[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 25772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11529]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0040]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) 
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, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 5, 2019.

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-2019-ICCD-
0040. 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. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kelley Harris, 202-453-7346.

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: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
Education (FIPSE) Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0793.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 42.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,680.
    Abstract: The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education 
(FIPSE) works to improve postsecondary education through grants to 
postsecondary educational institutions and agencies. Such grants are 
awarded to non-profit organizations on the basis of competitively 
reviewed applications submitted to FIPSE under the First in the World 
(FITW) Program. This collection includes a performance report for use 
with FITW programs 84.116F and 84.116X. We request clearance of one 
performance report for FITW programs 84.116F and 84.116X that will 
serve the dual purpose of an annual and final performance report. In 
this collection there is one (1) form, the performance report for FITW 
programs that includes a FITW program burden statement. The collection 
of the requested data in the performance report is necessary for the 
evaluation and assessment of FITW-funded programs and for assessment of 
continuation funding for each grantee. The current request for revision 
to the collection is to allow the grantees to use this report to 
complete a final performance report as well as an annual report.

    Dated: May 29, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-11529 Filed 6-3-19; 8:45 am]
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