Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Student Aid (FSA) Feedback System, 7348-7349 [2019-03814]

Download as PDF 7348 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 42 / Monday, March 4, 2019 / Notices Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. Members of the public who are interested in speaking are requested to contact Jeff Brewer at the contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend in person are invited to submit written statements. In addition, written statements are invited and may be submitted to the ISPAB at any time. All written statements should be directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, Information Technology Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930. Pre-registration, which is not required, may expedite the entrance process. Please email Jeff Brewer at Jeffrey.Brewer@nist.gov by March 19, 2019 to pre-register. Kevin A. Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2019–03755 Filed 3–1–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Meeting of the Board of Advisors (BOA) to the President of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Subcommittee Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the President of the Naval Postgraduate School Subcommittee Board of Advisors will be held. This meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time Zone. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Naval Postgraduate School, Executive Briefing Center, Herrmann Hall, 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jaye Panza, Designated Federal Official, 1 University Circle, Code 00H, Monterey, CA 93943–5001, telephone number 831–656–2514. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Mar 01, 2019 Jkt 247001 8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m.: Call to Order, Chairman Instructions 8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Annual Ethics Brief 8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: NPS President’s Update 9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Break 10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: NPS Provost’s Update 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Roundtable Discussion 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.: Meet with NPS Students 1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Break 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: NPS Foundation 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Board Discussion The agenda for Thursday is as follows: AGENCY: SUMMARY: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. The purpose of the Board is to advise and assist the President, NPS, in educational and support areas, providing independent advice and recommendations on items such as, but not limited to, organizational management, curricula, methods of instruction, facilities, and other matters of interest. The agenda for Wednesday is as follows: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.: Meet with NPS Faculty 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Board Discussion 11:30 a.m.: Meeting Adjourned Individuals without a DoD Government Common Access Card require an escort at the meeting location. The meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. For access, information, reasonable accommodation requests, or to send written statements for consideration at the committee meeting contact Ms. Jaye Panza, Designated Federal Officer, Naval Postgraduate School, 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943–5001 or by fax (831) 656–2337 by April 15, 2019. (Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b) Dated: February 27, 2019. M.S. Werner, Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2019–03787 Filed 3–1–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0128] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Student Aid (FSA) Feedback System Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 3, 2019. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED– 2018–ICCD–0128. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the docket ID number and the title of the information collection request when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, Washington, DC 20202–0023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04MRN1.SGM 04MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 42 / Monday, March 4, 2019 / Notices Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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: Federal Student Aid (FSA) Feedback System. OMB Control Number: 1845–0141. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 43,200. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,344. Abstract: This is a request for extension of the current information collection of the FSA Feedback System, OMB Control 1845–0141. On March 10, 2015, the White House issued a Student Aid Bill of Rights. Among the objectives identified was the creation of a centralized complaint system that is now resident and supported via the Federal Student Aid/Customer Engagement Management System. The purpose of the Customer Engagement Management System (CEMS) is to meet the objective: ‘‘Create a Responsive Student Feedback System: The Secretary of Education will create a new website by July 1, 2016, to give students and borrowers a simple and straightforward way to file complaints and provide feedback about federal student loan lenders, servicers, collections agencies, and institutions of higher education. Students and borrowers will be able to ensure that their complaints will be directed to the right party for timely resolution, and the Department of Education will be able to more quickly respond to issues and strengthen its efforts to protect the integrity of the student financial aid programs.’’ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Mar 01, 2019 Jkt 247001 Dated: February 27, 2019. Kate Mullan, PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer. 7349 Applications for Renewal of Recognition This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education. 1. National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The accreditation throughout the United States of freestanding institutions that offer dance and dance-related programs (both degree and non-degree-granting), including those offered via distance education. 2. National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The accreditation throughout the United States of freestanding institutions that offer music and music related programs (both degree and non-degree-granting), including those offered via distance education. 3. National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The accreditation throughout the United States of freestanding institutions that offer theatre and theatre-related programs (both degree and non-degree-granting), including those offered via distance education. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Compliance Report [FR Doc. 2019–03814 Filed 3–1–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Request for Comments: Performance of Accrediting Agencies Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. AGENCY: Call for written third-party comments. ACTION: SUMMARY: Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 270–01, Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 453–7615, or email: herman.bounds@ed.gov. This solicitation of written third-party comments concerning the performance of accrediting agencies under review by the Secretary of Education is required by § 496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, and pertains to the Summer 2019 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). The meeting date and location have not been determined, but will be announced in a later Federal Register notice. Also, a later Federal Register notice will describe how to register to provide oral comments at the meeting. Agencies Under Review and Evaluation: The Department requests written comments from the public on the following accrediting agencies, which are currently undergoing review and evaluation by the Accreditation Group, and which will be reviewed at the Summer NACIQI meeting. The agencies are listed, with their current and requested scope of recognition, by the type of application each has submitted: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. Compliance report includes the following: Finding identified in the September 20, 2017 letter from the senior Department official following the June 20, 2017 NACIQI meeting available at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/aslweb/ finalstaffreports.cfm, with respect to recognition requirements found at 34 CFR § 602.15(a)(2). Scope of recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate for Accreditation’’) of degree-granting institutions of higher education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, including the accreditation of programs offered via distance and correspondence education within these institutions. This recognition extends to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees and the Appeals Committee of the College Delegate Assembly on cases of initial candidacy or initial accreditation and for continued accreditation or candidacy. 2. Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools. Compliance report includes the following: Finding identified in the September 20, 2017 letter from the senior Department official following the June 20, 2017 NACIQI meeting available at: https:// opeweb.ed.gov/aslweb/ finalstaffreports.cfm, with respect to recognition requirements found at 34 E:\FR\FM\04MRN1.SGM 04MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7348-7349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03814]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0128]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Federal Student Aid (FSA) Feedback System

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2018-ICCD-
0128. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the

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Department's information collection requirements and provide the 
requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
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: Federal Student Aid (FSA) Feedback System.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0141.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 43,200.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,344.
    Abstract: This is a request for extension of the current 
information collection of the FSA Feedback System, OMB Control 1845-
0141. On March 10, 2015, the White House issued a Student Aid Bill of 
Rights. Among the objectives identified was the creation of a 
centralized complaint system that is now resident and supported via the 
Federal Student Aid/Customer Engagement Management System. The purpose 
of the Customer Engagement Management System (CEMS) is to meet the 
objective: ``Create a Responsive Student Feedback System: The Secretary 
of Education will create a new website by July 1, 2016, to give 
students and borrowers a simple and straightforward way to file 
complaints and provide feedback about federal student loan lenders, 
servicers, collections agencies, and institutions of higher education. 
Students and borrowers will be able to ensure that their complaints 
will be directed to the right party for timely resolution, and the 
Department of Education will be able to more quickly respond to issues 
and strengthen its efforts to protect the integrity of the student 
financial aid programs.''

    Dated: February 27, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-03814 Filed 3-1-19; 8:45 am]
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