Notice2023-14521
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (TEACH Grant) Agreement To Serve or Repay
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Published
July 11, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44116-44117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14521]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0128]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant
Program (TEACH Grant) Agreement To Serve or Repay
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0128.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96dfd5d2f9f5fdf3e2dbf1e4d6f3f2b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbb2b8bf9498909e8fb69c89bb9e9fd59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that
comments 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 Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, (202) 377-
4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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: Teacher Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education Grant Program (TEACH Grant) Agreement to Serve or
Repay.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0083.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50,793.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 25,397.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education is requesting a revision
of the
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TEACH Grant Agreement currently approved under OMB No. 1845-0083. The
Consider Teachers Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-49) made certain changes to
the provisions governing the TEACH Grant Program in section 420N of the
HEA, one of which was to replace the previous requirement for a TEACH
Grant recipient to comply with the requirements for being a highly
qualified teacher as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 with a requirement for the recipient to
meet all state certification requirements for teaching (which may
include meeting such requirements through certification obtained
through alternative routes to teaching). To reflect this statutory
change, we have modified the Agreement by replacing all references to
the highly qualified teacher requirement with the new requirement and
removing the definition of ``highly qualified teacher.'' We have also
updated the section of the Agreement that describes the terms and
conditions of Direct Unsubsidized Loans to reflect certain changes to
the Direct Loan Program regulations that were made by a final rule
published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904). In
addition to making these updates to reflect statutory and regulatory
changes, we have made minor, non-substantive wording changes in several
places throughout the Agreement for greater clarity.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-14521 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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