82 FR 13101 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Financial Status and Program Performance Final Report for State and Partnership for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13101-13102]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04653]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0014]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Financial Status and Program Performance Final Report for State and 
Partnership for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

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 
May 8, 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-2017-ICCD-
0014. 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 Karmon Simms-Coates, 202-453-
7917.

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.

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    Title of Collection: Financial Status and Program Performance Final 
Report for State and Partnership for the Gaining Early Awareness and 
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0782.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 134.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,030.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to 
determine whether recipients of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness 
for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) have made substantial progress 
towards meeting the objectives of their respective projects, as 
outlined in their grant applications and/or subsequent work plans. In 
addition, the final report will enable the Department to evaluate each 
grant project's fiscal operations for the entire grant performance 
period, and compare total expenditures relative to federal funds 
awarded, and actual cost-share/matching relative to the total amount in 
the approved grant application. This report is a means for grantees to 
share the overall experience of their projects and document 
achievements and concerns, and describe effects of their projects on 
participants being served; project barriers and major accomplishments; 
and evidence of sustainability. The report will be GEAR UP's primary 
method to collect/analyze data on students' high school graduation and 
immediate college enrollment rates.

    Dated: March 6, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-04653 Filed 3-8-17; 8:45 am]
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