83 FR 9727 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2017

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 45 (March 7, 2018)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an additional 30 day public comment period for a new information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9727-9728]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04580]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0113]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2017

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 an additional 30 day public comment period for a new 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 6, 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-2017-ICCD-
0113. 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 216-42, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Warren Farr, 202-377-4380.

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

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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: Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 
2017.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 300.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,400.
    Abstract: Federal Student Aid (FSA) is requesting an additional 30 
day public comment period, for this Experimental Sites Initiatives 
(ESI) information clearance request, to ensure that all affected 
parties will have an opportunity to review and respond to these 
proposed additional questions. Based on public comments received during 
the 30 day public comment period, which closed January 18, 2018, FSA is 
incorporating 40 new questions across the Institutional Surveys for 
seven of the experiments. The additional questions can be viewed as 
directed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. FSA has determined 
that responding to the additional questions will add, on average, one 
hour of additional burden to affected parties. The collection of this 
data and the results of these experiments will help the Department in 
its continuing efforts to improve Title IV program administration.

    Dated: March 1, 2018.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-04580 Filed 3-6-18; 8:45 am]
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