82 FR 9730 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Grants Under the Veterans Upward Bound Program (1894-0006)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 25 (February 8, 2017)

Page Range		9730-9731
FR Document		2017-02567

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for Grants Under the Veterans Upward Bound Program 
(1894-0006)

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 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a 
previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 10, 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-
0003. 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 224-82, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kenneth Foushee, 202-453-7417.

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

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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 Grants under the Veterans 
Upward Bound Program (1894-0006).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0823.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 143.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,606.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program is 
to prepare, motivate and assist military veterans in the development of 
academic and other skills necessary for the acceptance into and success 
in a program of postsecondary education.
    Authority for this program is contained in Title IV, Part A, 
Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Section 402C of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Eligible 
applicants include institutions of higher education, public or private 
agencies or organizations, including community-based organizations with 
experience in serving disadvantaged youth, secondary schools, and 
combinations of institutions, agencies, organizations, and secondary 
schools.
    The Department is requesting a reinstatement with change because 
the previous VUB application was discontinued in June 2015 and the 
application will be needed for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 competition for 
new awards. The FY 2017 application removes previously-used competitive 
preference priorities and adds a selection criterion: Quality of 
Project Design. The change does not affect burden hours.

    Dated: February 3, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Scripps Conference Room to discuss the to the agenda set forth in this notice ACTION: Notice.
Report on the Coastal Working Group must be received by the DFO at least
Annual Meeting with focus on R & D five business days prior to the meeting SUMMARY: In accordance with the
needs, discuss and an Update on to be considered by the Board. The DFO Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
Nearshore Processes, Future Actions will review all timely submitted written U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
and Governance. comments or statements with the Board proposing a reinstatement of a
On Friday morning, March 17, 2017, Chairperson and ensure the comments previously approved information
the Board will reconvene to discuss are provided to all members of the collection.
comments from day one. Presentations Board before the meeting. Written DATES: Interested persons are invited to
on Heterogeneous Research Topics, comments or statements received after submit comments on or before March
State of Coastal CHL, Identify Strategic this date may not be provided to the 10, 2017.
Coastal Research Priorities, and update Board until its next meeting. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
and discussion on the June 2017 Verbal Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR documents related to the information
meeting in Honolulu, HI. 102–3.140d, the Board is not obligated collection listed in this notice, please
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 to allow a member of the public to speak use http://www.regulations.gov by
U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR or otherwise address the Board during searching the Docket ID number ED–
102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the meeting. Members of the public will 2017–ICCD–0003. Comments submitted
subject to the availability of space, the be permitted to make verbal comments in response to this notice should be
meeting is open to the public. Because during the Board meeting only at the submitted electronically through the
seating capacity is limited, advance time and in the manner described Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
registration is required. For registration below. If a member of the public is www.regulations.gov by selecting the
requirements please see below. interested in making a verbal comment Docket ID number or via postal mail,
Oral participation by the public is at the open meeting, that individual commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on Friday, must submit a request, with a brief Please note that comments submitted by
March 17, 2017. The Ted’s Scripps statement of the subject matter to be fax or email and those submitted after
Meeting Room is fully handicap addressed by the comment, at least five the comment period will not be
accessible. For additional information business days in advance to the Board’s accepted. Written requests for
about public access procedures, please DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred information or comments submitted by
contact COL Bryan S. Green, the Board’s mode of submission, at the address postal mail or delivery should be
DFO, at the email address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION addressed to the Director of the
number listed in the FOR FURTHER CONTACT section. The DFO will log each Information Collection Clearance
INFORMATION CONTACT section. request, in the order received, and in
Registration: It is encouraged for Division, U.S. Department of Education,
consultation with the Board Chair, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
individuals who wish to attend the determine whether the subject matter of
meeting of the Board to register with the 224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
each comment is relevant to the Board’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
DFO by email, the preferred method of mission and/or the topics to be
contact, no later than February 27, 2017, specific questions related to collection
addressed in this public meeting. A 30- activities, please contact Kenneth
using the electronic mail contact minute period near the end of the
information found in the FOR FURTHER Foushee, 202–453–7417.
meeting will be available for verbal
INFORMATION CONTACT section. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public comments. Members of the
communication should include the public who have requested to make a Department of Education (ED), in
registrant’s full name, title, affiliation or verbal comment, and whose comments accordance with the Paperwork
employer, email address, and daytime have been deemed relevant under the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
phone number. If applicable, include process described above, will be allotted 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
written comments or statements with no more than five minutes during this public and Federal agencies with an
the registration email. period, and will be invited to speak in opportunity to comment on proposed,
Written Comments and Statements: the order in which their requests were revised, and continuing collections of
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.015(j) and received by the DFO. information. This helps the Department
102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the assess the impact of its information
FACA, the public or interested Brenda S. Bowen, collection requirements and minimize
organizations may submit written Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. the public’s reporting burden. It also
comments or statements to the Board, in [FR Doc. 2017–02570 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am] helps the public understand the
response to the stated agenda of the BILLING CODE 3720–58–P Department’s information collection
open meeting or in regard to the Board’s requirements and provide the requested
mission in general. Written comments data in the desired format. ED is
or statements should be submitted to DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION soliciting comments on the proposed
COL Bryan S. Green, DFO, via electronic information collection request (ICR) that
mail, the preferred mode of submission, [Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0003] is described below. The Department of
at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER Education is especially interested in
Agency Information Collection
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page public comment addressing the
Activities; Submission to the Office of
of the comment or statement must following issues: (1) Is this collection
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Management and Budget for Review
include the author’s name, title or necessary to the proper functions of the
and Approval; Comment Request;
affiliation, address, and daytime phone Department; (2) will this information be
Application for Grants Under the
number. The DFO will review all processed and used in a timely manner;
Veterans Upward Bound Program
submitted written comments or (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(1894–0006)
statements and provide them to (4) how might the Department enhance
members of the Board for their AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary the quality, utility, and clarity of the
consideration. Written comments or Education (OPE), Department of information to be collected; and (5) how
statements being submitted in response Education (ED). might the Department minimize the

