60-D Fed. Reg. Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 17, 2013 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0054]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Annual
Performance Report for Historically
Black Colleges and Universities
Master’s Degree Program (HBCU)
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 17,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0054
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those 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 Director of
the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education 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

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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: Annual
Performance Report for Historically
Black Colleges and Universities Master’s
Degree Program (HBCU).
OMB Control Number: 1840–0813.
Type of Review: an extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 18.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 360.
Abstract: The Department is
requesting authorization to annually
collect performance report data for the
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCU) Masters Degree
Program. This information is being
collected to comply with the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993, Section 4 (1115),
and the Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),
34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that
recipients of multi-year discretionary
grants must submit an Annual
Performance Report (APR)
demonstrating that substantial progress
has been made towards meeting the
approved objectives of the project.
Further, the APR lends itself to the
collection of quantifiable data for this
program. Grantees will be required to
report on their progress towards meeting
the performance measures established
for the HBCU Master’s Degree Program.
Dated: April 11, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
Program—Short-Term Projects
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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Overview Information:
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
Program—Short-Term Projects
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.021A.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 18,
2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 13, 2013.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays Group Projects Abroad (FulbrightHays GPA) Program supports overseas
projects in training, research, and
curriculum development in modern
foreign languages and area studies for
groups of teachers, students, and faculty
engaged in a common endeavor. Shortterm projects may include seminars,
curriculum development, or group
research or study.
Priorities: This notice contains one
absolute priority, two competitive
preference priorities, and one
invitational priority. In accordance with
34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute
priority is from the regulations for this
program (34 CFR 664.32). Competitive
Preference Priority I is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
664.32), and Competitive Preference
Priority II is from the notice of final
priorities published in the Federal
Register on September 24, 2010 (75 FR
59050).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2013 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Specific Geographic Regions of the
World.
A group project funded under this
priority must focus on one or more of
the following geographic regions of the
world: Africa, East Asia, South Asia,
Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the
Western Hemisphere (Central and South
America, Mexico, and the Caribbean),
East Central Europe and Eurasia, and
the Near East.
Competitive Preference Priorities:
Within this absolute priority, we give
competitive preference to applications
that address the following priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), each
competitive preference priority is worth
a maximum of five points. An applicant
can address one or both priorities. We

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