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)

Page Range		42338-42339
FR Document		2017-18964

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

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

[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.
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public and Federal agencies with an and/or criteria developed under assess the impact of its information
opportunity to comment on proposed, §§ 75.200 and 75.209 promotes the collection requirements and minimize
revised, and continuing collections of standardization and streamlining of ED the public’s reporting burden. It also
information. This helps the Department discretionary grant application helps the public understand the
assess the impact of its information packages. Department’s information collection
collection requirements and minimize Dated: September 1, 2017. requirements and provide the requested
the public’s reporting burden. It also Stephanie Valentine, data in the desired format. ED is
helps the public understand the soliciting comments on the proposed
Acting Director, Information Collection
Department’s information collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy information collection request (ICR) that
requirements and provide the requested Officer, Office of Management. is described below. The Department of
data in the desired format. ED is [FR Doc. 2017–18967 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am] Education is especially interested in
soliciting comments on the proposed public comment addressing the
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information collection request (ICR) that following issues: (1) Is this collection
is described below. The Department of necessary to the proper functions of the
Education is especially interested in DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Department; (2) will this information be
public comment addressing the processed and used in a timely manner;
following issues: (1) Is this collection [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0113] (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
necessary to the proper functions of the (4) how might the Department enhance
Department; (2) will this information be Agency Information Collection
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
processed and used in a timely manner; Activities; Comment Request;
information to be collected; and (5) how
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting
might the Department minimize the
(4) how might the Department enhance Tool 2017
burden of this collection on the
the quality, utility, and clarity of the AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), respondents, including through the use
information to be collected; and (5) how Federal Student Aid (FSA). of information technology. Please note
might the Department minimize the ACTION: Notice. that written comments received in
burden of this collection on the response to this notice will be
respondents, including through the use SUMMARY: In accordance with the considered public records.
of information technology. Please note Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
Title of Collection: Experimental Sites
that written comments received in proposing a new information collection.
Initiative Reporting Tool 2017.
response to this notice will be DATES: Interested persons are invited to
considered public records. OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW.
submit comments on or before
Title of Collection: Generic November 6, 2017. Type of Review: A new information
Application Package for Departmental ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
collection.
Generic Grant Programs. documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: Private
OMB Control Number: 1894–0006. collection listed in this notice, please Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
Type of Review: An extension of an use http://www.regulations.gov by Governments.
existing information collection. searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents/Affected Public: Responses: 300.
2017–ICCD–0113. Comments submitted
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 9,861. submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 5,100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The Secretary of the US
Burden Hours: 447,089. www.regulations.gov by selecting the Department of Education is authorized
Abstract: The Department is Docket ID number or via postal mail, under Sec. 487A(b) to periodically
requesting an extension of the approval commercial delivery, or hand delivery. select a limited number of institutions
for the Generic Application Package that Please note that comments submitted by for voluntary participation as
numerous ED discretionary grant fax or email and those submitted after experimental sites under the
programs use to provide to applicants the comment period will not be Experimental Sites Initiatives (ESI) to
the forms and information needed to accepted. Written requests for provide recommendations on the impact
apply for new grants under those grant information or comments submitted by and effectiveness of proposed
program competitions. The Department postal mail or delivery should be regulations or new management
will use this Generic Application addressed to the Director of the initiatives. The Department approved
package for discretionary grant Information Collection Clearance nine experiments to test ways to address
programs that: (1) Use the standard ED Division, U.S. Department of Education, federal objectives and meet the needs of
or Federal-wide grant applications 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room financial aid administrators and federal
forms that have been cleared separately 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. financial aid recipients. Under the
through OMB under the terms of this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For experiments, institutions are given the
generic clearance as approved by OMB specific questions related to collection flexibility to test alternatives to existing
and (2) use selection criteria from the activities, please contact Warren Farr, requirements so that the Department can
Education Department General 202–377–4380. analyze the data obtained from
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR); SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The participating institutions to validate
selection criteria that reflect statutory or Department of Education (ED), in current practices or to obtain
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regulatory provisions that have been accordance with the Paperwork information supportive of regulatory
developed under 34 CFR 75.209, or a Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. changes or recommendations for
combination of EDGAR, statutory or 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general legislative change. The collection of this
regulatory criteria or other provisions, public and Federal agencies with an data and the results of these
as authorized under 34 CFR 75.200 and opportunity to comment on proposed, experiments will help the Department
75.209. The use of the standard ED grant revised, and continuing collections of in its continuing efforts to improve Title
application forms and the use of EDGAR information. This helps the Department IV program administration.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 November 6, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Warren Farr, 202-377-4380.
FR Citation		82 FR 42338