82 FR 13098 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Student Support Services Annual Performance Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 45 (March 9, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-04649

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0088]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Student Support Services 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.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 10, 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-
0088. 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 224-84, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Harold Wells, 202-453-6131.

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 Support Services Annual Performance 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0525.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,072.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,348.
    Abstract: Student Support Services (SSS) 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 (SSS) Program on the academic progress of 
participating students. The revisions to the APR are as follows Field 
6b IPEDS Unit ID is the primary source for data on colleges, 
universities, and technical and vocational postsecondary institutions 
in the United States, Section I, Part 3 Competitive Preference 
Priorities is a collection of supporting data of the interventions 
proposed during the Student Support Services grant competition, Field 
38 Participant's Case Number is a TRIO generated number to be used as a 
``match key'' to ensure accuracy and consistency in reporting; data for 
that field can be downloaded from the SSS APR Web site and Field 39 
Deceased participant status which allows respondents to report on 
deceased participants.

    Dated: March 6, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION following issues: (1) Is this collection DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
necessary to the proper functions of the
[Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0088] [Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0016]
Department; (2) will this information be
Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner; Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review (4) how might the Department enhance Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; the quality, utility, and clarity of the and Approval; Comment Request;
Student Support Services Annual information to be collected; and (5) how Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Performance Report might the Department minimize the Research Abroad Program (CFDA
burden of this collection on the 84.022A)
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary respondents, including through the use
Education (OPE), Department of of information technology. Please note AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary
Education (ED). that written comments received in Education (OPE), Department of
ACTION: Notice. response to this notice will be Education (ED).
considered public records. ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Collection: Student Support SUMMARY: In accordance with the
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Services Annual Performance Report. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
submit comments on or before April 10, OMB Control Number: 1840–0525. DATES: Interested persons are invited to
2017. Type of Review: A revision of an submit comments on or before April 10,
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection. 2017.
documents related to the information ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
collection listed in this notice, please documents related to the information
Sector.
use http://www.regulations.gov by collection listed in this notice, please
searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual use http://www.regulations.gov by
2016–ICCD–0088. Comments submitted Responses: 1,072. searching the Docket ID number ED–
in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual 2017–ICCD–0016. Comments submitted
submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 16,348. in response to this notice should be
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// submitted electronically through the
Abstract: Student Support Services
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
(SSS) program grantees must submit the
Docket ID number or via postal mail, www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Annual Performance Report (APR)
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Docket ID number or via postal mail,
annually. The reports are used to
Please note that comments submitted by commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
evaluate grantees’ performance for
fax or email and those submitted after Please note that comments submitted by
substantial progress, respond to GPRA
the comment period will not be fax or email and those submitted after
requirements, and award prior
accepted. Written requests for the comment period will not be
experience points at the end of each
information or comments submitted by accepted. Written requests for
project (budget) period. The Department
postal mail or delivery should be information or comments submitted by
also aggregates the data to provide
addressed to the Director of the postal mail or delivery should be
descriptive information on the projects
Information Collection Clearance addressed to the Director of the
and to analyze the impact of the (SSS)
Division, U.S. Department of Education, Information Collection Clearance
Program on the academic progress of
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Division, U.S. Department of Education,
participating students. The revisions to
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
the APR are as follows Field 6b IPEDS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Unit ID is the primary source for data on
specific questions related to collection colleges, universities, and technical and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
activities, please contact Harold Wells, vocational postsecondary institutions in specific questions related to collection
202–453–6131. the United States, Section I, Part 3 activities, please contact Sarah Starke,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Competitive Preference Priorities is a 202–453–7681.
Department of Education (ED), in collection of supporting data of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
accordance with the Paperwork interventions proposed during the Department of Education (ED), in
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Student Support Services grant accordance with the Paperwork
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general competition, Field 38 Participant’s Case Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
public and Federal agencies with an Number is a TRIO generated number to 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
opportunity to comment on proposed, be used as a ‘‘match key’’ to ensure public and Federal agencies with an
revised, and continuing collections of accuracy and consistency in reporting; opportunity to comment on proposed,
information. This helps the Department data for that field can be downloaded revised, and continuing collections of
assess the impact of its information from the SSS APR Web site and Field information. This helps the Department
collection requirements and minimize 39 Deceased participant status which assess the impact of its information
the public’s reporting burden. It also allows respondents to report on collection requirements and minimize
helps the public understand the the public’s reporting burden. It also
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deceased participants.
Department’s information collection helps the public understand the
Dated: March 6, 2017.
requirements and provide the requested Department’s information collection
data in the desired format. ED is Kate Mullan, requirements and provide the requested
soliciting comments on the proposed Acting Director, Information Collection data in the desired format. ED is
information collection request (ICR) that Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy soliciting comments on the proposed
is described below. The Department of Officer, Office of Management. information collection request (ICR) that
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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 April 10, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Harold Wells, 202-453-6131.
FR Citation		82 FR 13098