[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 60986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21430]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0157]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application Package for Grants Under the Predominantly Black 
Institutions Program (PBI)

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, 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 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 29, 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 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: Application Package for Grants under the 
Predominantly Black Institutions Program (PBI).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0797.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 130.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,550.
    Abstract: The Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Program is 
authorized under Title III, Part F of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended (HEA). The PBI Program makes grant awards to eligible 
colleges and universities to support the strengthening of PBIs to carry 
out programs in the following areas: Science, technology, engineering, 
or mathematics; health education; internationalization or 
globalization; teacher preparation; or improving the educational 
outcomes of African American males. Grants support the establishment or 
strengthening of such programs that are designed to increase the 
institutions capacity to prepare students for instruction in the above 
noted fields. Grants are awarded competitively. This information 
collection is necessary to comply with Title III, Part F of the HEA. 
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: September 24, 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.
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