[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 42937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17249]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0094]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Fund 
for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Annual and Final 
Performance Reports

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 [insert one of the 
following: a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 16, 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-
0094 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: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
Education (FIPSE) Annual and Final Performance Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0793.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 347.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,870.
    Abstract: The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education 
(FIPSE) works to improve postsecondary education through grants to 
postsecondary educational institutions and agencies. Such grants are 
awarded to non-profit organizations on the basis of competitively 
reviewed applications submitted to FIPSE under its Comprehensive and 
Special Focus Competition Program grant competitions. This collection 
includes a final performance report for use with all of the following 
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) programs: 
Comprehensive(84.116B), European Union-United States (84.116J), US-
Brazil (84.116M), North America (84.116N), and US-Russia (84.116S). 
Also included is a final performance report for Congressionally-
directed grants (earmarks)(84.116Z). We request clearance of one annual 
report for the Comprehensive program (84.116B). A total of three (3) 
forms comprise this collection. We need to collect this data in order 
to evaluate and assess each grantee for continued funding and 
assessment of their project.

    Dated: July 15, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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