81_FR_87259 81 FR 87027 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Student Assistance General Provisions-Subpart J-Approval of Independently Administered Tests

81 FR 87027 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Student Assistance General Provisions-Subpart J-Approval of Independently Administered Tests

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 232 (December 2, 2016)

Page Range87027-87027
FR Document2016-29002

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

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 87027]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29002]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0105]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Student Assistance General Provisions--Subpart J--Approval of 
Independently Administered Tests

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 3, 2017.

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-
0105. 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 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: Student Assistance General Provisions--Subpart 
J--Approval of Independently Administered Tests.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0049.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Individuals or Households; Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 48,779.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,340.
    Abstract: This request is for revision of the approval of the 
reporting and record-keeping requirements that are contained in the 
information collection 1845-0049 for Student Assistance General 
Provision regulations Subpart J--Approval of Independently Administered 
Tests; Specification of Passing Score; Approval of State Process. These 
regulations govern the application for and approval by the Secretary of 
assessments by a private test publisher or State that are used to 
measure a student's skills and abilities. The administration of 
approved ability to benefit (ATB) tests may be used to determine a 
student's eligibility for assistance for the Title IV student financial 
assistance programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended (HEA) when, among other conditions, the student does not 
have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. The language 
of the current regulations has not changed.

    Dated: November 29, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-29002 Filed 12-1-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 232 / Friday, December 2, 2016 / Notices 87027 For entrance counseling, the added opportunity to comment on proposed, of the current regulations has not counseling requirements under 685.304 revised, and continuing collections of changed. will require institutions to explain the information. This helps the Department Dated: November 29, 2016. new provisions to borrowers. assess the impact of its information Kate Mullan, Dated: November 29, 2016. collection requirements and minimize Acting Director, Information Collection Kate Mullan, the public’s reporting burden. It also Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy helps the public understand the Officer, Office of Management. Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Department’s information collection [FR Doc. 2016–29002 Filed 12–1–16; 8:45 am] Officer, Office of Management. requirements and provide the requested BILLING CODE 4000–01–P [FR Doc. 2016–29003 Filed 12–1–16; 8:45 am] data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed BILLING CODE 4000–01–P information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in Office of Energy Efficiency and public comment addressing the [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0105] Renewable Energy following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the [Case No. DW–012] Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be Activities; Submission to the Office of processed and used in a timely manner; Notice of Petition for Waiver of Miele Management and Budget for Review (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Incorporated From the Department of and Approval; Comment Request; (4) how might the Department enhance Energy Dishwashers Test Procedures Student Assistance General the quality, utility, and clarity of the and Grant of Interim Waiver Provisions—Subpart J—Approval of information to be collected; and (5) how Independently Administered Tests AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and might the Department minimize the Renewable Energy, Department of AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), burden of this collection on the Energy. Federal Student Aid (FSA). respondents, including through the use ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver and ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note that written comments received in grant of interim waiver, and request for SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be public comment. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records. SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: Student Assistance of and publishes a petition for waiver information collection. General Provisions—Subpart J— from Miele Incorporated (Miele) seeking DATES: Interested persons are invited to Approval of Independently an exemption from specified portions of submit comments on or before January Administered Tests. the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 3, 2017. OMB Control Number: 1845–0049. test procedure for determining the ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: An extension of an energy consumption of dishwashers that documents related to the information existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, operate at 208 volts under Title 10 of the collection listed in this notice, please Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part Local, and Tribal Governments; use http://www.regulations.gov by 430, subpart B, appendix C1. Section 2.2 Individuals or Households; Private searching the Docket ID number ED– of appendix C1 has provisions for Sector. 2016–ICCD–0105. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual testing at 115 and 240 volts only. in response to this notice should be Responses: 48,779. Consequently, Miele submitted to DOE submitted electronically through the Total Estimated Number of Annual an alternate test procedure that allows Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Burden Hours: 6,340. for testing of one specified basic model www.regulations.gov by selecting the Abstract: This request is for revision at 208 volts. This notice also announces Docket ID number or via postal mail, of the approval of the reporting and that DOE has granted Miele an interim commercial delivery, or hand delivery. record-keeping requirements that are waiver from the DOE dishwasher test Please note that comments submitted by contained in the information collection procedure for the specified dishwasher fax or email and those submitted after 1845–0049 for Student Assistance basic model, subject to use of the the comment period will not be General Provision regulations Subpart alternative test procedure as set forth in accepted. Written requests for J—Approval of Independently this notice. DOE solicits comments, information or comments submitted by Administered Tests; Specification of data, and information concerning postal mail or delivery should be Passing Score; Approval of State Miele’s petition and its suggested addressed to the Director of the Process. These regulations govern the alternate test procedure. Information Collection Clearance application for and approval by the DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, Division, U.S. Department of Education, Secretary of assessments by a private and information with regard to the 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room test publisher or State that are used to Miele petition until January 3, 2017. 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. measure a student’s skills and abilities. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For The administration of approved ability identified by Case Number DW–012, by specific questions related to collection to benefit (ATB) tests may be used to asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES any of the following methods: activities, please contact Beth determine a student’s eligibility for • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. assistance for the Title IV student www.regulations.gov. Follow the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The financial assistance programs instructions for submitting comments. Department of Education (ED), in authorized under the Higher Education • Email: AS_Waiver_Requests@ accordance with the Paperwork Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) when, ee.doe.gov Include the case number Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. among other conditions, the student [Case No. DW–012] in the subject line 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general does not have a high school diploma or of the message. Submit electronic public and Federal agencies with an its recognized equivalent. The language comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Dec 01, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 3, 2017.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation81 FR 87027 
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