[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 27752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08266]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0057]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; The Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign 
Language (UISFL) Program Application (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 an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 20, 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 Sara Starke, 202-987-0391.

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: The Title VI Undergraduate International 
Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program Application (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0796.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,000.
    Abstract: This application package is used by institutions of 
higher education, partnerships between nonprofit educational 
organizations and institutions of higher education, and public and 
private nonprofit organizations, to apply for grants under the Title VI 
UISFL program. Information submitted in this collection will be used 
during the peer review to evaluate and score the applications, and to 
make funding decisions. The Department requires this information 
collection in order to make discretionary grant awards under this 
program.
    This discretionary grant falls under the streamlined grant process, 
1894-0001, which waives the 60-day comment period (Pub. L. 104-13, 
Section 3505(a)(2)).
    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: April 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. 2024-08266 Filed 4-17-24; 8:45 am]
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