[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58774-58775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20915]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0118]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Request for Designation as an Eligible Institution Under 
Titles III, V, and VII Programs and Waivers of the Non-Federal Cost 
Share Reimbursement (1894-0001)

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 28, 2022.

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 (ICR) by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``Only 
Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two links 
to view documents related to this information collection request. 
Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting 
statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jason Cottell, 202-453-7530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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 ICR that 
is described below. The Department is especially interested in public 
comments 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 record.
    Title of Collection: Request for Designation As An Eligible 
Institution Under Titles III, V, and VII Programs and Waivers of the 
Non-Federal Cost Share Reimbursement (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0103.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,400.
    Abstract: This collection of information is necessary in order for 
the Secretary of Education to designate an institution of higher 
education eligible to apply for funding under Titles III, V, and VII of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. An institution must apply 
to the Secretary to be designated as an eligible institution. The 
programs authorized include the Strengthening Institutions, Alaskan 
Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, Asian-American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions, Native American 
Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and 
Articulation), Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic 
Americans (PPOHA), and Predominantly Black Institutions Programs. These 
programs award discretionary grants to eligible institutions of higher 
education so that they might increase their self-sufficiency by 
improving academic programs, institutional management, and fiscal 
stability.

[[Page 58775]]

    This collection of information is gathered electronically by the 
Department for the purpose of determining an institution's eligibility 
to participate in the Titles III, V, and VII grant programs based on 
its enrollment of needy students and low average Core Expenses per 
full-time equivalent student. This collection also allows an 
institution to request a waiver of certain non-Federal cost-share 
requirements under the Federal Work-Study Program, Federal Supplemental 
Educational Opportunity Grant, Student Support Services Program and the 
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program.
    The collection is paired with a computational exercise that results 
in the simultaneous publication of an Eligibility Matrix (EM), a 
listing of postsecondary institutions potentially eligible to apply for 
grants in Institutional Service. Criteria derived from applicable 
legislation and regulations are applied to enrollment and financial 
data from Department sources to determine the eligibility of each 
institution for each program. Only those institutions that either do 
not meet the financial criteria or do not appear in the eligibility 
matrix need to go through the application process.
    The results of the application process are a determination of 
eligibility for grant application and waiver, and updated information 
on institutional eligibility which is added to the EM.
    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.

    Dated: September 22, 2022.
Kun 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. 2022-20915 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P