[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 10133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03810]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0020]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program 
1894-0001

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 a reinstatement of a 
previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 26, 2014.

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-2014-ICCD-
0020 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Pamela Maimer, 202-502-7704.

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: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research 
Abroad Program 1894-0001.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0005.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households, Private 
Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 680.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 17,000.
    Abstract: The purpose of Section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act) is 
to promote and develop modern foreign language training and area 
studies throughout the educational structure of the United States. To 
help accomplish this objective, fellowships are awarded through U.S. 
institutions of higher education to American doctoral dissertation 
fellows enabling them to conduct overseas research and enhance their 
foreign language proficiency.
    Under the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad 
(DDRA) program, individual scholars apply through eligible institutions 
for an institutional grant to support the research fellowship. These 
institutions administer the program in cooperation with the U.S. 
Department of Education (US/ED) as provided under the authority of 
Sections 102(b)(6) and 104(e)(1) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961, 34 CFR part 662, the Policy Statements of the J. 
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), and the Education 
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).

    Dated: February 19, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-03810 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
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