[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75795-75796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29723]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0145]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form 
(CATEF) 2015-2017

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 revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 20, 2015.

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-
0145 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 Ashley Higgins, 202-219-7061.

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

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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: College Affordability and Transparency 
Explanation Form (CATEF) 2015-2017.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0822.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 655.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,172.
    Abstract: The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) is seeking a 
renewed three-year clearance for the College Affordability and 
Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) data collection. OPE has 
collected this information since 2011-12 and the collection of 
information through CATEF is required by Sec.  132 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1015a with the goal 
of increasing the transparency of college tuition prices for consumers. 
This submission is for the 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 collection 
years. CATEF collects follow-up information from institutions that 
appear on the tuition and fees and/or net price increase College 
Affordability and Transparency Center (CATC) Lists for being in the 
five percent of institutions in their institutional sector that have 
the highest increases, expressed as a percentage change, over the 
three-year time period for which the most recent data are available. 
The information collected through CATEF is used to write a summary 
report for Congress which is also posted on the CATC Web site 
(accessible through the College Navigator).

    Dated: December 16, 2014
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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