82 FR 36761 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for the SF-424 Form

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 150 (August 7, 2017)

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36761-36762]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16542]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0075]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for the 
SF-424 Form

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, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 6, 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-
0075. 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 216-32, 
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

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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: U.S. Department of Education Supplemental 
Information for the SF-424 form.
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0007.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,078.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,666.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information 
form for the SF-424 is used together with the SF-424, Application for 
Federal Assistance. ED made a policy decision to switch to the SF-424 
in keeping with Federal-wide forms standardization and streamlining 
efforts, especially with widespread agency use of Grants.gov.
    The questions on this form deal with the following areas: Project 
Director identifying and contact information; Novice Applicants; and 
Human Subjects Research. The ED supplemental information form could be 
used with any of the SF-424 forms in the SF-424 forms family, as 
applicable.

    Dated: August 2, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-16542 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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