[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17800-17801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07020]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0177]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2020

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 6, 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'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, (202) 377-
4018.

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

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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: Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 
2020.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0150.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 556.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,120.
    Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education is 
authorized under Section 487A(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended (HEA), to periodically select a limited number of 
postsecondary institutions for voluntary participation as experimental 
sites under the Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI). Institutions and 
the experiments provide recommendations to the Secretary on the impact 
and effectiveness of proposed regulations or new management 
initiatives. Participating postsecondary educational institutions are 
exempt from specific designated statutory and regulatory requirements 
while conducting the experiments.
    Federal Student Aid (FSA) is requesting a revision of the current 
information collection 1845-0150. This request is due to changes in the 
reporting guidelines. FSA is adding new COVID-19 related questions to 
the Institutional Survey of the schools participating in the 
Experimental Sites Initiative. FSA is adding new questions to the 
Institutional Survey of the schools participating in the new Federal 
Work-Study Experiment. The additional data collection questions are for 
the new Federal Work-Study Experiment, and FSA has integrated this 
request with ongoing data collection efforts for the ESI. FSA is 
increasing school reporting due to the new Federal Work-Study 
Experiment and the expansion of Second Chance Pell schools. Finally, 
several of the survey items schools participating in the Second Chance 
Pell are asked to complete have been reworded.

    Dated: April 1, 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.
[FR Doc. 2021-07020 Filed 4-5-21; 8:45 am]
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