[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40793-40794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13198]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0103]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for the Language Resource Centers (LRC) Program 
(1894-0001)

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 an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 24, 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 Carolyn Collins, (202) 987-1945.

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 for the Language Resource Centers 
(LRC) Program (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0808.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 27.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 675.
    Abstract: This information collection (OMB 1840-0808) includes 
application instructions and forms for the Language Resource Centers 
(LRC) Program (CFDA Number 84.229A), authorized under Title VI of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1123). The type of 
collection is an extension of the currently approved information 
collection (application). However, the hour burden of the collection 
decreases because of a Program Change due to Agency Discretion. This 
discretionary grant falls under the Streamlined Clearance Process for 
Discretionary Grant Information Collections, 1894-0001.
    The Language Resource Centers program provides grants to 
institutions of higher education to establish, strengthen, and operate 
national language resource and training centers

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for improving the nation's capacity for teaching and learning foreign 
languages through teacher training, research, instructional materials 
development, and dissemination projects. This program responds to the 
ongoing national need for individuals with expertise and competence in 
world languages; advance national security by developing a pipeline of 
highly proficient linguists; and contribute to developing a globally 
competent workforce able to engage with a multilingual/multicultural 
clientele at home and abroad.
    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: June 15, 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. 2023-13198 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
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