Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) Annual and Final Performance Reports

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 84.116Z FIPSE Comprehensive and Earmarked Final Performance Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 84.116Z FIPSE Comprehensive & Earmarked Annual Performance Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 84.116B Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Final Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 84.116B Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Annual Reports	Form	Modified	Available
Burden Statement.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-17	Available
Att_Supporting Statement-final (2).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-08-17	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
180316	FIPSE Comprehensive and Earmarked Final Performance Report	Form and Instruction	Modified
180314	FIPSE Comprehensive & Earmarked Annual Performance Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified
180312	Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Final Report	Form and Instruction	Modified
180311	Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Annual Reports	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0793	ICR Reference No: 201008-1840-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200705-1840-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No: 4304
Title: Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) Annual and Final Performance Reports
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/29/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/17/2010
Terms of Clearance: The Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education shall include in the FIPSE web-based reporting system all the information required by 5 CFR 1320.8(b) and in a manner with the requirements outlined in 5 CFR 1320.8(c).

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2010
Responses	901	0	725
Time Burden (Hours)	10,426	0	12,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This collection includes an annual and a final performance report for use with all of the following FIPSE programs: Comprehensive(84.116B), European Union-United States (84.116J), US-Brazil (84.116M), North America (84.116N), and US-Russia (84.116S) Programs. Also included is an annual and a final performance report for Congressionally-directed grants (earmarks)(84.116Z). A total of five(5)forms comprise this collection. We need to collect this data in order to evaluate and assess each grantee for continued funding and assessment of their project.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1138-1138d Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part B
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 31428	06/03/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 48661	08/11/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FIPSE Comprehensive and Earmarked Final Performance Report	84.116Z	FIPSE Comprehensive and Earmarked Final Performance Report
Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Final Report	84.116J, M, N or S, 84.116B	Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Final Performance Report ,   International Final Report
FIPSE Comprehensive & Earmarked Annual Performance Reports	84.116Z	FIPSE Comprehensive and Earmarked Annual Performance Report
Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Annual Reports	84.116J, M, N, or S, 84.116B	Special Focus Annual Report ,   FIPSE International Annual Report

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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	901	725	0	0	176	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,426	12,000	0	-1,574	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: For the Comprehensive and International Project Forms for 84.116B, J, M, N or S, the hours burden was reduced from 20 hours per response to 17 hours per response for both the annual and final reports. Some questions have been combined but less repetition is included, For the Congress-directed forms for 84.116Z, the burden was reduced from 15 hours to 8 hours due to the format of the forms and combining of questions. The increase in the number of respondents is due to the fact that we have more congressionally-directed grants to administer.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $186,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 08/17/2010

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