[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 13060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03465]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0029]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application Package for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of 
National Need (GAANN) 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 reinstatement without change of a 
previously approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 22, 2024.

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 Rebecca Ell, (202) 453-6348.

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 package for the Graduate 
Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0604.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 325.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,954.
    Abstract: This information collection provides the U.S. Department 
of Education with information needed to evaluate, score and rank the 
quality of the projects proposed by institutions of higher education 
applying for a Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grant. 
Title VII, Part A, Subpart 2 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
amended, requires the collection of specific data that are necessary 
for applicant institutions to receive an initial competitive grant and 
non-competing continuation grants for the second and third years.
    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: February 15, 2024.
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. 2024-03465 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
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