82_FR_43405 82 FR 43228 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Gainful Employment Programs-Subpart Q

82 FR 43228 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Gainful Employment Programs-Subpart Q

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 177 (September 14, 2017)

Page Range43228-43229
FR Document2017-19513

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43228-43229]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19513]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0116]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Gainful Employment Programs--Subpart Q

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 
November 13, 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-
0116. 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 216-34, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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: Gainful Employment Programs--Subpart Q.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0123.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; Individuals or 
Households; State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 42,303,576.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,777,952.
    Abstract: The Student Assistance General Provisions regulations 
were amended by adding Subpart Q to Part 668, to establish measures for 
determining whether certain postsecondary educational programs lead to 
gainful employment in recognized occupations, and the conditions under 
which these educational programs remain eligible for student financial 
assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).
    On June 16, 2017, the Department of Education (the Department) 
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the intention to 
establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to revise the gainful 
employment regulations published on October 31, 2014. The Department 
anticipates scheduling the negotiated rulemaking sessions beginning in 
November or December 2017. There have been no changes to the 
regulations since the October 31, 2014 regulatory approval.
    This clearance package includes Sec. Sec.  668.405, 668.410, 
668.411, 668.413, and 668.414. The burden related to

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Sec.  668.412 was removed from this collection and applied to 
information collection 1845-0107 in February 2017 to more accurately 
associate the requirements of the regulations with the correct 
collection package.

