[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22132-22133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06694]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0052]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
International Resource Information System (IRIS)

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

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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 
May 28, 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-2024-SCC-0052. 
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 Sara Starke, 202-987-0391.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
provides the 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: International Resource Information System 
(IRIS).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0759.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private sector; individuals and 
households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 6,596.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 35,712.
    Abstract: Information Resource Information System (IRIS) is an 
online performance reporting system for grantees of International and 
Foreign Language Education (IFLE) programs. The site also allows for 
IFLE program officers to process overseas language requests, travel 
authorization requests, and grant activation requests. IRIS keeps a 
record of these requests and also of Foreign Language and Area Studies 
(FLAS) Fellowship recipients and grantee performance reports.
    This is a request for an extension of IRIS, which will permit the 
continued collection of project and program performance data for IFLE 
programs: (1) American Overseas Research Centers (AORC), (2) Business 
and International Education (BIE), (3) Centers for International 
Business Education (CIBE), (4) Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) 
Fellowships, (5) Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP), (6) 
International Research and Studies (IRS), (7) Language Resource Centers 
(LRC), (8) National Resource Centers (NRC), (9) Technological 
Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access (TICFIA), 
(10) Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL), 
(11) Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program 
(DDRA), (12) Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA), (13) 
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA), and (14) Fulbright-Hays 
Seminars Abroad (SA).

    Dated: March 26, 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. 2024-06694 Filed 3-28-24; 8:45 am]
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