Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program Survey on Postgraduate Employment Outcomes, 45713 [2021-17484]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 155 (Monday, August 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 45713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17484]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0125]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program Survey on 
Postgraduate Employment Outcomes

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a reinstatement without change of a previously approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or October 
15, 2021.

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-2021-SCC-0125. 
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 PRA 
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Charles Jenkins, 202-453-5994.

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 Language and Area Studies (FLAS) 
Fellowship Program Survey on Postgraduate Employment Outcomes.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0829.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,400.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 600.
    Abstract: The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships 
program is authorized by 20 U.S.C. 1121(b), and provides allocations of 
academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher 
education or consortia of institutions of higher education to assist 
meritorious undergraduate students and graduate students undergoing 
training in modern foreign languages and related area or international 
studies. This information collection is a survey for FLAS fellows 
required by 20 U.S.C. 1121(d) which states ``The Secretary shall assist 
grantees in developing a survey to administer to students who have 
completed programs under this subchapter to determine postgraduate 
employment, education, or training. All grantees, where applicable, 
shall administer such survey once every two years and report survey 
results to the Secretary.''
    This package is a reinstatement without change.

    Dated: August 11, 2021.
Kate 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. 2021-17484 Filed 8-13-21; 8:45 am]
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