[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24692-24693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11047]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0073]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Historically Black Colleges and Universities Master's Degree 
Program

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, ED is 
proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 29, 2017.

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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-2017-ICCD-
0073. 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 224-84, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Sheryl Wilson, 202-453-7166.

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: Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
Master's Degree Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0806.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 18.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 306.
    Abstract: The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008 
amended Title VII, Subpart 4 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add 
a new master's degree program to advance educational opportunities for 
African Americans. Title VIII, Part AA, Section 897 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), authorizes and appropriates 
mandatory funding totaling $11.5 million annually for the master's 
degree program at HBCUs to provide grants to eligible institutions in 
this program for fiscal years (FY) 2009 through 2014. The new mandatory 
funding allocated for FY 2017 is $7,500,000. The Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities master's degree (HBCU-M) program authorizes 
the Department of Education (the Department) to award grants to 
specified institutions that the Department determines are making a 
substantial contribution to graduate education opportunities for 
African Americans at the master's level in mathematics, engineering, 
the physical or natural sciences, computer science, information 
technology, nursing, allied health or other scientific disciplines. 
This program provides grants for up to six years to establish or 
strengthen qualified master's degree programs in these fields at 
eligible institutions.

    Dated: May 24, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-11047 Filed 5-26-17; 8:45 am]
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