82_FR_9755 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)

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 Range9730-9731
FR Document2017-02567

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)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-02567]


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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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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March 10, 2017.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kenneth Foushee, 202-453-7417.
FR Citation82 FR 9730 

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