[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 191 (Monday, October 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68002-68003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23775]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0103]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Designation as an Eligible Institution Under the Title III and 
Title V Programs and To Request a Waiver of the Non-Federal Cost Share 
Reimbursement (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 an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 2, 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-
0103. 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 Jason Cottrell, 202-453-7530.

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: Designation As An Eligible Institution Under 
the Title III and Title V Programs and to Request A Waiver of the Non-
Federal Cost Share Reimbursement (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0103.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 250.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,750.
    Abstract: This collection of information is necessary in order for 
the Secretary of Education to designate an institution of higher 
education eligible to apply for funding under Title III, Part A and 
Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. An institution 
must apply to the Secretary to be designated as an eligible 
institution. The programs authorized include the Strengthening 
Institutions, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, 
Asian-American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving 
Institutions, Native American Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Science, Technology, 
Engineering and Math and Articulation), Promoting Postbaccalaureate 
Opportunities for Hispanic Americans, and Predominantly Black 
Institutions Programs. These programs award discretionary grants to 
eligible institutions of higher education so that they might increase 
their self-sufficiency by improving academic programs, institutional 
management and fiscal stability.
    This collection of information is gathered electronically by the 
Department for the purpose of determining an institution's eligibility 
to participate in the Title III and Title V programs based on its 
enrollment of needy students and low average educational and general 
(E&G) expenditures per full-time equivalent undergraduate student. This 
collection also allows an institution to request a waiver of certain 
non-Federal cost-share requirements under Federal Work-Study Program, 
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Student Support 
Services Program and the Undergraduate International Studies and 
Foreign Language Program.
    The collection is paired with a computational exercise that results 
in the simultaneous publication of an Eligibility Matrix, a listing of 
postsecondary institutions potentially eligible to apply for grants in 
the Institutional Service grant programs. Criteria derived from 
applicable legislation and regulations are applied to enrollment and 
financial data from Department sources to determine the eligibility of 
each institution for each program. Only those institutions that either 
do not meet the financial criteria or do not appear in the eligibility 
matrix need to go through the application process.
    The results of the application process are a determination of 
eligibility for grant application and waiver, and updated information 
on institutional eligibility which is added to the EM.


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    Dated: September 28, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-23775 Filed 9-30-16; 8:45 am]
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