Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment Request; Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) Annual Performance Report, 58574 [2023-18443]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 58574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18443]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0104]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment 
Request; Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) 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 revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 27, 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 Marie Julienne, (202) 987-1054.

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: Upward Bound (UB) Upward Bound Math Science 
(UBMS) Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0831.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,264.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,488.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Upward Bound (UB) and Upward Bound 
Math Science (UBMS) Program is to generate in the program's 
participants the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program 
of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a program of 
postsecondary education.
    Authority for this program is contained in Title IV, Part A, 
Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Section 402C of the Higher Education Opportunity 
Act of 2008. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher 
education, public or private agencies, or organizations, including 
community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged 
youth, secondary schools, and combinations of institutions, agencies, 
organizations and secondary schools.
    The UB and UBMS Program's participants must be potential first-
generation college students, low-income individuals, or individuals who 
have high risk of academic failure and have a need for academic support 
in order to pursue successfully a program of education beyond high 
school. Required services of the UB-UBMS Program include: (1) academic 
tutoring; (2) advice and assistance in secondary and postsecondary 
course selection; (3) preparation for college entrance exams and 
completing college admission applications; (4) information on federal 
student financial aid programs including (a) Federal Pell grant awards, 
(b) loan forgiveness, and (c) scholarships; (5) assistance completing 
financial aid applications; (6) guidance and assistance in: (a) 
secondary school reentry, (b) alternative programs for secondary school 
drop outs that lead to the receipt of a regular secondary school 
diploma, (c) entry into general educational development (GED) programs 
or (d) entry into postsecondary education; and (7) education or 
counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic 
literacy of students or the students' parents, including financial 
planning for postsecondary education. (8) Also, projects funded for at 
least two years under the program must provide instruction in 
mathematics through pre-calculus; laboratory science; foreign language; 
composition; and literature.

    Dated: August 23, 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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