[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39834-39835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13038]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0105]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant 
Program Obligation To Repay Grant Regulations

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 an extension without change 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-0105. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the

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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 Beth Grebeldinger, (202) 377-
4018.

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: Teacher Education Assistance for College and 
Higher Education Grant Program Obligation to Repay Grant Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0157.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 77,109.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 13,131.
    Abstract: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Pub. L. 110-
84) (the CCRAA) established the Teacher Education Assistance for 
College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program under Part A of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (the HEA). The regulations 
governing the TEACH Grant Program are in 34 CFR 686. The Department of 
Education (the Department) is requesting extension without change of 
this information collection for the TEACH Grant regulations under 34 
CFR 686.43.
    The TEACH Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to 
undergraduate and graduate students who are completing, or who intend 
to complete, coursework necessary to begin a career in teaching. In 
exchange for receiving a TEACH Grant, a grant recipient must agree to 
complete a teaching service obligation and must regularly provide 
documentation of his or her progress toward satisfying the service 
obligation. If a grant recipient fails to complete the service 
obligation or does not meet requirements for documenting the service 
obligation, the TEACH Grants that the individual received are converted 
to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan that must be repaid, with interest 
charged from the date of each TEACH Grant disbursement.
    The regulations govern when a TEACH Grant will be converted to a 
Direct Unsubsidized Loan, as well as provide for annual notifications 
from the Secretary to the recipient regarding the status of a 
recipient's TEACH Grant service obligation. Under the regulations, a 
TEACH Grant recipient can request conversion if the recipient decides 
not to fulfill the TEACH Grant obligations for any reason or if the 
recipient fails to begin or maintain qualifying teaching service within 
a timeframe to complete the service obligation in the requisite eight-
year period. Additionally, the regulations describe the notifications 
the Secretary will annually send to all TEACH Grant recipients 
regarding the service obligation requirements.

    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. 2023-13038 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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