84 FR 18011 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fiscal Operations Report for 2018-2019 and Application To Participate 2020-2021 (FISAP) and Reallocati

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18011-18012]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08564]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Fiscal Operations Report for 2018-2019 and Application To 
Participate 2020-2021 (FISAP) and Reallocation Form

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 29, 2019.

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-2019-ICCD-
0016. 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, ED 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 by fax or email and those 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 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education 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: Fiscal Operations Report for 2018-2019 and 
Application to Participate 2020-2021 (FISAP) and Reallocation Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0030.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,962.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 91,348.
    Abstract: The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) (Pub. L. 110-
315) was enacted on August 14, 2008 and reauthorized the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA). It requires participating 
Title IV institutions to apply for funds and report expenditures for 
the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins), the Federal Supplemental 
Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and the Federal Work-Study (FWS) 
Programs on an annual basis.
    The data submitted electronically in the Fiscal Operations Report 
and Application to Participate (FISAP) is used by the Department of 
Education to determine the institution's funding need for the award 
year and monitor program effectiveness and accountability of fund 
expenditures. The data is used in conjunction with institutional 
program reviews to assess the administrative capability and compliance 
of the applicant. There are no other resources for collecting this 
data.
    The HEA requires that if an institution anticipates not using all 
of its allocated funds for the FWS, and FSEOG programs by the end of an 
award

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year, it must specify the anticipated remaining unused amount to the 
Secretary, who reduces the institution's allocation accordingly.
    The changes to the version of the FISAP update the deadline and 
award year references, incorporate 2 new questions on the FSEOG and FWS 
programs. Additionally, this version of the FISAP provides 
clarification of the information that must be reported for the Perkins 
loan program now that there are no new loans being made due to the 
expiration of the program.

    Dated: April 24, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08564 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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