Notice2023-18443
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment Request; Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) Annual Performance Report
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Published
August 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 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 58574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18443]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0104]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment
Request; Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) 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 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links to view documents related to this
information collection request. Information collection forms and
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Marie Julienne, (202) 987-1054.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science
(UBMS) Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0831.
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: 1,264.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,488.
Abstract: The purpose of the Upward Bound (UB) and Upward Bound
Math Science (UBMS) Program is to generate in the program's
participants the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program
of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a program of
postsecondary education.
Authority for this program is contained in Title IV, Part A,
Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Section 402C of the Higher Education Opportunity
Act of 2008. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher
education, public or private agencies, or organizations, including
community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged
youth, secondary schools, and combinations of institutions, agencies,
organizations and secondary schools.
The UB and UBMS Program's participants must be potential first-
generation college students, low-income individuals, or individuals who
have high risk of academic failure and have a need for academic support
in order to pursue successfully a program of education beyond high
school. Required services of the UB-UBMS Program include: (1) academic
tutoring; (2) advice and assistance in secondary and postsecondary
course selection; (3) preparation for college entrance exams and
completing college admission applications; (4) information on federal
student financial aid programs including (a) Federal Pell grant awards,
(b) loan forgiveness, and (c) scholarships; (5) assistance completing
financial aid applications; (6) guidance and assistance in: (a)
secondary school reentry, (b) alternative programs for secondary school
drop outs that lead to the receipt of a regular secondary school
diploma, (c) entry into general educational development (GED) programs
or (d) entry into postsecondary education; and (7) education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic
literacy of students or the students' parents, including financial
planning for postsecondary education. (8) Also, projects funded for at
least two years under the program must provide instruction in
mathematics through pre-calculus; laboratory science; foreign language;
composition; and literature.
Dated: August 23, 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. 2023-18443 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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