83_FR_14035 83 FR 13972 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 524B)

83 FR 13972 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 524B)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 63 (April 2, 2018)

Page Range13972-13973
FR Document2018-06560

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13972-13973]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06560]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0032]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; U.S. 
Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 524B)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), 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 
June 1, 2018.

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-2018-ICCD-
0032. 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 Alfreida Pettiford, 202-245-6110.

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

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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: U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance 
Report Form (ED 524B).
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0003.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,300.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 121,050.
    Abstract: The ED 524B form and instructions are used in order for 
grantees to meet Department of Education (ED) deadline dates for 
submission of performance reports for ED discretionary grant programs. 
Recipients of multi-year discretionary grants must submit an annual 
performance report for each year funding has been approved in order to 
receive a continuation award. The annual performance report should 
demonstrate whether substantial progress has been made toward meeting 
the approved goals and objectives of the project. ED program offices 
may also require recipients of ``forward funded'' grants that are 
awarded funds for their entire multi-year project up-front in a single 
grant award to submit the ED 524B on an annual basis. In addition, ED 
program offices may also require recipients to use the ED 524B to 
submit their final performance reports to demonstrate project success, 
impact and outcomes. In both the annual and final performance reports, 
grantees are required to provide data on established performance 
measures for the grant program (e.g., Government Performance and 
Results Act measures) and on project performance measures that were 
included in the grantee's approved grant application. The ED 524B also 
contains a number of questions related to project financial data such 
as Federal and non-Federal expenditures and indirect cost information. 
Performance reporting requirements are found in 34 CFR 74.51, 75.118, 
75.253, 75.590 and 80.40 of the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations.
    The 524B is being revised to collect additional information to 
sufficiently monitor states on data security requirements for grant 
programs.

