[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34141-34142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11255]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0093]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application Forms and Instructions for the Fulbright-Hays 
Training Grants: Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (CFDA Number 
84.022A) and Faculty Research Abroad (CFDA Number 84.019A)

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).

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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 26, 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 Pamela Maimer, (202) 453-6891.

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: Application Forms and Instructions for the 
Fulbright-Hays Training Grants: Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad 
(CFDA Number 84.022A) and Faculty Research Abroad (CFDA Number 
84.019A).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0005.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector .
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 495.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,875.
    Abstract: This information collection is a revision, the purpose of 
which is to make changes to the DDRA and FRA applications to be 
consistent with an NPRM to amend the programs' regulations. The 
programs' applications must be updated to reflect the regulatory 
changes relating to the programs' selection criteria in CFR part 
662.21(c)(3) and 663.21(c)(3). These amendments will result in a change 
in DDRA student respondents and hour burden.
    The purpose of Section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act) is to promote and 
develop modern foreign language training and area studies throughout 
the educational structure of the United States. To help accomplish this 
objective, fellowships are awarded through US institutions of higher 
education to American faculty and dissertation students enabling them 
to conduct overseas research and enhance their foreign language 
proficiency.
    Under the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad 
(DDRA) and the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) programs, 
individual scholars apply through eligible institutions for an 
institutional grant to support the research fellowship. These 
institutions administer the program in cooperation with the US 
Department of Education (US/ED) as provided under the authority of 
Sections 102(b)(6) and 104(e)(1) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961, 34 CFR parts 662, and the Policy Statements of 
the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB).
    This collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance 
Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (1894-0001). 
Therefore, the 30-day public comment period notice will be the only 
public comment notice published for this information collection.

    Dated: May 23, 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. 2023-11255 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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