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the Corps are being evaluated and
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in March of 2020.
Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey L. Milhorn,
Major General, U.S. Army, Commander,
North Atlantic Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0154]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Foreign
Gifts and Contracts Disclosures
Department of Education (ED),
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information
collection.
DATES: Approval by the OMB has been
requested by January 2, 2020. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments
on or before December 27, 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–
2019–ICCD–0154. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
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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 Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance
and Strategy Division, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W–208D, Washington, DC
20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Hilary
Malawer, Deputy General Counsel, 202–
401–6148.
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
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: Foreign Gifts and
Contracts Disclosures.
OMB Control Number: 1801–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
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Respondents/Affected Public: Private
and Public Institutions of Higher
Education (IHEs).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 400.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,000.
Abstract: Section 117 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as
amended, provides that institutions of
higher education must file a disclosure
report with the Secretary of Education
under the following circumstances:
Whenever any institution is owned or
controlled by a foreign source or
receives a gift from or enters into a
contract with a foreign source, the value
of which is $250,000 or more,
considered alone or in combination
with all other gifts from or contracts
with that foreign source within a
calendar year, the institution shall file a
disclosure report with the Secretary on
January 31 or July 31, whichever is
sooner. (see https://www.govinfo.gov/
content/pkg/USCODE-2017-title20/pdf/
USCODE-2017-title20-chap28-subchapIpartB-sec1011e.pdf).
This collection of information is
necessary to implement 20 U.S.C. 1011f.
Dated: December 13, 2019.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–27262 Filed 12–13–19; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
is issuing a notice inviting applications
for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
(GPA) Program, Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
84.021A and 84.021B. This notice
relates to the approved information
collection under OMB control number
1840–0792.
DATES:
Applications Available: December 17,
2019.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 18, 2020.
Pre-Application Webinar information:
The Department will hold a preapplication meeting via webinar for
prospective applicants. Detailed
information regarding this webinar will
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0154]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of the General Counsel
(OGC)
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information collection.
DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by January 2, 2020.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December
27, 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-2019-ICCD-
0154. 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 [email protected]. 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 Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Hilary Malawer, Deputy General
Counsel, 202-401-6148.
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 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: Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures.
OMB Control Number: 1801-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private and Public Institutions of
Higher Education (IHEs).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,000.
Abstract: Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as
amended, provides that institutions of higher education must file a
disclosure report with the Secretary of Education under the following
circumstances: Whenever any institution is owned or controlled by a
foreign source or receives a gift from or enters into a contract with a
foreign source, the value of which is $250,000 or more, considered
alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with
that foreign source within a calendar year, the institution shall file
a disclosure report with the Secretary on January 31 or July 31,
whichever is sooner. (see https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2017-title20/pdf/USCODE-2017-title20-chap28-subchapI-partB-sec1011e.pdf).
This collection of information is necessary to implement 20 U.S.C.
1011f.
Dated: December 13, 2019.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27262 Filed 12-13-19; 4:15 pm]
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