81 FR 47375 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science Annual Performance Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 140 (July 21, 2016)

Page Range		47375-47376
FR Document		2016-17210

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

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47375-47376]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17210]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0085]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Upward 
Bound and Upward Bound Math Science 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 an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 19, 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-
0085. 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 2E347, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kenneth Waters, 202-453-6273.

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

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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: Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science 
Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0831.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 975.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,575.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Upward Bound (UB) Program is to 
generate in program participants the skills and motivation necessary to 
complete a program of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a 
program of postsecondary education.
    Authority for this program is contained in title IV, part A, 
subpart 2, chapter 1, section 402C of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Eligible 
applicants include institutions of higher education, public or private 
agencies or organizations, including community-based organizations with 
experience in serving disadvantaged youth, secondary schools, and 
combinations of institutions, agencies, organizations, and secondary 
schools.
    UB Program participants must be potential first-generation college 
students, low-income individuals, or individuals who have a high risk 
for academic failure, and have a need for academic support in order to 
pursue successfully a program of education beyond high school.
    Required program services include: (1) Academic tutoring; (2) 
advice and assistance in secondary and postsecondary course selection; 
(3) preparation for college entrance exams and completing the college 
admission applications; (4) information on federal student financial 
aid programs including (a) federal Pell grant awards, (b) loan 
forgiveness, and (c) scholarships; (5) assistance completing financial 
aid applications; (6) guidance on and assistance in: (a) Secondary 
school reentry, (b) alternative education programs for secondary school 
dropouts that lead to the receipt of a regular secondary school 
diploma, (c) entry into general educational development (GED) programs 
or, (d) entry into postsecondary education; (7) education or counseling 
services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of 
students or the students' parents, including financial planning for 
postsecondary education; and (8) projects funded for at least two years 
under the program must provide instruction in mathematics through pre-
calculus; laboratory science; foreign language; composition; and 
literature.

Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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assess the impact of its information Required program services include: ADDRESSES: Sofitel Chicago Water
collection requirements and minimize (1) Academic tutoring; (2) advice and Tower, 20 East Chestnut Street, Chicago,
the public’s reporting burden. It also assistance in secondary and IL 60611
helps the public understand the postsecondary course selection; (3) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department’s information collection preparation for college entrance exams Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/
requirements and provide the requested and completing the college admission Designated Federal Official of the
data in the desired format. ED is applications; (4) information on federal Governing Board, 800 North Capitol
soliciting comments on the proposed student financial aid programs Street NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC
information collection request (ICR) that including (a) federal Pell grant awards, 20002, telephone: (202) 357–6938, fax:
is described below. The Department of (b) loan forgiveness, and (c) (202) 357–6945.
Education is especially interested in scholarships; (5) assistance completing
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
public comment addressing the financial aid applications; (6) guidance
Statutory Authority and Function:
following issues: (1) Is this collection on and assistance in: (a) Secondary
The Governing Board is established
necessary to the proper functions of the school reentry, (b) alternative education
under the National Assessment of
Department; (2) will this information be programs for secondary school dropouts
Educational Progress Authorization Act,
processed and used in a timely manner; that lead to the receipt of a regular
Title III of Public Law 107–279.
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; secondary school diploma, (c) entry into
Information on the Governing Board and
(4) how might the Department enhance general educational development (GED)
its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the programs or, (d) entry into
The Governing Board is established to
information to be collected; and (5) how postsecondary education; (7) education
formulate policy for the National
might the Department minimize the or counseling services designed to
Assessment of Educational Progress
burden of this collection on the improve the financial and economic
(NAEP). The Governing Board’s
respondents, including through the use literacy of students or the students’
responsibilities include the following:
of information technology. Please note parents, including financial planning for
Selecting subject areas to be assessed,
that written comments received in postsecondary education; and (8)
developing assessment frameworks and
response to this notice will be projects funded for at least two years
specifications, developing appropriate
considered public records. under the program must provide
Title of Collection: Upward Bound student achievement levels for each
instruction in mathematics through pre-
and Upward Bound Math Science grade and subject tested, developing
calculus; laboratory science; foreign
Annual Performance Report. standards and procedures for interstate
language; composition; and literature.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0831. and national comparisons, improving
Type of Review: An extension of an Kate Mullan, the form and use of NAEP, developing
existing information collection. Acting Director, Information Collection guidelines for reporting and
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy disseminating results, and releasing
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private Officer, Office of Management. initial NAEP results to the public.
Sector. [FR Doc. 2016–17210 Filed 7–20–16; 8:45 am]
August 4–6, 2016 Committee Meetings
Total Estimated Number of Annual BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Responses: 975. The Governing Board’s standing
Total Estimated Number of Annual committees will meet to conduct
Burden Hours: 16,575. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION regularly scheduled work based on
Abstract: The purpose of the Upward agenda items planned for this Quarterly
Bound (UB) Program is to generate in National Assessment Governing Board Board Meeting and follow-up items as
program participants the skills and Quarterly Board Meeting reported in the Governing Board’s
motivation necessary to complete a AGENCY: National Assessment committee meeting minutes available at
program of secondary education and to Governing Board, U.S. Department of http://nagb.gov/what-we-do/board-
enter and succeed in a program of Education. committee-reports-and-agendas.html.
postsecondary education. ACTION: Announcement of open and Detailed Meeting Agenda: August 4–6,
Authority for this program is closed meetings. 2016
contained in title IV, part A, subpart 2,
chapter 1, section 402C of the Higher SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the August 4: Assessment Development
Education Act of 1965, as amended by agenda for the August 4–6, 2016 Committee (ADC): Closed Session: 12:00
the Higher Education Opportunity Act Quarterly Board Meeting of the National p.m.–4:00 p.m.
of 2008. Eligible applicants include Assessment Governing Board (hereafter August 4: Committee on Standards,
institutions of higher education, public referred to as Governing Board). This Design and Methodology (COSDAM):
or private agencies or organizations, notice provides information to members Open Session: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
including community-based of the public who may be interested in August 4: Reporting and
organizations with experience in serving attending the meeting or providing Dissemination (R&D) Committee: Open
disadvantaged youth, secondary written comments on the meeting. The Session: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
schools, and combinations of notice of this meeting is required under August 4: Executive Committee: Open
institutions, agencies, organizations, § 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Session: 4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m.; Closed
and secondary schools. Session: 5:20 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Committee Act (FACA).
UB Program participants must be DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting August 5: Full Governing Board and
potential first-generation college will be held on the following dates: Committee Meetings:
students, low-income individuals, or • August 4, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to Full Governing Board: Open Session:
individuals who have a high risk for 6:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.–4:30
academic failure, and have a need for • August 5, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to p.m.
academic support in order to pursue 4:30 p.m. ADC: Open Session: 10:30 a.m.–11:25
successfully a program of education • August 6, 2016 from 7:30 a.m. to a.m.; Closed Session: 11:25 a.m.–12:15
beyond high school. 12:00 p.m. p.m.

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 September 19, 2016.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kenneth Waters, 202-453-6273.
FR Citation		81 FR 47375