[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79292-79293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28119]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0159]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 27, 2023.

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-2022-SCC-0159. 
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, the Department 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 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 Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave, SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

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

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. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
The Department 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;

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(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: Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Type of Review: New ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,043.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,430.
    Abstract: Federal Student Aid (FSA) is requesting a new information 
collection to collect the required information from institutions 
regarding foreign gifts and contracts as specified in the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended. Section 117 of the HEA, 
codified at 20 U.S.C. 1011f, provides that institutions of higher 
education must file a disclosure report with the Secretary of Education 
on January 31 or July 31, whichever is sooner, under certain 
circumstances.
    In June of 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) established 
a collection of information, Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures, 
1801-0006, through ED's Partner Enterprise Business Collaboration 
(PEBC) system. That collection is under an OMB control number for ED's 
Office of the General Counsel (OGC), which has worked closely with FSA 
in recent years with respect to administration of Section 117.
    With this request for a new collection, the Department would be 
returning the collection of this information to FSA, which is the 
office with primary responsibility for the administration of Section 
117 within the Department going forward. At present, the Department 
plans to continue to collect this data through its PEBC system. The 
specifics of this data collection will not change the current process 
or reporting.

    Dated: December 21, 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. 2022-28119 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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