Service 
Members and Veterans 2012-2013.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0733.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4240.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 953.
    Abstract: The Postsecondary Education Quick Information System

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(PEQIS) collects issue-oriented data quickly and with minimum response 
burden outside of NCES' large recurring surveys. The system was 
designed to collect and report data on key education issues at the 
postsecondary level, and to meet the data needs of Department of 
Education analysts, planners, and decision-makers when information 
cannot be collected quickly through NCES's large recurring surveys. The 
purpose of this PEQIS  19 survey is to collect national data 
on support programs and services for veterans and active-duty service 
members at postsecondary institutions. The survey will provide the 
first nationally representative data about the prevalence of various 
types of services and support programs for military service members and 
veterans, with a First Look report on the results to be released in 
2014. This request is for a full scale PEQIS  19 data 
collection.

    Dated: April 4, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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