[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 51879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20101]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0133]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for Grants Under the Upward Bound 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 with change of a previously approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 18, 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 Kenneth Waters, 202-453-6273.

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 Upward Bound 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0550.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement with change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,540.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51,080.
    Abstract: The Department of Education is requesting a reinstatement 
with change of the application for grants under the Upward Bound (UB) 
Program. The Department is requesting a reinstatement with change 
because the previous UB application expired in October 2019 and the 
application will be needed for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 competition for 
new awards. The Department expects an increase in respondents for the 
FY 2022 competition for new awards. The FY 2022 application 
incorporates one competitive preference priority. 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 14, 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. 2021-20101 Filed 9-16-21; 8:45 am]
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