[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57796-57797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24326]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0113]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; TEACH 
Grant: Study of Institutional Practices and Grant Recipient Outcomes 
and Experiences

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD), 
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 new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0113. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Brian Fu 202-260-1467 and Joanne 
Bogart 202-205-7855.

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

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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: TEACH Grant: Study of Institutional Practices 
and Grant Recipient Outcomes and Experiences.
    OMB Control Number: 1875-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Institutions of higher education 
(IHEs) and individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 565.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 283.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) requests 
OMB clearance for a survey of a purposively selected sample of 65 
institutions of higher education, and a sample of 500 randomly selected 
grant recipients participating in the TEACH Grant program. The surveys 
will inform a study addressing issues and challenges regarding the 
implementation of TEACH Grants, which is being conducted in response to 
a GAO audit addressing the high grant to loan conversion rate among 
TEACH grant recipients.

    Dated: September 21, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-24326 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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