[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 62 (Friday, April 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17373-17374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06935]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0055]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR 
UP) Match Waiver Request Form

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 
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an 
emergency review of new information collection.

DATES: The Department has requested emergency processing from OMB for 
this information collection request by April 15, 2021; and therefore, 
requests public comment on this emergency information collection by 
April 14, 2021. In addition, the regular clearance process is hereby 
being initiated to provide the public with the opportunity to comment 
under the full comment period. Interested persons are invited to submit 
comments on or before April 8, 2021.

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-2021-SCC-0055. 
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 PRA 
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave SW, 
LBJ, Room 208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Craig Pooler, 202-453-6195.

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

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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: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Match Waiver Request Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 127.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 64.
    Abstract: The Department is requesting approval of a brief form 
that will collect information needed to determine GEAR UP grantees' 
eligibility for a waiver of the match requirement, as permitted under 
Section 3518(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
(CARES) Act. The Department has estimated 30 minutes of burden per 
respondent to provide this information.
    Additional Information: Section 3518(b) of the CARES Act provides 
statutory authority for full match waivers. The proposed form will 
collect information needed to determine GEAR UP grantees' eligibility 
for a waiver of the match requirement. If this emergency collection is 
not approved, the Department will not be able to extend the match 
requirement flexibilities authorized by the CARES Act to GEAR UP 
grantees. Therefore, the Department is requesting approval no later 
than April 15, 2021 in order to implement this authority in a timely 
manner.

Lynn Mahaffie,
Assistant General Counsel, Division of Regulatory Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-06935 Filed 3-31-21; 4:15 pm]
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