[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32242-32243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12643]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0031]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Fiscal Operations Report for 2012-2013 and Application To 
Participate for 2014-2015 (FISAP) and Reallocation Form

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 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-2013-ICCD-
0031 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

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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: Fiscal Operations Report for 2012-2013 and 
Application to Participate for 2014-2015 (FISAP) and Reallocation Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0030.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection of information.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,549.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 37,176.
    Abstract: The data submitted electronically in the Fiscal 
Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP) through FISAP 
on the Web is used by the Department of Education to determine the 
institution's funding need for the award year and monitor program 
effectiveness and accountability of fund expenditures.
    The Reallocation form is part of FISAP on the Web. The Higher 
Education Amendments (HEA) requires that if an institution anticipates 
not using all of its allocated funds for the Perkins, Federal Work 
Study (FWS), and Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant 
(FSEOG) programs by the end of an award year, it must specify the 
anticipated remaining unused amount to the Secretary. In addition to 
renewing the expiration date, references to dates and award years dates 
have been updated on the forms and in the instructions for both 
documents. The FISAP form has been revised: (1) To use technology to 
gather existing data electronically from other sources requiring less 
data entry concerning Additional Institutions in Part I; (2) to allow 
applicable aggregate level data entry concerning graduate and 
professional students for schools with non-traditional academic 
calendars; and (3) to expand the income grid in the Part VI summary to 
collect a more concise breakdown of student data at the aggregate 
level.

    Dated: May 22, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-12643 Filed 5-28-13; 8:45 am]
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