Notice2024-03465
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application Package for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program (1894-0001)
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Published
February 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a reinstatement without change of a previously approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 13060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03465]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0029]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application Package for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need (GAANN) Program (1894-0001)
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 reinstatement without change of a
previously approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 22, 2024.
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 Rebecca Ell, (202) 453-6348.
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: Application package for the Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program (1894-0001).
OMB Control Number: 1840-0604.
Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously
approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 325.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,954.
Abstract: This information collection provides the U.S. Department
of Education with information needed to evaluate, score and rank the
quality of the projects proposed by institutions of higher education
applying for a Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grant.
Title VII, Part A, Subpart 2 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, requires the collection of specific data that are necessary
for applicant institutions to receive an initial competitive grant and
non-competing continuation grants for the second and third years.
This collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance
Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (1894-0001).
Therefore, the 30-day public comment period notice will be the only
public comment notice published for this information collection.
Dated: February 15, 2024.
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. 2024-03465 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
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