Notice2023-15979
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program Annual Performance Report
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Published
July 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48816-48817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15979]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0143]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program Annual Performance Report
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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 a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 26, 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-0143.
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#a4ede7e0cbc7cfc1d0e9c3d6e4c1c08ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b42484f6468606e7f466c794b6e6f256c647d">[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 Marie Julienne, (202) 987-1054.
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: Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0832.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 62.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,054.
Abstract: All Veterans Upward Bound projects must provide
instruction in mathematics through pre-calculus, laboratory science,
foreign language, composition, and literature. Projects may also
provide short-term remedial or refresher courses for veterans who are
high school graduates but have delayed pursuing postsecondary
education. Projects are also expected to assist veterans in securing
support services from other locally available resources such as the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans' associations, and other
state and local agencies that serve veterans.
The Department's annual performance report (APR) for VUB collects
each current grantee's data at the participant level on services and
performance over the course of a year. The Department uses the
information conveyed in the performance report to assess a grantee's
progress in meeting its approved goals and objectives and to evaluate a
grantee's prior experience in accordance with the program regulations
in 34 CFR 645.32. Grantees' annual performance reports also provide
information on the outcomes of projects' work and of the VUB program as
a whole. In addition, APR data allows the Department to respond to the
reporting requirements of
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the Government Performance and Results Act.
The APR has been updated to include questions related to the
Competitive Preference Priorities used in the most recent competition.
These questions are not expected to affect the total burden hours per
response.
Dated: July 24, 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. 2023-15979 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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