[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49455-49456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16139]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0144]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) 
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 a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 30, 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

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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 Cory Neal, 202-987-0438.

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 Fulbright-Hays Group 
Projects Abroad (GPA) Program (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0792.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 60.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,600.
    Abstract: Under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) 
program, the Secretary awards grants to eligible institutions, 
departments, and organizations to conduct overseas group projects in 
research, training, and curriculum development. These institutions 
administer the program in cooperation with the U.S. 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 part 662, the Policy Statements of the J. William 
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), and the Education Department 
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).
    This is a revision to an existing collection. ED/IFLE is removing 
Competitive Preference Priority 6: Thematic Focus on Ukraine or 
Afghanistan because only 1 applicant out of 43 applications for FY 2023 
applied for the priority. This applicant was not eligible for the 
points. No applications received points for this priority. This 
revision will have no effect on hour or cost burden.
    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: July 26, 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. 2023-16139 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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