[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 54458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21399]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0112]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual 
Performance Report and Certification of Financial Need for the Jacob K. 
Javits Fellowship Program

AGENCY: Office of Post Secondary 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 
November 4, 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-
0112 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 Acting 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: Kate Mullan, 202-401-0563 or 
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 and Certification of 
Financial Need for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0630.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 51.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 204.
    Abstract: The Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program is authorized by 
Title VII, Part A, Subpart 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
amended and provides up to four years of financial assistance to 
students to undertake graduate study at the doctoral and Master of Fine 
Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. 
Fellows are selected on the basis of (1) superior academic ability 
demonstrated by their achievements and exceptional promise; and (2) 
financial need. The amounts of new and continuing awards are based on a 
student's financial need as determined by the Title IV, Part F needs 
analysis system. Each individual fellow's need must be assessed and 
reported each year, along with a continuing fellow's academic progress 
as determined by the institution. This collection is completed annually 
by grantee institutions to report on the fellows' progress and levels 
of financial need for the next academic year. ED uses this data to 
calculate fellowship amounts and the total grant amount sent to each 
institution for each fiscal year.

    Dated: August 28, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-21399 Filed 9-3-13; 8:45 am]
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