[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24604-24605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08416]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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

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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 
May 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. 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 Dana Sapatoru, 202-987-1944.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    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.'' There is an increase in the number of respondents 
for this collection, which is the result of transitioning from a cross-
sectional to a longitudinal survey.

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. 2023-08416 Filed 4-20-23; 8:45 am]
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