GEAR UP Applications for Partnership and State Grants

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
GEAR UP Application for College Savings Account	Form and Instruction	New	Available
GEAR UP Applications for State Grants	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
GEAR UP Applications for Partnership Grants	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Att_GEAR UP CSA Public Comment.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-08-21	Available
Standard Forms Instructions.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-07-17	Available
Att_Memo requesting expedited clearance.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-07-16	Available
Att_Notice of Proposed Priority.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-07-16	Available
Att_Supporting Statement CSA Demo.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-08-21	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
203269	GEAR UP Application for College Savings Account	Form and Instruction	New
197059	GEAR UP Applications for State Grants	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
197057	GEAR UP Applications for Partnership Grants	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0821	ICR Reference No: 201207-1840-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201103-1840-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No: 4894
Title: GEAR UP Applications for Partnership and State Grants
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/24/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/19/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2014
Responses	571	0	545
Time Burden (Hours)	30,590	0	30,460
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Current State GEAR UP grantees that received new awards in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 or FY 2012, that select participating students beginning not later than seventh grade using the cohort approach and that have their cohort of students entering the ninth grade in the 2013-2014 or 2014-2015 academic year are eligible to apply for funding. The purpose of this revision is to introduce the GEAR UP college savings account research demonstration project. This GEAR UP project is designed to determine the effectiveness of pairing federally supported college savings accounts with GEAR UP activities as part of an overall college access and success strategy. The burden increase associated with this collection results from a program change to run this one-time college savings account demonstration project. This collection will result in a change of 26 responses and an increase of 130 burden hours.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1070-a-21(b)(3)(B) Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965 as Amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 20 USC 1070a-21-1070a-28 Name of Law: null

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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:
	77 FR 42489	07/19/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 42489	07/19/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
GEAR UP Applications for Partnership Grants	NA	GEAR UP Partnership Application
GEAR UP Applications for State Grants	NA	GEAR UP State Application
GEAR UP Application for College Savings Account	N/A	Gear Up College Savings Account Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	571	545	0	26	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	30,590	30,460	0	130	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: The burden increase results from a program change to run this one-time college savings account demonstration project which seeks to determine the effectiveness of pairing federally supported college savings accounts with GEAR UP activities. This collection will result in a change of 26 responses and an increase of 130 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,122,844

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: 07/19/2012

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