[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67457-67458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24359]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0109]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) Annual 
Performance Report

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 an extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 8, 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 Kathy Morgan, 202-453-7589.

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: Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science 
(UBMS) Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0831.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,178.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,026.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Upward Bound (UB) and Upward Bound 
Math Science (UBMS) Program is to generate in the program's 
participants the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program 
of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a program of 
postsecondary education.
    Authority for this program is contained in Title IV, Part A, 
Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Section 402C of the Higher

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Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Eligible applicants include 
institutions of higher education, public or private agencies, or 
organizations, including community-based organizations with experience 
in serving disadvantaged youth, secondary schools, and combinations of 
institutions, agencies, organizations and secondary schools.
    The UB and UBMS Program's participants must be potential first-
generation college students, low-income individuals, or individuals who 
have high risk of academic failure and have a need for academic support 
in order to pursue successfully a program of education beyond high 
school. Required services of the UB-UBMS Program include: (1) academic 
tutoring; (2) advice and assistance in secondary and postsecondary 
course selection; (3) preparation for college entrance exams and 
completing college admission applications; (4) information on federal 
student financial aid programs including (a) Federal Pell grant awards, 
(b) loan forgiveness, and (c) scholarships; (5) assistance completing 
financial aid applications; (6) guidance and assistance in: (a) 
secondary school reentry, (b) alternative programs for secondary school 
drop outs that lead to the receipt of a regular secondary school 
diploma, (c) entry into general educational development (GED) programs 
or (d) entry into postsecondary education; and (7) education or 
counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic 
literacy of students or the students' parents, including financial 
planning for postsecondary education. (8) Also, projects funded for at 
least two years under the program must provide instruction in 
mathematics through pre-calculus; laboratory science; foreign language; 
composition; and literature.

    Dated: November 3, 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. 2022-24359 Filed 11-7-22; 8:45 am]
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