81 FR 90797 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Teacher Verification Form for Title II Scholarship Recipients

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 241 (December 15, 2016)

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30097]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0140]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Teacher Verification Form for Title II Scholarship Recipients

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Postsecondary Education 
(OPE).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 13, 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-
0140. 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 Karen Wilson, 202-453-6186.

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: Teacher Verification Form for Title II 
Scholarship Recipients.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0753.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Abstract: In order to implement the requirements of the statute, 
confidential information on scholarship recipients will be collected. 
Specifically, the institution of higher education (IHE) will report to 
ED the name, address, social security number, and date of birth for 
each recipient at the time a scholarship award is made. These data will 
be used to track students after the completion of their studies (or 
withdrawal from the program) to ascertain whether they are fulfilling 
the teaching requirement of their award.
    Any data that is required and maintained by ED itself will be 
maintained in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. To 
assure that sensitive data about scholarship recipients are not 
compromised, all data--whether submitted electronically or as hard 
copy--will be maintained in a secure location. Access to these data 
will be limited only to staff who are directly responsible for working 
with the Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) Program and this information 
is only available onsite at the TQE office via desktop computer.
    As noted in the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the authority 
for collecting the requested information from and about TQE scholarship 
recipients is Title II, Section 204(e) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended, and 31 U.S.C. Chapter 37. IHE students are advised 
that participation in the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants 
scholarship program is voluntary and that giving the Department their 
Social Security Numbers (SSNs) is voluntary, but they must provide the 
requested information, including their SSNs, to participate. The 
information will be used to ensure that recipients of scholarships 
provided with funds under Title II of the Higher Education Act 
subsequently: (1) Complete a teacher education program and teach in a 
high-need school of a high-need local educational agency for a period 
of time equivalent to the period for which the recipient received 
scholarship assistance; or (2) repay the amount of the scholarship. The 
information in students' records may be disclosed to third parties as 
authorized under routine uses in the appropriate systems of records, 
either on a case-by-case basis, or, if the Department has complied with 
the computer matching requirements of the Privacy Act, under a computer 
matching agreement.

    Dated: December 12, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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