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PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: User Testing of the Financial
Readiness website; OMB Control
Number 0704–UTFR.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 160.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 160.
Average Burden per Response: 40
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 106.7.
Needs and Uses: The DoD Office of
Financial Readiness Information
(FINRED) is sponsoring a website
usability study to collect opinions,
ideas, and concerns from members of
the military community on their level of
satisfaction with the FINRED website
content, layout, and navigation of
financial resources. This study will be
used only for research purposes and the
results and recommendations will be
anonymous when shared with
government officials. The feedback and
insights will be used to drive future
improvements to the FINRED website.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, Docket
ID number, and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela
Duncan.
Requests for copies of the information
collection proposal should be sent to
Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil.
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Dated: January 10, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2022–SCC–0124]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Educational Opportunity Centers
Program (EOC) Annual Performance
Report
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
reinstatement without change of a
previously approved information
collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
13, 2023.
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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain 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. Reginfo.gov
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 Emory
Morrison, 202–453–6963.
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
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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: Educational
Opportunity Centers Program (EOC)
Annual Performance Report
OMB Control Number: 1840–0830
Type of Review: A reinstatement
without change of a previously
approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 170
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1360
Abstract: The Department of
Education (ED) collects Annual
Performance Reports (APRs) from
Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)
grantees under the authority of Title IV,
Part A, Subpart 2, Division 1, Sections
402A and 402B of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended, the program
regulations in 34 CFR 644, and the
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in
34 CFR 74.51, 75.720, and 75.732. The
information that grantees submit in their
APRs allows ED to annually assess each
grantee’s progress in meeting their
project’s approved goals and objectives.
The APR data that grantees submit are
compared with the projects’ approved
objectives to determine the projects’
accomplishments, to make decisions
regarding whether funding should be
continued, and to award ‘‘prior
experience’’ points. The regulations for
this program provide for awarding up to
15 points for prior experience (34 CR
644.22). During a competition for new
grant awards, the prior experience
points are added to the average of the
field reader scores to arrive at a total
score for each application. Funding
recommendations and decisions are
primarily based on the rank order of
applications on the slate; therefore,
assessment of prior experience points,
based on data in the annual
performance report, is a crucial part of
the overall application process.
Further, this performance report form
is the main source of data for the
Department’s response to the
requirements of the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) for
this program. In addition, the
Department uses the annual
performance reports to produce program
level data for annual reporting, budget
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submissions to OMB, Congressional
hearings and inquiries, and responding
to inquiries from higher education
interest groups and the general public.
EOC APRs are prepared and
submitted by EOC grant projects. For
each EOC grant project, the grant project
director of record completes, or
supervises the completion of the data
submission process. The grant project
director supervises the administration of
an EOC grant. An EOC grant provides
counseling and information on college
admissions to qualified adults who want
to enter or continue a program of
postsecondary education. The program
also provides services to improve the
financial and economic literacy of
participants. An important objective of
the program is to counsel participants
on financial aid options, including basic
financial planning skills, and to assist in
the application process. The goal of the
EOC program is to increase the number
of adult participants who enroll in
postsecondary education institutions.
Dated: January 10, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0010]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Rehabilitation Services Administration
(RSA) Payback Information
Management System
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
14, 2023.
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–
2023–SCC–0010. 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,
the Department 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
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 Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave, SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Karen
Holliday, 202–245–7318.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Department, 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. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
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: Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) Payback
Information Management System.
OMB Control Number: 1820–0617.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments;
Individuals and Households; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 12,026.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,917.
Abstract: Public Law 114–95, section
302 (b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended by the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA), the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) provides LongTerm Training grants to academic
institutions to support scholarship
assistance to students. Students who
receive scholarships under this program
are required to work within the public
rehabilitation program, such as with a
state vocational rehabilitation agency, or
an agency or organization that has a
service arrangement with a state
vocational rehabilitation agency. The
student is expected to work two years in
such settings for every year of full-time
scholarship support. The program
regulations at 34 CFR 386.33 through
386.35 and 386.40 through 386.43 detail
the payback provisions and the RSA
scholars’ requirements to comply with
them.
Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act
requires tracking of scholars’
employment status and location of
former scholars supported under the
grants in order to ensure that students
are meeting the payback requirement.
Scholars must provide requested
information necessary to meet the exit
certification requirements.
In addition to meeting the
requirement that all scholars be tracked,
the information collected will provide
performance data relevant to the
rehabilitation fields and degrees
pursued by RSA scholars, as well as the
funds owed and the rehabilitation work
completed by them. These data are used
to assess program effectiveness and
efficiency, and to meet the reporting
requirements of Public Law 103–62
section 4 of the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
In summary, RSA is requesting a
revision of the currently approved
collection by adding a section titled
State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Agency: RSA Job Board Posting, where
RSA envisions State VR agencies may
initiate posting of an open position on
the RSA Job Board on a rolling basis as
positions become available. This
addition to the current collection will be
a helpful resource to students who
receive RSA support, graduate, and seek
qualifying employment to fulfill their
required service obligation. This
collection package adds the
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0124]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) 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 a reinstatement without change of a
previously approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 13, 2023.
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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 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.
Reginfo.gov 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 Emory Morrison, 202-453-6963.
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: Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC)
Annual Performance Report
OMB Control Number: 1840-0830
Type of Review: A reinstatement without change of a previously
approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 170
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1360
Abstract: The Department of Education (ED) collects Annual
Performance Reports (APRs) from Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)
grantees under the authority of Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Division
1, Sections 402A and 402B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, the program regulations in 34 CFR 644, and the Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR 74.51,
75.720, and 75.732. The information that grantees submit in their APRs
allows ED to annually assess each grantee's progress in meeting their
project's approved goals and objectives. The APR data that grantees
submit are compared with the projects' approved objectives to determine
the projects' accomplishments, to make decisions regarding whether
funding should be continued, and to award ``prior experience'' points.
The regulations for this program provide for awarding up to 15 points
for prior experience (34 CR 644.22). During a competition for new grant
awards, the prior experience points are added to the average of the
field reader scores to arrive at a total score for each application.
Funding recommendations and decisions are primarily based on the rank
order of applications on the slate; therefore, assessment of prior
experience points, based on data in the annual performance report, is a
crucial part of the overall application process.
Further, this performance report form is the main source of data
for the Department's response to the requirements of the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) for this program. In addition, the
Department uses the annual performance reports to produce program level
data for annual reporting, budget
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submissions to OMB, Congressional hearings and inquiries, and
responding to inquiries from higher education interest groups and the
general public.
EOC APRs are prepared and submitted by EOC grant projects. For each
EOC grant project, the grant project director of record completes, or
supervises the completion of the data submission process. The grant
project director supervises the administration of an EOC grant. An EOC
grant provides counseling and information on college admissions to
qualified adults who want to enter or continue a program of
postsecondary education. The program also provides services to improve
the financial and economic literacy of participants. An important
objective of the program is to counsel participants on financial aid
options, including basic financial planning skills, and to assist in
the application process. The goal of the EOC program is to increase the
number of adult participants who enroll in postsecondary education
institutions.
Dated: January 10, 2023.
Kun 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. 2023-00614 Filed 1-12-23; 8:45 am]
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