83 FR 19739 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment Request; Reaffirmation Agreement

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)

Page Range		19739-19740
FR Document		2018-09494

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19739-19740]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09494]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0022]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment
Request; Reaffirmation Agreement

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 4, 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-
0022. 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: Reaffirmation Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0133.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,156.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,578.
Abstract: The HEA provides for a maximum amount that a borrower can
receive per year and in total. If a borrower receives more than one of
these maximum amounts, the borrower

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is rendered ineligible for further Title IV aid (including Federal Pell
Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal
Work-Study, and Teacher Education Assistance for Higher Education
(TEACH) Grants) unless the borrower repays the excess amount or agreed
to repay the excess amount according to the terms and conditions of the
promissory note that the borrower signed. Agreeing to repay the excess
amount according to the terms and conditions of the promissory note
that the borrower signed is called ``reaffirmation'', which is the
subject of this collection.

Dated: May 1, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Education is especially interested in information that can best be provided by fax or email and those submitted after
public comment addressing the teachers from their perspective and the comment period will not be
following issues: (1) Is this collection direct interaction with students. FRSS accepted. Written requests for
necessary to the proper functions of the 109 will provide national statistics on: information or comments submitted by
Department; (2) will this information be (1) Teachers’ knowledge and beliefs postal mail or delivery should be
processed and used in a timely manner; about students’ access to technology for addressed to the Director of the
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; doing school assignments outside of Information Collection Clearance
(4) how might the Department enhance school; (2) Barriers and challenges Division, U.S. Department of Education,
the quality, utility, and clarity of the teachers believe their students face in 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
information to be collected; and (5) how using technology for class assignments 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
might the Department minimize the outside of school; and (3) Computers FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
burden of this collection on the that the district or school may make specific questions related to collection
respondents, including through the use available to students for use outside of activities, please contact Beth
of information technology. Please note class time. The request for FRSS 109 Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
that written comments received in preliminary activities, including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
response to this notice will be securing research approval from special Department of Education (ED), in
considered public records. contact school districts beginning in
Title of Collection: Fast Response accordance with the Paperwork
April 2018, notifying superintendents of Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
Survey System (FRSS) 109: Teachers’ districts with sampled schools about the
Use of Technology for School and 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
survey, and obtaining teacher lists from public and Federal agencies with an
Homework Assignments. sampled schools beginning in August
OMB Control Number: 1850–0857. opportunity to comment on proposed,
2018, was approved in March 2018, revised, and continuing collections of
Type of Review: A revision of an with the latest change request approved
existing information collection. information. This helps the Department
in April 2018 (1850–0857 v.2–4). This assess the impact of its information
Respondents/Affected Public:
request is to conduct the FRSS 109 data collection requirements and minimize
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual collection. the public’s reporting burden. It also
Responses: 9,500. Dated: May 1, 2018. helps the public understand the
Total Estimated Number of Annual Kate Mullan, Department’s information collection
Burden Hours: 3,523. Acting Director, Information Collection requirements and provide the requested
Abstract: The Fast Response Survey Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy data in the desired format. ED is
System (FRSS) 109 survey on teachers’ Officer, Office of Management. soliciting comments on the proposed
use of technology for school and [FR Doc. 2018–09502 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] information collection request (ICR) that
homework assignments in public BILLING CODE 4000–01–P is described below. The Department of
schools is conducted by the National Education is especially interested in
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) public comment addressing the
as part of the IES response to the request DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION following issues: (1) Is this collection
in the Every Student Succeeds Act of necessary to the proper functions of the
[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0022]
2015 (ESSA, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to Department; (2) will this information be
provide information about the Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner;
educational impact of access to digital Activities; Submission to the Office of (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
learning resources (DLRs) outside of the Management and Budget for Review (4) how might the Department enhance
classroom. The expanding use of and approval; Comment Request; the quality, utility, and clarity of the
technology affects the lives of students Reaffirmation Agreement information to be collected; and (5) how
both inside and outside the classroom. might the Department minimize the
For this reason, the role of technology AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), burden of this collection on the
in education is an increasingly Federal Student Aid (FSA). respondents, including through the use
important area of research. While access ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
to technology can provide valuable that written comments received in
learning opportunities to students, SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
technology by itself does not guarantee Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
successful outcomes. Schools and proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Reaffirmation
teachers play an important role in information collection. Agreement.
successfully integrating technology into DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1845–0133.
teaching and learning. Findings from submit comments on or before June 4, Type of Review: A revision of an
the FRSS 109 study will provide insight 2018. existing information collection.
on the types and availability of DLRs ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public:
outside of the classroom, and will documents related to the information Individuals or Households; Private
contribute to IES legislatively mandated collection listed in this notice, please Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
report on the educational impact of use http://www.regulations.gov by Governments.
access to DLRs outside the classroom. searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
To provide the needed data, FRSS 109 2018–ICCD–0022. Comments submitted Responses: 13,156.
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will collect nationally representative in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
data from public school teachers about submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 1,578.
their use of DLRs for teaching, and how Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The HEA provides for a
their knowledge and beliefs about their www.regulations.gov by selecting the maximum amount that a borrower can
students’ access to DLRs outside the Docket ID number or via postal mail, receive per year and in total. If a
classroom affect the assignments they commercial delivery, or hand delivery. borrower receives more than one of
give. The survey will focus on Please note that comments submitted by these maximum amounts, the borrower

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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 June 4, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation		83 FR 19739