Notice2023-21310
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 Eligibility Regulations
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Published
September 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 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67262-67263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21310]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0139]
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 Eligibility 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
October 30, 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 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 Eligibility Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0084.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; Individuals and
Households; State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated
Number of Annual Responses: 233,844.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 37,175.
Abstract: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act (the CCRAA),
Public Law 110-84, 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 for
the TEACH Grant Program are in 34 CRF 686. The following sections of
the TEACH Grant regulations are included in this information
collection: 686.4, 686.11, 686.32, and 686.34. This is a request for an
extension of the existing burden hours in OMB Control Number 1845-0084.
The regulations in 686.4 require an institution that ceases to
participate or becomes ineligible to participate in the TEACH Grant
program during an award year to report to the Department of Education
(the Department) within 45 days after the effective date of the loss of
eligibility. The regulations in 686.11 establish that in addition to
meeting the student eligibility requirements, in order to receive a
TEACH Grant the applicant must submit the designated application, sign
a TEACH Grant agreement to serve or repay (this burden is captured
under OMB Control Number 1845-0083), and enroll in a TEACH Grant
eligible institution. The regulations in 686.32 require an institution
to provide initial, subsequent, and exit counseling to each TEACH Grant
recipient and maintain documentation substantiating the counseling
requirements. The regulations in 686.34 require the institution to
promptly provide written notification to a student requesting repayment
of any overpayment that the institution does not have responsibility to
repay. The regulations also require that the institution refer the
student to the Department if the student does not take positive action
to promptly resolve the TEACH Grant overpayment. In addition, in 686.34
there is conversion counseling requirements for grant recipients whose
TEACH Grants are converted to Direct Unsubsidized Loans.
Dated: September 25, 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. 2023-21310 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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