[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28533-28534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09503]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
June 5, 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 Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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

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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: A 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: 40,860.
    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 with 
only slight modifications based on public comment.

    Dated: May 1, 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. 2023-09503 Filed 5-3-23; 8:45 am]
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