80 FR 17736 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program and Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) of 2009 Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 63 (April 2, 2015)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17736-17737]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07550]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0038]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
(HBCU) Program and Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) of 
2009 Program

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 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a 
previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0038 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 note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. 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, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E10, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, 3, please contact Wendy Lawrence, 202-219-7097.

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

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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 Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities (HBCU) Program and Student Aid and Fiscal 
Responsibility Act (SAFRA) of 2009 Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0113.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local and 
Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 97.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,328.
    Abstract: The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 
Program and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) of 
2009 are authorized by Title III, Part B and Part F. The purpose of 
these programs is to provide historically Black institutions with 
resources to establish or strengthen their physical plants, financial 
management, academic resources, and endowments.

    Dated: March 30, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-07550 Filed 4-1-15; 8:45 am]
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