82 FR 42338 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2017

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 172 (September 7, 2017)

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42338-42339]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18964]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0113]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2017

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 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-
0113. 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 Warren Farr, 202-377-4380.

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: Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 
2017.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 300.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,100.
    Abstract: The Secretary of the US Department of Education is 
authorized under Sec. 487A(b) to periodically select a limited number 
of institutions for voluntary participation as experimental sites under 
the Experimental Sites Initiatives (ESI) to provide recommendations on 
the impact and effectiveness of proposed regulations or new management 
initiatives. The Department approved nine experiments to test ways to 
address federal objectives and meet the needs of financial aid 
administrators and federal financial aid recipients. Under the 
experiments, institutions are given the flexibility to test 
alternatives to existing requirements so that the Department can 
analyze the data obtained from participating institutions to validate 
current practices or to obtain information supportive of regulatory 
changes or recommendations for legislative change. The collection of 
this data and the results of these experiments will help the Department 
in its continuing efforts to improve Title IV program administration.


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    Dated: September 1, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-18964 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
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