[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 62880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21940]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Gainful Employment Disclosure Template

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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. In accordance with the requirements of Sec.  
668.412 of the Gainful Employment (GE) final regulations published in 
the Federal Register on October 31, 2014 (79 FR 64890), as corrected on 
December 4, 2014 (79 FR 71957), this collection describes the items 
that must be disclosed on the GE disclosure template.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 14, 2016.

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-2016-ICCD-
0100. 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 2E-347, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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: Gainful Employment Disclosure Template.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0107.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Individuals or Households; Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 27,944,411.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,118,160.
    Abstract: Under the new disclosure requirements, an institution 
must provide current and prospective students with information about 
each of its programs that prepares students for gainful employment in a 
recognized occupation (GE programs) using a disclosure template 
provided by the Secretary. The Secretary must specify the information 
to be included on the disclosure template in a notice published in the 
Federal Register. In accordance with the requirements of Sec.  668.412 
of the Gainful Employment (GE) final regulations published in the 
Federal Register on October 31, 2014 (79 FR 64890), as corrected on 
December 4, 2014 (79 FR 71957), this collection describes the items 
that must be disclosed on the GE disclosure template. This request 
revises the current information collection for the disclosure template 
to reflect the new disclosure requirements and provides notice of the 
information that institutions must disclose. The Department is further 
requesting that burden currently calculated for 1845-0107 be discharged 
and transfer the burden already calculated for Sec.  668.412 regarding 
the GE disclosure requirements from 1845-0123 to this information 
collection.

    Dated: September 8, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-21940 Filed 9-12-16; 8:45 am]
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