[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 37802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14924]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0054]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Annual Performance Report for the Master's Degree Program for 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities

AGENCY: 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.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 24, 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-
0054 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: Annual Performance Report for the Master's 
Degree Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0813.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of an existing collection 
of information.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 18.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 360.
    Abstract: The Department is requesting authorization to annually 
collect performance report data for the Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities (HBCU) Masters Degree Program. This information is being 
collected to comply with the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA) of 1993, Section 4 (1115), and the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that 
recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit an APR 
demonstrating that substantial progress has been made towards meeting 
the approved objectives of the project. Further, the Annual Performance 
Report (APR) lends itself to the collection of quantifiable data for 
this program. Grantees will be required to report on their progress 
towards meeting the performance measures established for the HBCU 
Master's Degree Program.

    Dated: June 18, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-14924 Filed 6-21-13; 8:45 am]
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