84 FR 19073 - 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, CFDA# 84.031A & 84.031F

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 86 (Friday, May 3, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19073-19074]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09117]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0054]


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, CFDA# 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 of 1995, ED is 
proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 3, 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-
0054. 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 Nalina Lamba-Nieves, 202-453-
7953.

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

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response to this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Application for grants under the Strengthening 
Institutions Program, CFDA# 84.031A & 84.031F.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0114.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 590.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 38,350.
    Abstract: This collection is the application booklet for the 
Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), CFDA# 84.031A & 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 Sec.  1057 and the governing regulations (34 CFR 607.1-607.31) 
require collection of the information identified in the application 
package, in order to make awards.

    Dated: April 30, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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