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burden of this collection on the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION from the Web site, signed by the
respondents, including through the use authorizing official, and mailed to the
of information technology. Please note Submission of Data by State Economic Reimbursable Surveys
that written comments received in Educational Agencies; Submission Division of the Census Bureau at the
response to this notice will be Dates for State Revenue and Washington, DC address provided
considered public records. Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year above, within five business days after
(FY) 2016, Revisions to Those Reports, submission of the NPEFS Web
Title of Collection: Application for and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year interactive form.
Grants under the Veterans Upward Reports Alternatively, SEAs may hand-deliver
Bound Program (1894–0006). submissions by 4:00 p.m. Washington,
AGENCY: National Center for Education
OMB Control Number: 1840–0823. Statistics, Institute of Education DC time on August 15, 2017, to: U.S.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a Sciences, Department of Education. Census Bureau, Economic Reimbursable
previously approved information Surveys Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
ACTION: Notice.
collection. Suitland, MD 20746.
SUMMARY: The Secretary announces FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, dates for State educational agencies Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private (SEAs) to submit expenditure and Director, National Center for Education
Sector. revenue data and average daily Statistics, Institute of Education
Total Estimated Number of Annual attendance statistics on ED Form 2447 Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
Responses: 143. (the National Public Education Telephone: (202) 245–7753 or by email:
Total Estimated Number of Annual Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for FY 2016, stephen.cornman@ed.gov. You may also
Burden Hours: 4,606. revisions to those reports, and revisions contact an NPEFS team member (Census
to prior fiscal year reports. The Bureau). Telephone: 1–800–437–4196 or
Abstract: The purpose of the Veterans Secretary sets these dates to ensure that (301) 763–1571 or by email:
Upward Bound (VUB) Program is to data are available to serve as the basis erd.npefs.list@census.gov.
prepare, motivate and assist military for timely distribution of Federal funds. If you use a telecommunications
veterans in the development of The U.S. Census Bureau is the data device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
academic and other skills necessary for collection agent for this request of the telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
the acceptance into and success in a Department of Education’s National Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
program of postsecondary education. Center for Education Statistics (NCES). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
Authority for this program is The data will be published by NCES and section 153(a)(1)(I) of the Education
contained in Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, will be used by the Secretary in the Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C.
Chapter 1, Section 402C of the Higher calculation of allocations for FY 2018 9543(a)(1)(I), which authorizes NCES to
Education Act of 1965, as amended by appropriated funds. gather data on the financing and
the Higher Education Opportunity Act DATES: SEAs can begin submitting data management of education, NCES
of 2008. Eligible applicants include on Thursday, February 9, 2017. The collects data annually from SEAs
institutions of higher education, public deadline for the final submission of all through ED Form 2447. The report from
data, including any revisions to SEAs includes attendance, revenue, and
or private agencies or organizations,
previously submitted data for FY 2015 expenditure data from which NCES
including community-based
and FY 2016, is Tuesday, August 15, determines a State’s ‘‘average per-pupil
organizations with experience in serving
2017. Any resubmissions of FY 2015 or expenditure’’ (SPPE) for elementary and
disadvantaged youth, secondary FY 2016 data by SEAs in response to secondary education, as defined in
schools, and combinations of requests for clarification or section 8101(2) of the Elementary and
institutions, agencies, organizations, reconciliation or other inquiries by Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
and secondary schools. NCES or the Census Bureau must be amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7801(2)).
The Department is requesting a completed as soon as possible, but no In addition to using the SPPE data as
reinstatement with change because the later than Tuesday, September 5, 2017. general information on the financing of
previous VUB application was All outstanding data issues must be elementary and secondary education,
discontinued in June 2015 and the reconciled or resolved by the SEAs, the Secretary uses these data directly in
application will be needed for a Fiscal NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon calculating allocations for certain
Year (FY) 2017 competition for new as possible, but no later than September formula grant programs, including, but
awards. The FY 2017 application 5, 2017. not limited to, title I, part A of the
removes previously-used competitive ADDRESSES AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION: ESEA, Impact Aid, and Indian
preference priorities and adds a SEAs may mail ED Form 2447 to: U.S. Education programs. Other programs,
selection criterion: Quality of Project Census Bureau, ATTENTION: Economic such as the Education for Homeless
Design. The change does not affect Reimbursable Surveys Division, 4600 Children and Youth program under title
burden hours. Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
SEAs may submit data online using Assistance Act and the Teacher Quality
Dated: February 3, 2017. the interactive survey form on the State Grants program (title II, part A of
Stephanie Valentine, NPEFS data collection Web site at: the ESEA), make use of SPPE data
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Acting Director, Information Collection http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs. indirectly because their formulas are
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy The NPEFS interactive survey includes based, in whole or in part, on State title
Officer, Office of Management. a digital confirmation page where a I, part A allocations.
[FR Doc. 2017–02567 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am] personal identification number (PIN) In January 2017, the Census Bureau,
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may be entered. A successful entry of acting as the data collection agent for
the PIN serves as a signature by the NCES, will email ED Form 2447 to
authorizing official. Alternatively, a SEAs, with instructions, and will
certification form also may be printed request that SEAs commence submitting

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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 March 10, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kenneth Foushee, 202-453-7417.
FR Citation		82 FR 9730