[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1369-1370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00278]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Survey 
of Postgraduate Employment for the Foreign Language and Area Studies 
(FLAS) Fellowship 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 (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0003. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://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 Dana Sapatoru, (202) 987-1944.

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.

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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; (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: Survey of Postgraduate Employment for the 
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0829.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 24,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,500.
    Abstract: The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships 
program is authorized by 20 U.S.C. 1121(b) and provides allocations of 
academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher 
education or consortia of institutions of higher education to assist 
meritorious undergraduate and graduate students undergoing training in 
modern foreign languages and related area or international studies. 
This information collection is a survey of FLAS fellows required by 20 
U.S.C. 1121(d) which states ``The Secretary shall assist grantees in 
developing a survey to administer to students who have completed 
programs under this subchapter to determine postgraduate employment, 
education, or training. All grantees, where applicable, shall 
administer such survey once every two years and report survey results 
to the Secretary.''

    Dated: January 5, 2023.
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. 2023-00278 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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