    Dated: September 11, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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43228 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 177 / Thursday, September 14, 2017 / Notices Instructions: All submissions received Military or family members may use assess the impact of its information must include the agency name, docket these services, and voluntary personal collection requirements and minimize number and title for this Federal information must be gathered to the public’s reporting burden. It also Register document. The general policy determine benefit eligibility and helps the public understand the for comments and other submissions individual needs. Department’s information collection from members of the public is to make Dated: September 11, 2017. requirements and provide the requested these submissions available for public data in the desired format. ED is Aaron Siegel, viewing on the Internet at http:// soliciting comments on the proposed Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison www.regulations.gov as they are information collection request (ICR) that Officer, Department of Defense. received without change, including any is described below. The Department of [FR Doc. 2017–19524 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] personal identifiers or contact Education is especially interested in BILLING CODE 5001–06–P information. public comment addressing the Any associated form(s) for this following issues: (1) Is this collection collection may be located within this necessary to the proper functions of the same electronic docket and downloaded DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Department; (2) will this information be for review/testing. Follow the [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0116] processed and used in a timely manner; instructions at http:// (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; www.regulations.gov for submitting Agency Information Collection (4) how might the Department enhance comments. Please submit comments on Activities; Comment Request; Gainful the quality, utility, and clarity of the any given form identified by docket Employment Programs—Subpart Q information to be collected; and (5) how number, form number, and title. might the Department minimize the AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), burden of this collection on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Department of Education (ED). request more information on this respondents, including through the use ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and that written comments received in SUMMARY: In accordance with the associated collection instruments, response to this notice will be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is please write to the Office of Military and considered public records. proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Gainful Family Readiness Policy, Family information collection. Advocacy Program, 4800 Mark Center Employment Programs—Subpart Q. DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1845–0123. Drive, Suite 03G15, Alexandria, VA submit comments on or before Type of Review: A revision of an 22350–2300, ATTN: Mary Campise, or November 13, 2017. existing information collection. call 571–372–5346. Respondents/Affected Public: Private ADDRESSES: To access and review all the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sector; Individuals or Households; documents related to the information Title; Associated Form; and OMB State, Local, and Tribal Governments. collection listed in this notice, please Number: Central Registry: Child Abuse Total Estimated Number of Annual use http://www.regulations.gov by and Domestic Abuse Incident Reporting Responses: 42,303,576. searching the Docket ID number ED– System; OMB Control Number 0704– Total Estimated Number of Annual 2017–ICCD–0116. Comments submitted 0536. Burden Hours: 3,777,952. in response to this notice should be Needs and Uses: The information Abstract: The Student Assistance submitted electronically through the collection requirement is necessary to General Provisions regulations were Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// conduct an annual collection and amended by adding Subpart Q to Part www.regulations.gov by selecting the reporting of aggregated data from the 668, to establish measures for Docket ID number or via postal mail, Military Departments concerning determining whether certain commercial delivery, or hand delivery. domestic abuse and child abuse postsecondary educational programs Please note that comments submitted by incidents. The data allows the lead to gainful employment in fax or email and those submitted after Department to track aggregate trends recognized occupations, and the the comment period will not be and develop and promulgate policy to conditions under which these accepted. Written requests for best serve individuals and families at educational programs remain eligible for information or comments submitted by risk and those impacted by domestic student financial assistance programs postal mail or delivery should be abuse and child abuse. authorized under Title IV of the Higher addressed to the Director of the Affected Public: Individuals or Education Act of 1965, as amended Information Collection Clearance households. (HEA). Division, U.S. Department of Education, Annual Burden Hours: 17,357. On June 16, 2017, the Department of Number of Respondents: 23,143. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Education (the Department) published a Responses per Respondent: 1. 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. notice in the Federal Register Annual Responses: 23,143. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For announcing the intention to establish a Average Burden per Response: 45 specific questions related to collection negotiated rulemaking committee to minutes. activities, please contact Beth revise the gainful employment Frequency: On occasion. Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. regulations published on October 31, asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES DoD Instruction 6400.01 Family SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2014. The Department anticipates Advocacy Program (FAP) establishes Department of Education (ED), in scheduling the negotiated rulemaking policy and assigns responsibility for accordance with the Paperwork sessions beginning in November or addressing child abuse and neglect and Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. December 2017. There have been no domestic abuse through family 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general changes to the regulations since the advocacy programs and services. Each public and Federal agencies with an October 31, 2014 regulatory approval. military service delivers a family opportunity to comment on proposed, This clearance package includes advocacy program to their respective revised, and continuing collections of §§ 668.405, 668.410, 668.411, 668.413, military members and their families. information. This helps the Department and 668.414. The burden related to VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Sep 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14SEN1.SGM 14SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 177 / Thursday, September 14, 2017 / Notices 43229 § 668.412 was removed from this revised, and continuing collections of regularly monitor the connection collection and applied to information information. This helps the Department between grant administration and collection 1845–0107 in February 2017 assess the impact of its information intended outcomes. Progress checks also to more accurately associate the collection requirements and minimize allow the OSS to proactively engage requirements of the regulations with the the public’s reporting burden. It also with SEAs to identify any issues ahead correct collection package. helps the public understand the of formal monitoring visits, decreasing Dated: September 11, 2017. Department’s information collection the need for enforcement actions and Kate Mullan, requirements and provide the requested minimizing burden for SEAs. ED will data in the desired format. ED is collect this data from the 53 grantees Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy soliciting comments on the proposed that receive the grants listed above to Officer, Office of Management. information collection request (ICR) that inform its review of grantee is described below. The Department of implementation, outcomes, oversight, [FR Doc. 2017–19513 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] Education is especially interested in and accountability. In order to allow for BILLING CODE 4000–01–P public comment addressing the a comprehensive program review of following issues: (1) Is this collection OSS grantees, we are requesting a three- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the year clearance with this form. Department; (2) will this information be [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0115] Dated: September 8, 2017. processed and used in a timely manner; Tomakie Washington, (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Agency Information Collection (4) how might the Department enhance Acting Director, Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Office of the quality, utility, and clarity of the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy State Support Progress Check Officer, Office of Management. information to be collected; and (5) how Quarterly Protocol might the Department minimize the [FR Doc. 2017–19487 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] burden of this collection on the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), respondents, including through the use Department of Education (ED). of information technology. Please note that written comments received in DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ACTION: Notice. response to this notice will be SUMMARY: In accordance with the considered public records. [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0118] Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is Title of Collection: Office of State proposing a new information collection. Support Progress Check Quarterly Agency Information Collection Protocol. Activities; Comment Request; Gainful DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. Employment Program—Subpart R— submit comments on or before Cohort Default Rates November 13, 2017. Type of Review: A new information ADDRESSES: To access and review all the collection. AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Respondents/Affected Public: State, Department of Education (ED). documents related to the information Local, and Tribal Governments. collection listed in this notice, please Total Estimated Number of Annual ACTION: Notice. use http://www.regulations.gov by Responses: 53. searching the Docket ID number ED– SUMMARY: In accordance with the Total Estimated Number of Annual 2017–ICCD–0115. Comments submitted Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is Burden Hours: 636. in response to this notice should be Abstract: The Office of State Support proposing an extension of an existing submitted electronically through the (OSS) administers Title I, Sections information collection. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 1001–1004 (School Improvement); Title DATES: Interested persons are invited to www.regulations.gov by selecting the I, Part A (Improving Basic Programs submit comments on or before Docket ID number or via postal mail, Operated by Local Educational November 13, 2017. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Agencies); Title I, Part B (Enhanced ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Please note that comments submitted by Assessments Grants (EAG), and Grants documents related to the information fax or email and those submitted after for State Assessments and Related collection listed in this notice, please the comment period will not be Activities); Title II, Part A (Supporting use http://www.regulations.gov by accepted. Written requests for Effective Instruction); Title III, Part A searching the Docket ID number ED– information or comments submitted by (English Language Acquisition, 2017–ICCD–0118. Comments submitted postal mail or delivery should be Language Enhancement, and Academic in response to this notice should be addressed to the Director of the Achievement); and School Improvement submitted electronically through the Information Collection Clearance Grants (SIG). Quarterly progress checks, Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Division, U.S. Department of Education, phone or in-person conversations every www.regulations.gov by selecting the 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room three months of a fiscal year with State Docket ID number or via postal mail, 216–42, Washington, DC 20202–4537. directors and coordinators, help ensure commercial delivery, or hand delivery. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For that State Educational Agencies (SEAs) Please note that comments submitted by specific questions related to collection are making progress toward increasing fax or email and those submitted after activities, please contact Patrick Carr, asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES student achievement and improving the the comment period will not be 202–708–8196. quality of instruction for all students accepted. Written requests for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The through regular conversations about the information or comments submitted by Department of Education (ED), in quality of SEA implementation of OSS postal mail or delivery should be accordance with the Paperwork administered programs. The information addressed to the Director of the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. shared with the OSS helps inform the Information Collection Clearance 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general selection and delivery of technical Division, U.S. Department of Education, public and Federal agencies with an assistance to SEAs and aligns structures, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room opportunity to comment on proposed, processes, and routines so the OSS can 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Sep 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14SEN1.SGM 14SEN1


Document Created: 2017-09-13 23:49:45
Document Modified: 2017-09-13 23:49:45
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 13, 2017.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation82 FR 43228 
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