[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91924-91925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30472]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0085]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science Annual Performance 
Report

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 
January 18, 2017.

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-
0085. 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 Kenneth Waters, 202-453-6273.

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: Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science 
Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0831.
    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: 975.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,575.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Upward Bound (UB) Program is to 
generate in program participants the skills and motivation necessary to 
complete a program of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a 
program of postsecondary education.
    Authority for this program is contained in Title IV, Part A, 
Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Section 402C of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Eligible 
applicants include institutions of higher education, public or private 
agencies or organizations, including community-based organizations with 
experience in serving disadvantaged youth, secondary schools, and 
combinations of institutions, agencies, organizations, and secondary 
schools.

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    UB Program participants must be potential first-generation college 
students, low-income individuals, or individuals who have a high risk 
for academic failure, and have a need for academic support in order to 
pursue successfully a program of education beyond high school.
    Required program services include: (1) Academic tutoring; (2) 
advice and assistance in secondary and postsecondary course selection; 
(3) preparation for college entrance exams and completing the college 
admission applications; (4) information on federal student financial 
aid programs including (a) federal Pell grant awards, (b) loan 
forgiveness, and (c) scholarships; (5) assistance completing financial 
aid applications; (6) guidance on and assistance in: (a) Secondary 
school reentry, (b) alternative education programs for secondary school 
dropouts that lead to the receipt of a regular secondary school 
diploma, (c) entry into general educational development (GED) programs 
or, (d) entry into postsecondary education; (7) education or counseling 
services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of 
students or the students' parents, including financial planning for 
postsecondary education; and (8) projects funded for at least two years 
under the program must provide instruction in mathematics through pre-
calculus; laboratory science; foreign language; composition; and 
literature.

    Dated: December 14, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-30472 Filed 12-16-16; 8:45 am]
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