82_FR_15271 82 FR 15214 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

82 FR 15214 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 57 (March 27, 2017)

Page Range15214-15215
FR Document2017-05947

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 57 (Monday, March 27, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 57 (Monday, March 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15214-15215]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05947]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0033]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 
Program

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, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 26, 2017.

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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-
0033. 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 Gary Thomas, (202) 453-7199.

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: Application for the Fulbright-Hays Group 
Projects Abroad Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0792.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 130.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 14,000.
    Abstract: The Fulbright-Hays, Group Projects Abroad program is 
authorized by section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (Pub. L. 87-256), most commonly known as the 
Fulbright-Hays Act. The purpose of Section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act) is 
to promote and develop modern foreign language training and area 
studies throughout the educational structure of the United States.
    The Fulbright-Hays GPA program provides grants for overseas 
projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern 
foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, 
and faculty.

    Dated: March 22, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-05947 Filed 3-24-17; 8:45 am]
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15214 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 57 / Monday, March 27, 2017 / Notices Federal agency previously entered and 4. Performance Measures Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., that is currently in FAPIIS. (a) Program Performance Measures Room 4W244, Washington, DC 20202– Please note that, if the total value of The performance measures for this 5970. Telephone: (202) 205–2204 or by your currently active grants, cooperative program are: (1) The amount of funding email: Clifton.Jones@ed.gov. agreements, and procurement contracts grantees leverage for charter schools to If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the from the Federal Government exceeds acquire, construct, and renovate school FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. $10,000,000, the reporting requirements facilities and (2) the number of charter VIII. Other Information in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, schools served. Grantees must provide require you to report certain integrity Accessible Format: Individuals with this information as part of their annual information to FAPIIS semiannually. disabilities can obtain this document performance reports. Please review the requirements in 2 CFR (b) Project-Specific Performance and a copy of the application package in part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant Measures Applicants must propose an accessible format (e.g., braille, large plus all the other Federal funds you project-specific performance measures print, audiotape, or compact disc) on receive exceed $10,000,000. and performance targets consistent with request to the program contact person the objectives of the project and listed under For Further Information VI. Award Administration Information Contact in section VII of this notice. program. Applicants must provide the 1. Award Notices: If your application following information as directed under Electronic Access to This Document: is successful, we notify your U.S. 34 CFR 75.110(b): The official version of this document is Representative and U.S. Senators and (1) Project Performance Measures. the document published in the Federal send you a Grant Award Notification How each proposed project-specific Register. Free Internet access to the (GAN); or we may send you an email performance measure would accurately official edition of the Federal Register containing a link to access an electronic measure the performance of the project and the Code of Federal Regulations is version of your GAN. We may notify and how the proposed project-specific available via the Federal Digital System you informally, also. performance measure would be at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you If your application is not evaluated or consistent with the performance can view this document, as well as all not selected for funding, we notify you. measures established for the program other documents of this Department 2. Administrative and National Policy funding the competition. published in the Federal Register, in Requirements: We identify (2) Project Performance Targets. Why text or PDF. To use PDF you must have administrative and national policy each proposed performance target is Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is requirements in the application package ambitious yet achievable compared to available free at the site. and reference these and other the baseline for the performance You may also access documents of the requirements in the Applicable measure and when, during the project Department published in the Federal Regulations section of this notice. period, the applicant would meet the Register by using the article search We reference the regulations outlining performance target(s). feature at: www.federalregister.gov. the terms and conditions of an award in Specifically, through the advanced Note: The Secretary encourages applicants the Applicable Regulations section of to consider measures and targets tied to their search feature at this site, you can limit this notice and include these and other grant activities (for instance, if an applicant your search to documents published by specific conditions in the GAN. The is using eligibility for free and reduced-price the Department. GAN also incorporates your approved lunch to measure the number of low-income Dated: March 22, 2017. application as part of your binding families served by the project, the applicant could provide a percentage for students Margo Anderson, commitments under the grant. qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch), Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary for 3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a during the grant period. The measures should Innovation and Improvement. grant under this competition, you must be sufficient to gauge the progress throughout [FR Doc. 2017–06016 Filed 3–24–17; 8:45 am] ensure that you have in place the the grant period, and show results by the end BILLING CODE 4000–01–P necessary processes and systems to of the grant period. comply with the reporting requirements (3) Data Collection and Reporting. (i) in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive The data collection and reporting DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION funding under the competition. This methods the applicant would use and [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0033] does not apply if you have an exception why those methods are likely to yield under 2 CFR 170.110(b). reliable, valid, and meaningful Agency Information Collection (b) If you receive a grant under this performance data; and Activities; Submission to the Office of competition, you must submit an annual (ii) The applicant’s capacity to collect Management and Budget for Review report that complies with the reporting and report reliable, valid, and and Approval; Comment Request; requirements for Credit Enhancement meaningful performance data, as Application for the Fulbright-Hays grantees in section 4304(h)(2) of the evidenced by high-quality data Group Projects Abroad Program ESEA and the performance and collection, analysis, and reporting in financial expenditure reporting other projects or research. AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary requirements in 34 CFR 75.720. At the Note: If applicants do not have Education (OPE), Department of end of your project period, you must experience with collection and Education (ED). submit a final performance report, reporting of performance data through asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: Notice. including financial information, as other projects or research, they should directed by the Secretary. The Secretary provide other evidence of their capacity SUMMARY: In accordance with the may also require more frequent to successfully carry out data collection Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is performance reports under 34 CFR and reporting for their proposed project. proposing a revision of an existing 75.720(c). For specific requirements on information collection. VII. Agency Contact reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ DATES: Interested persons are invited to fund/grant/apply/appforms/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submit comments on or before April 26, appforms.html. