[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86638-86639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27491]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0208]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Revised Second Chance Pell Experiment and Prison Education Program 
(PEP) Data Collection

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 new information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 12, 2024.

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-0208. 
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 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

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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: Revised Second Chance Pell Experiment and 
Prison Education Program (PEP) Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private sector; State, local, and 
Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 675.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,750.
    Abstract: This is a request for a new information collection to 
collect programmatic and student information from participating 
institutions. This collection will cover the required statutory 
reporting for both the revised Second Chance Pell experiment and Prison 
Education Programs (PEPs) for confined or incarcerated individuals. 
Since schools participating in the Second Chance Pell experiment have 
three years to transition their programs under the experiment to comply 
with the PEP requirements, the data collected for the experiment and 
the PEP provisions is almost identical. The only difference is the 
specific information collected from institutions participating in the 
Second Chance Pell to provide a status of their progress in converting 
their current programs under the experiment to be in compliance with 
the PEP provisions.

    Dated: December 11, 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. 2023-27491 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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