Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of the Secretary; Education Jobs Annual Performance Report, 56194 [2012-22454]
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Dated: September 7, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012–22449 Filed 9–11–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests; Office of the
Secretary; Education Jobs Annual
Performance Report
The Education Jobs program
provides $10 billion in assistance to
States to save or create education jobs.
Jobs funded under this program include
those that provide educational and
related services for early childhood,
elementary, and secondary education.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202–4537. Copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 04909. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUMMARY:
Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
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information collection. The Department
of Education 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: Education Jobs
Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 56.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 840.
Abstract: Under the Education Jobs
Fund statute (Pub. L. 111–226 Sec. 101
(10)(A)), each State is required to submit
to the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) a report that describes the
uses of the funds provided under the
program and the impact of those funds
on education and other areas. The
statute requires States to submit these
reports for each year of the program at
such time and in such manner as the
Department may require.
Dated: September 7, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012–22454 Filed 9–11–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Promising and Practical Strategies to
Increase Postsecondary Success;
Request for Information
Department of Education.
Request for Information (RFI);
Promising and Practical Strategies to
Increase Postsecondary Success—
Second Round Request and Posting of
Responses from First Round.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Education
(Department) requests information about
promising and practical strategies,
practices, programs, and activities
(promising and practical strategies) that
have improved rates of postsecondary
success, transfer, and graduation. In
addition, the Department announces the
availability of the material submitted by
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respondents to an earlier request for
information on this same subject.
The Department believes this
information will be of interest to others
in situations similar to those described
in the submissions. We also believe that
this information will be useful during
future deliberations, possibly including
discussions concerning improvements
to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), and other legislative
proposals to the Congress. Each
response to this RFI should contain the
following elements (see Guidance for
Submitting Documents and Request for
Information for full details):
(1) Contact information;
(2) Brief one-paragraph abstract;
(3) Detailed description of the
promising and practical strategy; and
(4) Applicable keywords or tags (meta
data tags).
DATES: Responses to this RFI may be
submitted at any time after the
publication of this notice, but in order
for a response to be considered in the
second round of reviews, it should be
submitted by November 30, 2012. We
will review and post responses received
after November 30, 2012 on a regular
basis.
ADDRESSES: Provide any submission
related to this RFI to the following email
address: collegecompletion@ed.gov.
Alternatively, mail or deliver
submissions to Frederick Winter, Fund
for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room
6145, Washington, DC 20006–8544.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frederick Winter, (202) 502–7632,
frederick.winter@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339. Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an accessible
format (e.g. braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) by
contacting Warren Farr at (202) 377–
4380 or warren.farr@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In February 2009, President Obama
established a goal for the United States
to regain, by 2020, its position as the
nation with the highest percentage of its
population holding postsecondary
degrees and credentials. The Secretary
of Education is interested in collecting
and making available to the public
information on promising and practical
strategies that can help educational
institutions, States, non-profit
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of the
Secretary; Education Jobs Annual Performance Report
SUMMARY: The Education Jobs program provides $10 billion in assistance
to States to save or create education jobs. Jobs funded under this
program include those that provide educational and related services for
early childhood, elementary, and secondary education.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Copies of the
proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link
and by clicking on link number 04909. When you access the information
collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may
also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-
401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the
information collection. The Department of Education 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: Education Jobs Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 840.
Abstract: Under the Education Jobs Fund statute (Pub. L. 111-226
Sec. 101 (10)(A)), each State is required to submit to the U.S.
Department of Education (Department) a report that describes the uses
of the funds provided under the program and the impact of those funds
on education and other areas. The statute requires States to submit
these reports for each year of the program at such time and in such
manner as the Department may require.
Dated: September 7, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-22454 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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