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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 56 / Friday, March 22, 2013 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0034]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; eZ-Audit: Electronic
Submission of Financial Statements
and Compliance Audits
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of a previously
approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 21,
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–0034
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
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance

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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: eZ-Audit:
Electronic Submission of Financial
Statements and Compliance Audits.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0072.
Type of Review: an extension of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector, State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,342.
Abstract: eZ-Audit is a web-based
process designed to facilitate the
submission of compliance and financial
statement audits, expedite the review of
those audits by the Department, and
provide more timely and useful
information to public, non-profit and
proprietary institutions regarding the
Department’s review. eZ-Audit
establishes a uniform process under
which all institutions submit directly to
the Department any audit required
under the Title IV, HEA program
regulations. eZ-Audit continues to have
minimal number of financial template
line items and general information
questions.
Dated: March 18, 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
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0033]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Ronald
E. McNair Postbaccalaureate
Achievement Program Annual
Performance Report
The Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a previously
approved information collection.

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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 21,
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–0033
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
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: Ronald E. McNair
Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0640.
Type of Review: A revision of a
previously approved information
collection.
DATES:

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