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 57 / Monday, March 27, 2017 / Notices 15215 ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A revision of an Docket ID number or via postal mail, documents related to the information existing information collection. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public: Private Please note that comments submitted by use http://www.regulations.gov by Sector. fax or email and those submitted after searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual the comment period will not be 2017–ICCD–0033. Comments submitted Responses: 130. accepted. Written requests for in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual information or comments submitted by submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 14,000. postal mail or delivery should be Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The Fulbright-Hays, Group addressed to the Director of the www.regulations.gov by selecting the Projects Abroad program is authorized Information Collection Clearance Docket ID number or via postal mail, by section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Division, U.S. Department of Education, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Please note that comments submitted by of 1961 (Pub. L. 87–256), most 226–62, Washington, DC 20202–4537. fax or email and those submitted after commonly known as the Fulbright-Hays FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the comment period will not be Act. The purpose of Section 102(b)(6) of specific questions related to collection accepted. Written requests for the Mutual Educational and Cultural activities, please contact Tara Ramsey, information or comments submitted by Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays 202–260–2063. postal mail or delivery should be Act) is to promote and develop modern SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The addressed to the Director of the foreign language training and area Department of Education (ED), in Information Collection Clearance studies throughout the educational accordance with the Paperwork Division, U.S. Department of Education, structure of the United States. Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room The Fulbright-Hays GPA program 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537. provides grants for overseas projects in public and Federal agencies with an training, research, and curriculum FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For opportunity to comment on proposed, development in modern foreign specific questions related to collection revised, and continuing collections of languages and area studies for groups of activities, please contact Gary Thomas, information. This helps the Department teachers, students, and faculty. (202) 453–7199. assess the impact of its information Dated: March 22, 2017. collection requirements and minimize SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Kate Mullan, the public’s reporting burden. It also Department of Education (ED), in Acting Director, Information Collection helps the public understand the accordance with the Paperwork Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Department’s information collection Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Officer, Office of Management. requirements and provide the requested 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general [FR Doc. 2017–05947 Filed 3–24–17; 8:45 am] data in the desired format. ED is public and Federal agencies with an BILLING CODE 4000–01–P soliciting comments on the proposed opportunity to comment on proposed, information collection request (ICR) that revised, and continuing collections of is described below. The Department of information. This helps the Department DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in assess the impact of its information [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0001] public comment addressing the collection requirements and minimize following issues: (1) Is this collection the public’s reporting burden. It also Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the helps the public understand the Activities; Submission to the Office of Department; (2) will this information be Department’s information collection Management and Budget for Review processed and used in a timely manner; requirements and provide the requested and Approval; Comment Request; High (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; data in the desired format. ED is School Equivalency Program (HEP) (4) how might the Department enhance soliciting comments on the proposed Annual Performance Report the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collection request (ICR) that information to be collected; and (5) how is described below. The Department of AGENCY: Office of Elementary and might the Department minimize the Education is especially interested in Secondary Education (OESE), burden of this collection on the public comment addressing the Department of Education (ED). respondents, including through the use following issues: (1) Is this collection ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note necessary to the proper functions of the that written comments received in Department; (2) will this information be SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be processed and used in a timely manner; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records. (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: High School (4) how might the Department enhance information collection. Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual the quality, utility, and clarity of the DATES: Interested persons are invited to Performance Report. information to be collected; and (5) how submit comments on or before April 26, OMB Control Number: 1810–0684. might the Department minimize the 2017. Type of Review: A revision of an burden of this collection on the ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection. respondents, including through the use documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: State, asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of information technology. Please note collection listed in this notice, please Local, and Tribal Governments. that written comments received in use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual response to this notice will be searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 44. considered public records. 2017–ICCD–0001. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual Title of Collection: Application for the in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 1,408. Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad submitted electronically through the Abstract: The Office of Migrant Program. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Education is collecting information for OMB Control Number: 1840–0792. www.regulations.gov by selecting the the High School Equivalency Program VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Mar 24, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1


Document Created: 2017-03-25 00:21:07
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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 26, 2017.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Gary Thomas, (202) 453-7199.
FR Citation82 FR 15214 
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