81 FR 40683 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Annual Performance Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)

Page Range		40683-40683
FR Document		2016-14731

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

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0072]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Ronald 
E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Annual Performance 
Report

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 revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 22, 2016.

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-2016-ICCD-
0072. 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. 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, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 2E-347, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Carmen Gordon, 202-453-7311.

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: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement 
Program Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0640.
    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: 158.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,817.
    Abstract: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement (McNair) 
Program grantees must submit the Annual Performance Report (APR) 
annually. The reports are used to evaluate grantees' performance for 
substantial progress, respond to GPRA requirements, and award prior 
experience points at the end of each project (budget) period. The 
Department also aggregates the data to provide descriptive information 
on the projects and to analyze the impact of the McNair Program on the 
academic progress of participating students.

    Dated: June 17, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in correspondence describes the
public comment addressing the Department’s interpretations of the
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0072]
following issues: (1) Is this collection Individuals with Disabilities Education
Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the Act (IDEA) or the regulations that
Activities; Comment Request; Ronald Department; (2) will this information be implement the IDEA. This list and the
E. McNair Postbaccalaureate processed and used in a timely manner; letters or other documents described in
Achievement Program Annual (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; this list, with personally identifiable
Performance Report (4) how might the Department enhance information redacted, as appropriate,
the quality, utility, and clarity of the can be found at: http://www2.ed.gov/
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary information to be collected; and (5) how policy/speced/guid/idea/index.html.
Education (OPE), Department of might the Department minimize the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Education (ED). burden of this collection on the Jessica Spataro or Mary Louise Dirrigl.
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use Telephone: (202) 245–7605.
of information technology. Please note If you use a telecommunications
SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be telephone (TTY), you can call the
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records. Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Ronald E. McNair 1–800–877–8339.
information collection. Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Individuals with disabilities can
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Annual Performance Report. obtain a copy of this list and the letters
submit comments on or before August OMB Control Number: 1840–0640. or other documents described in this list
22, 2016. Type of Review: A revision of an in an accessible format (e.g., Braille,
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection. large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: State, by contacting Jessica Spataro or Mary
collection listed in this notice, please Local and Tribal Governments; Private Louise Dirrigl at (202) 245–7605.
use http://www.regulations.gov by Sector. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual following list identifies correspondence
2016–ICCD–0072. Comments submitted Responses: 158. from the Department issued from
in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual October 1, 2014, through December 31,
submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 1,817. 2014. Under section 607(f) of the IDEA,
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: Ronald E. McNair the Secretary is required to publish this
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Postbaccalaureate Achievement list quarterly in the Federal Register.
Docket ID number or via postal mail, (McNair) Program grantees must submit The list includes those letters that
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. the Annual Performance Report (APR) contain interpretations of the
Please note that comments submitted by annually. The reports are used to requirements of the IDEA and its
fax or email and those submitted after evaluate grantees’ performance for implementing regulations, as well as
the comment period will not be substantial progress, respond to GPRA letters and other documents that the
accepted. Written requests for requirements, and award prior Department believes will assist the
information or comments submitted by experience points at the end of each public in understanding the
postal mail or delivery should be project (budget) period. The Department requirements of the law. The list
addressed to the Director of the also aggregates the data to provide identifies the date and topic of each
Information Collection Clearance descriptive information on the projects letter and provides summary
Division, U.S. Department of Education, and to analyze the impact of the McNair information, as appropriate. To protect
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Program on the academic progress of the privacy interests of the individual or
2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. participating students. individuals involved, personally
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Dated: June 17, 2016. identifiable information has been
specific questions related to collection Kate Mullan, redacted, as appropriate.
activities, please contact Carmen Acting Director, Information Collection
Part B—Assistance for Education of All
Gordon, 202–453–7311. Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management. Children With Disabilities
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in [FR Doc. 2016–14731 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am] Section 602—Definitions
accordance with the Paperwork BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Topic Addressed: Child With a
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Disability
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Æ Letter dated November 12, 2014, to
opportunity to comment on proposed, Maryland attorney Michelle Kotler,
revised, and continuing collections of List of Correspondence From October regarding criteria used by some States to
information. This helps the Department 1, 2014, Through December 31, 2014 identify children with ‘‘visual
assess the impact of its information impairment or blindness,’’ a term
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and
collection requirements and minimize defined in Part B of the IDEA.
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
the public’s reporting burden. It also
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Education. Section 612—State Eligibility
helps the public understand the ACTION: Notice.
Department’s information collection Topic Addressed: Free Appropriate
requirements and provide the requested SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing Public Education
data in the desired format. ED is the following list of correspondence Æ Dear Colleague Letter dated
soliciting comments on the proposed from the U.S. Department of Education November 12, 2014, and accompanying
information collection request (ICR) that (Department) received by individuals Frequently Asked Questions document,
is described below. The Department of during the fourth quarter of 2014. The issued jointly by the Department’s

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 22, 2016.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Carmen Gordon, 202-453-7311.
FR Citation		81 FR 40683