[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39836-39837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13037]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0104]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Upward 
Bound (UB), Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) Annual Performance Report

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 
August 21, 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-2023-SCC-0104. 
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 Marie Julienne, (202) 987-1054.

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; (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: Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science 
(UBMS) Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0831.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments; 
private sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,264.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,488.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Upward Bound (UB) and Upward Bound 
Math Science (UBMS) Program is to generate in the program's 
participants the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program 
of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a program of 
postsecondary education.
    Authority for this program is contained in title IV, part A, 
subpart 2,

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chapter 1, section 402C of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 
2008. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, 
public or private agencies, or organizations, including community-based 
organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, secondary 
schools, and combinations of institutions, agencies, organizations and 
secondary schools.
    The UB and UBMS Program's participants must be potential first-
generation college students, low-income individuals, or individuals who 
have high risk of academic failure and have a need for academic support 
in order to pursue successfully a program of education beyond high 
school. Required services of the UB-UBMS Program include: (1) academic 
tutoring; (2) advice and assistance in secondary and postsecondary 
course selection; (3) preparation for college entrance exams and 
completing college admission applications; (4) information on federal 
student financial aid programs including (a) Federal Pell grant awards, 
(b) loan forgiveness, and (c) scholarships; (5) assistance completing 
financial aid applications; (6) guidance and assistance in: (a) 
secondary school reentry, (b) alternative programs for secondary school 
drop outs that lead to the receipt of a regular secondary school 
diploma, (c) entry into general educational development (GED) programs 
or (d) entry into postsecondary education; and (7) education or 
counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic 
literacy of students or the students' parents, including financial 
planning for postsecondary education. (8) Also, projects funded for at 
least two years under the program must provide instruction in 
mathematics through pre-calculus; laboratory science; foreign language; 
composition; and literature.

    Dated: June 14, 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. 2023-13037 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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