[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 63946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20124]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0129]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education
Grant Program (TEACH Grant Program) Service Obligation Certification
and Suspension Request Forms
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 a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 18, 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 Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
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: Teacher Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education Grant Program (TEACH Grant Program) Service Obligation
Certification and Suspension Request Forms.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0158.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 54,495.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 17,982.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is
requesting a revision of the Teacher Education Assistance for College
and Higher (TEACH) Grant Certification of Qualifying Teaching
(Certification), and five Service Obligation Suspension Requests
(Suspension Requests) currently approved under OMB No. 1845-0158. Under
conditions that are specified in the TEACH Grant Program regulations, a
grant recipient may request and receive a temporary suspension of the
eight-year period for completing the service obligation, and a grant
recipient who is subject to an extended call to active-duty military
service may receive a discharge of some or all of the four-year service
obligation. The requested revision to the information collection does
not change the current number of respondents, responses, or burden
hours. The only substantive proposed change is in the Certification. We
have also made a minor conforming change in the TEACH Grant Service
Obligation Suspension Request: Enrollment in a Qualifying Program or
Completing Teacher Licensure Requirements form and minor formatting
change to the TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension/Discharge
Request: Military Service. We are otherwise proposing no substantive
changes to the Certification and Suspension forms included with this
submission.
Dated: September 13, 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. 2023-20124 Filed 9-15-23; 8:45 am]
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