[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7546-7547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01970]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0015]


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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 1, 2021.

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 information collection request by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show 
ICR for Public Comment''

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checkbox. Comments may also be sent to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Darryl Davis, 202-453-7582.

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 Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities Master's Degree Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0806.
    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: 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. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
Master's Degree 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.
    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: January 26, 2021.
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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