[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 43390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10828]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0045]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form 
(CATEF)

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 
June 17, 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 Amy Wilson, 202-987-1318.

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: College Affordability and Transparency 
Explanation Form (CATEF).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0822.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 487.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,193.
    Abstract: The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) is seeking a 
renewed three-year clearance for the College Affordability and 
Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) data collection. The collection 
of information through CATEF is required by 132 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1015a. CATEF collects follow-up 
information from institutions that appear on the tuition and fees and/
or net price increase College Affordability and Transparency Center 
(CATC) Lists for being in the five percent of institutions in their 
institutional sector that have the highest increases, expressed as a 
percentage change, over the three-year time period for which the most 
recent data are available. The information collected through CATEF is 
used to write a summary report for Congress which is also posted on the 
CATC website (accessible through the College Navigator). The Department 
will continue to use two CATEF forms: (1) Net Price and (2) Tuition and 
Fees.

    Dated: May 13, 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. 2024-10828 Filed 5-16-24; 8:45 am]
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