Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program Agreement to Serve (JH)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Teacher Education Assistance Agreement to Serve for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program Agreement to Serve (JH)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
TEACH Grant ATS.Supporting Statement.Emergency.05-07-2008.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-05-13	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
184855	Teacher Education Assistance Agreement to Serve for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program Agreement to Serve (JH)	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0083	ICR Reference No: 200805-1845-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 3685
Title: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program Agreement to Serve (JH)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/14/2008
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/15/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/13/2008
Terms of Clearance: This emergency collection was approved (for 6 months) to enable ED to undertake the programming it needs to make this collection operational by July 1. ED will not actually collect information under this OMB Control Number until July 1, 2008. If the final rule contains changes that effect this control number, OMB may recall this ICR ahead of the 6 month expiration date.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2008	6 Months From Approved
Responses	55,800	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	27,900	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The TEACH Grant Program Agreement to Serve must be signed by a student each year before receiving a TEACH Grant. By signing the Agreement to Serve, the student promises to meet the teaching service requirements of the TEACH Grant Program as described in the Agreement, and to repay with interest the full amount of any TEACH Grant as a Direct Unsubsidized Loan if the student does not complete the required teaching service or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of the TEACH Grant Program.

Emergency Justfication: The U.S. Department of Education requests that OMB grant an emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve to be used in the TEACH Grant Program. Section 420N(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires an applicant for a TEACH Grant to complete an Agreement to Serve before receiving a TEACH Grant. The TEACH Grant Program was established under the HEA by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 1007 (the CCRAA). In accordance with section 420O of the CCRAA, the effective date for the TEACH Grant Program is July 1, 2008. The Department is requesting an emergency clearance because the regular clearance process would not enable us to make an OMB-approved Agreement to Serve available to TEACH Grant applicants by the statutory effective date for the TEACH Grant Program. The Department requests emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve by May 14, 2008, to ensure that systems work and testing necessary to implement the electronic Agreement to Serve can be completed by July 1, 2008. Upon receiving emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve, the Department will submit the Agreement to Serve for the regular information clearance process, including notice of a 60-day public comment period.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1070 et. seq. Name of Law: HEA 1965, As Amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 20 USC 1070 et. seq. Name of Law: HEA 1965, As Amended

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AC93	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 15336	03/21/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 27514	05/13/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 27514	05/13/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Teacher Education Assistance Agreement to Serve for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program Agreement to Serve (JH)	NA	Teach Grant Agreement to Serve

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	55,800	0	0	55,800	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	27,900	0	0	27,900	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection, therefore all burden is new.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $800,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/13/2008

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