Notice2023-18596
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program Obligation To Repay Grant Regulations
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Published
August 29, 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 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59517-59518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18596]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0105]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education
Grant Program Obligation To Repay Grant Regulations
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 28, 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 Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
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
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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 Obligation to Repay Grant Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0157.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 77,109.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 13,131.
Abstract: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Pub. L. 110-
84) (the CCRAA) established the Teacher Education Assistance for
College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program under Part A of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (the HEA). The regulations
governing the TEACH Grant Program are in 34 CFR 686. The Department of
Education (the Department) is requesting extension without change of
this information collection for the TEACH Grant regulations under 34
CFR 686.43.
The TEACH Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to
undergraduate and graduate students who are completing, or who intend
to complete, coursework necessary to begin a career in teaching. In
exchange for receiving a TEACH Grant, a grant recipient must agree to
complete a teaching service obligation and must regularly provide
documentation of his or her progress toward satisfying the service
obligation. If a grant recipient fails to complete the service
obligation or does not meet requirements for documenting the service
obligation, the TEACH Grants that the individual received are converted
to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan that must be repaid, with interest
charged from the date of each TEACH Grant disbursement.
The regulations govern when a TEACH Grant will be converted to a
Direct Unsubsidized Loan, as well as provide for annual notifications
from the Secretary to the recipient regarding the status of a
recipient's TEACH Grant service obligation. Under the regulations, a
TEACH Grant recipient can request conversion if the recipient decides
not to fulfill the TEACH Grant obligations for any reason or if the
recipient fails to begin or maintain qualifying teaching service within
a timeframe to complete the service obligation in the requisite eight-
year period. Additionally, the regulations describe the notifications
the Secretary will annually send to all TEACH Grant recipients
regarding the service obligation requirements.
Dated: August 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. 2023-18596 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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