81_FR_8982 81 FR 8947 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grants

81 FR 8947 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grants

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 35 (February 23, 2016)

Page Range8947-8947
FR Document2016-03746

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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8947]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03746]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0021]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grants

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), 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 
April 25, 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-
0021. 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 2E105, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Alfreida Pettiford, 202-245-6110.

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: Streamlined Clearance Process for 
Discretionary Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0001.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1.
    Abstract: Section 3505(a)(2) of the PRA of 1995 provides the OMB 
Director authority to approve the streamlined clearance process 
proposed in this information collection request. This information 
collection request was originally approved by OMB in January of 1997. 
This information collection streamlines the clearance process for all 
discretionary grant information collections which do not fit the 
generic application process. The streamlined clearance process 
continues to reduce the clearance time for the U.S. Department of 
Education's (ED's) discretionary grant information collections by two 
months or 60 days. This is desirable for two major reasons: It would 
allow ED to provide better customer service to grant applicants and 
help meet ED's goal for timely awards of discretionary grants.

    Dated: February 18, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-03746 Filed 2-22-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2016 / Notices 8947 the annual DoD survey used to DATES: Interested persons are invited to Title of Collection: Streamlined determine Basic Allowance for Housing submit comments on or before April 25, Clearance Process for Discretionary (BAH) and Overseas Housing Allowance 2016. Grants. (OHA). Rental listing costs and OMB Control Number: 1894–0001. amenities provide valuable information ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A revision of an about the affordability of housing near documents related to the information existing information collection. military installations collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public: Affected Public: Individual or use http://www.regulations.gov by Individuals or households. households; Business or other for-profit. searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual Annual Burden Hours: 11,533. 2016–ICCD–0021. Comments submitted Responses: 1. Number of Respondents: 6,920. in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 5. submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: Section 3505(a)(2) of the Annual Responses: 34,600. www.regulations.gov by selecting the PRA of 1995 provides the OMB Director Average Burden per Response: 20 Docket ID number or via postal mail, authority to approve the streamlined minutes. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. clearance process proposed in this Frequency: On occasion. Please note that comments submitted by information collection request. This Summary of Information Collection fax or email and those submitted after information collection request was Community property owners and the comment period will not be originally approved by OMB in January managers establish an account to accepted. Written requests for of 1997. This information collection publish property listings for Service information or comments submitted by streamlines the clearance process for all Members to review. The property owner postal mail or delivery should be discretionary grant information and manager information allows addressed to the Director of the collections which do not fit the generic military housing offices to validate Information Collection Clearance application process. The streamlined property owners and managers Division, U.S. Department of Education, clearance process continues to reduce 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room the clearance time for the U.S. intentions to list properties on the Department of Education’s (ED’s) public Web site for renting to service 2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. discretionary grant information members. Property owner and manager FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For collections by two months or 60 days. names and contact information, along specific questions related to collection This is desirable for two major reasons: with information about their rental activities, please contact Alfreida It would allow ED to provide better properties is displayed on the Web site, Pettiford, 202–245–6110. customer service to grant applicants and allowing services members to make help meet ED’s goal for timely awards contact if interested in their listings. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The of discretionary grants. Information collected on the Web site Department of Education (ED), in is also used to create metrics on the use accordance with the Paperwork Dated: February 18, 2016. and success of the Web site, i.e., Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Stephanie Valentine, quantitative metrics on rental listings, 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Acting Director, Information Collection listing costs and amenities, and metrics public and Federal agencies with an Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy on the number of views by page. Listing Officer, Office of Management. opportunity to comment on proposed, information may also be used to support revised, and continuing collections of [FR Doc. 2016–03746 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am] the annual DoD survey for the Basic information. This helps the Department BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Allowance for Housing (BAH) and the assess the impact of its information Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA). collection requirements and minimize DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Dated: February 17, 2016. the public’s reporting burden. It also Aaron Siegel, helps the public understand the [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0140] Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested Agency Information Collection Officer, Department of Defense. data in the desired format. ED is Activities; Submission to the Office of [FR Doc. 2016–03632 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am] soliciting comments on the proposed Management and Budget for Review BILLING CODE 5001–06–P information collection request (ICR) that and Approval; Comment Request; is described below. The Department of Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan and Education is especially interested in Federal Direct Subsidized/ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan public comment addressing the [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0021] following issues: (1) Is this collection Master Promissory Note necessary to the proper functions of the AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be Department of Education (ED). Activities; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner; Streamlined Clearance Process for ACTION: Notice. (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Discretionary Grants (4) how might the Department enhance SUMMARY: In accordance with the AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), the quality, utility, and clarity of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 information to be collected; and (5) how U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Department of Education (ED). might the Department minimize the proposing a revision of an existing ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the information collection. SUMMARY: In accordance with the respondents, including through the use DATES: Interested persons are invited to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 of information technology. 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CollectionFederal Register
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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 April 25, 2016.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Alfreida Pettiford, 202-245-6110.
FR Citation81 FR 8947 
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