    Dated: March 27, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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13972 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 63 / Monday, April 2, 2018 / Notices (viii) Date Report Delivered to There will be no adverse impact on DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Congress: March 22, 2018. U.S. defense readiness as a result of this [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0032] * As defined in Section 47(6) of the proposed sale. Arms Export Control Act. Agency Information Collection Transmittal No. 17–62 Activities; Comment Request; U.S. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Department of Education Grant Saudi Arabia—TOW 2B (BGM–71F– Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Performance Report Form (ED 524B) Series) Missiles Arms Export Control Act AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), The Government of the Kingdom of Annex Department of Education (ED). Saudi Arabia has requested to buy up to Item No. vii ACTION: Notice. six thousand six hundred (6,600) TOW 2B missiles (BGM–71F–Series) and (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: SUMMARY: In accordance with the ninety-six (96) TOW 2B (BGM–71F– Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is Series) fly-to-buy lot validation missiles. 1. The TOW 2B RF Missile is a fly- proposing a revision of an existing Also included is government furnished over-shoot-down missile designed to information collection. equipment; technical manuals and defeat armored vehicles. These missiles DATES: Interested persons are invited to publications; essential spares and repair are fired from a variety of TOW submit comments on or before June 1, parts; consumables; live fire exercise launchers in the U.S. Army, USMC and 2018. and ammunition; tools and test FMS customer forces. The TOW 2B RF ADDRESSES: To access and review all the equipment; training; transportation; U.S. can be launched from the same launcher documents related to the information Government technical support and platforms as the existing wire-guided collection listed in this notice, please logistic support; contractor technical TOW 2B missiles without modification use http://www.regulations.gov by support; repair and return support; to the launcher. The TOW 2B missile searching the Docket ID number ED– quality assurance teams; in-country (both wire & RF) contains two tracker 2018–ICCD–0032. Comments submitted Field Service Representative (FSR); beacons (xenon and thermal) for the in response to this notice should be other associated equipment and services launcher to track and guide the missile submitted electronically through the in support of TOW 2B missiles; and in flight. Guidance commands from the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// other related elements of logistics and launcher are provided to the missile by www.regulations.gov by selecting the program support. The total estimated an RF link contained within the missile Docket ID number or via postal mail, program cost is $670 million. case. The hardware, software and commercial delivery, or hand delivery. This proposed sale will support U.S. technical publications provided with Please note that comments submitted by foreign policy and national security the sale are unclassified; however, the fax or email and those submitted after objectives by improving the security of the comment period will not be system itself contains sensitive a friendly country which has been, and accepted. Written requests for technology that instructs the system on continues to be, an important force for information or comments submitted by political stability and economic growth how to operate in the presence of countermeasures. postal mail or delivery should be in the Middle East. This potential sale addressed to the Director of the is consistent with U.S. initiatives to 2. If a technologically advanced Information Collection Clearance provide key partners in the region with adversary obtains knowledge of the Division, U.S. Department of Education, modern systems that will enhance specific hardware and software 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room interoperability with U.S. forces and elements, the information could be used 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. increase stability. to develop countermeasures or The proposed sale of TOW 2B FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For equivalent systems that might reduce missiles and technical support will specific questions related to collection weapon system effectiveness or be used activities, please contact Alfreida advance the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s in the development of a system with efforts to develop an integrated ground Pettiford, 202–245–6110. similar or advanced capabilities. defense capability. A strong national SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The defense and dedicated military force 3. A determination has been made Department of Education (ED), in will assist Saudi Arabia to sustain itself that Saudi Arabia can provide accordance with the Paperwork in its efforts to maintain stability. Saudi substantially the same degree of Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Arabia will have no difficulty absorbing protection for the sensitive technology 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general this equipment into its armed forces. being released as the U.S. Government. public and Federal agencies with an The proposed sale of this equipment This sale is necessary in furtherance of opportunity to comment on proposed, and support will not alter the basic the U.S. foreign policy and national revised, and continuing collections of military balance in the region. security objectives outlined in the information. This helps the Department The principal contractor is Raytheon Policy Justification. assess the impact of its information Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ. There are collection requirements and minimize 4. All defense articles and services no known offset agreements proposed in the public’s reporting burden. It also listed in this transmittal are authorized connection with this potential sale. helps the public understand the Implementation of this proposed sale for release and export to the Kingdom of Department’s information collection will not require the permanent Saudi Arabia. requirements and provide the requested daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES assignment of any U.S. Government or [FR Doc. 2018–06535 Filed 3–30–18; 8:45 am] data in the desired format. ED is contractor representatives to Saudi BILLING CODE 5001–06–P soliciting comments on the proposed Arabia. There will be no more than two information collection request (ICR) that contractor personnel in the Kingdom of is described below. The Department of Saudi Arabia at any one time and all Education is especially interested in efforts will take less than two weeks in public comment addressing the total. following issues: (1) Is this collection VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:06 Mar 30, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 63 / Monday, April 2, 2018 / Notices 13973 necessary to the proper functions of the The 524B is being revised to collect assess the impact of its information Department; (2) will this information be additional information to sufficiently collection requirements and minimize processed and used in a timely manner; monitor states on data security the public’s reporting burden. It also (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; requirements for grant programs. helps the public understand the (4) how might the Department enhance Dated: March 27, 2018. Department’s information collection the quality, utility, and clarity of the Stephanie Valentine, requirements and provide the requested information to be collected; and (5) how Acting Director, Information Collection data in the desired format. ED is might the Department minimize the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy soliciting comments on the proposed burden of this collection on the Officer, Office of Management. information collection request (ICR) that respondents, including through the use [FR Doc. 2018–06560 Filed 3–30–18; 8:45 am] is described below. The Department of of information technology. Please note BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Education is especially interested in that written comments received in public comment addressing the response to this notice will be following issues: (1) Is this collection considered public records. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the Title of Collection: U.S. Department of [Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0033] Department; (2) will this information be Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 524B). processed and used in a timely manner; Agency Information Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; OMB Control Number: 1894–0003. Activities; Comment Request; Federal Type of Review: A revision of an (4) how might the Department enhance Student Loan Program Deferment the quality, utility, and clarity of the existing information collection. Request Forms Respondents/Affected Public: State, information to be collected; and (5) how Local, and Tribal Governments. AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), might the Department minimize the Total Estimated Number of Annual Department of Education (ED). burden of this collection on the Responses: 5,300. ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use Total Estimated Number of Annual of information technology. Please note SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in Burden Hours: 121,050. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is response to this notice will be Abstract: The ED 524B form and proposing an extension of an existing considered public records. instructions are used in order for information collection. grantees to meet Department of Title of Collection: Federal Student Education (ED) deadline dates for DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 1, Loan Program Deferment Request submission of performance reports for Forms. ED discretionary grant programs. 2018. Recipients of multi-year discretionary ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1845–0011. grants must submit an annual documents related to the information Type of Review: An extension of an performance report for each year collection listed in this notice, please existing information collection. funding has been approved in order to use http://www.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public: receive a continuation award. The searching the Docket ID number ED– Individuals or Households. annual performance report should 2018–ICCD–0033. Comments submitted demonstrate whether substantial in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual progress has been made toward meeting submitted electronically through the Responses: 1,211,634. the approved goals and objectives of the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Total Estimated Number of Annual project. ED program offices may also www.regulations.gov by selecting the Burden Hours: 193,861. require recipients of ‘‘forward funded’’ Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Abstract: These forms serve as the grants that are awarded funds for their means by which borrowers in the entire multi-year project up-front in a Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan single grant award to submit the ED the comment period will not be (Direct Loan), Federal Family Education 524B on an annual basis. In addition, accepted. Written requests for Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins ED program offices may also require information or comments submitted by Loan (Perkins Loan) Programs may recipients to use the ED 524B to submit their final performance reports to postal mail or delivery should be request deferment of repayment on their demonstrate project success, impact and addressed to the Director of the loans if they meet certain statutory and outcomes. In both the annual and final Information Collection Clearance regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department performance reports, grantees are Division, U.S. Department of Education, of Education and other loan holders required to provide data on established 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room uses the information collected on these performance measures for the grant 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. forms to determine whether a borrower program (e.g., Government Performance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For meets the eligibility requirements for and Results Act measures) and on specific questions related to collection the specific deferment type being project performance measures that were activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202– submitted. included in the grantee’s approved grant 377–3681. Dated: March 28, 2018. application. The ED 524B also contains SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Kate Mullan, a number of questions related to project Department of Education (ED), in daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES financial data such as Federal and non- accordance with the Paperwork Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Federal expenditures and indirect cost Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Officer, Office of Management. information. Performance reporting 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general [FR Doc. 2018–06634 Filed 3–30–18; 8:45 am] requirements are found in 34 CFR 74.51, public and Federal agencies with an 75.118, 75.253, 75.590 and 80.40 of the opportunity to comment on proposed, BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Education Department General revised, and continuing collections of Administrative Regulations. information. This helps the Department VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:06 Mar 30, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1


Document Created: 2018-11-01 09:08:37
Document Modified: 2018-11-01 09:08:37
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 June 1, 2018.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Alfreida Pettiford, 202-245-6110.
FR Citation83 FR 13972 
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