[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 169 (Monday, August 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 53804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19163]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0134]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for Grants Under the Talent Search 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 without change of a previously approved 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Antoinette Edwards, 202-453-7121.

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: Application for Grants under the Talent Search 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0818.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,230.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 43,260.
    Abstract: The application is needed to conduct a national 
competition under the Talent Search Program for FY 2021. The TS Program 
provides grants to institutions of higher education, public and private 
agencies and organizations, community-based organizations with 
experience in serving disadvantaged youth, combinations of such 
institutions, agencies and organizations, and secondary schools to 
operate projects that serve qualified individuals from disadvantaged 
backgrounds.
    This collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance 
Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (1894-0001). 
Therefore, the 30-day public comment period notice will be the only 
public comment notice published for this information collection 
request.

    Dated: August 26, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-19163 Filed 8-28-20; 8:45 am]
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