[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64927-64928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25638]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0135]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; High 
School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual Performance Report

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), ED.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is

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proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 30, 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-
0135 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 2E115, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection 
activities or burden, please call Tomakie Washington, 202-401-1097 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: High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual 
Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0684.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 44.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,408.
    Abstract: The Office of Migrant Education (OME) is collecting 
information for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual 
Performance Report (APR) in compliance with Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended, Title IV, Sec. 418A; 20 U.S.C. 1070d-2 (special 
programs for students whose families are engaged in migrant and 
seasonal farm work) (shown in appendix A), the Government Performance 
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, Section 4 (1115) (shown in appendix B), 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. In 
addition, discretionary grantees are required to report on their 
progress toward meeting the performance measures established for the ED 
grant program.

    Dated: October 24, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-25638 Filed 10-29-13; 8:45 am]
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