[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 142 (Monday, July 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35522-35523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14208]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0217]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions 
Program, ALN# 84.031A & 84.031F

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 
August 27, 2025.

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

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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 Nalini Lamba-Nieves, 202-453-
7953.

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 for grants under the Strengthening 
Institutions Program, ALN# 84.031A & 84.031F.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0114.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 590.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 38,350.
    Abstract: This request is for an extension of the application 
booklet for the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), Assistance 
Listing Numbers (ALN) # 84.031A and 84.031F. SIP provides grants to 
eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve their 
academic programs, institutional management, and fiscal stability to 
increase their self-sufficiency and strengthen their capacity. Funding 
is targeted to institutions that enroll a large proportion of 
financially disadvantaged students and have low per-student 
expenditures. Section 311(b) and Section 391(a)(1) of Title III, Part A 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 20 US Code 
Section 1057 and the governing regulations (34 CFR 607.1-607.31) 
require collection of the information identified in the application 
package prior to any new awards being made.
    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.

Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-14208 Filed 7-25-25; 8:45 am]
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