Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program Annual Performance Report

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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 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17570]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2026-SCC-1951]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 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, 2026.

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: Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program Annual 
Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0832.
    Type of Review: Extension without change 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: Veterans Upward Bound (VUB), one of the U.S. Department 
of Education's Upward Bound programs, is designed to motivate and 
assist veterans in developing academic and other requisite skills 
necessary for acceptance and success in a program of postsecondary 
education. The program provides assessment and enhancement of basic 
skills through counseling, mentoring, tutoring and academic instruction 
in the core subject areas. The primary goal of the program is to 
increase the rate at which participants enroll in and complete 
postsecondary education programs.
    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 the Government Performance and Results Act.

Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2026-17570 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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