30d Frn

2160

Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 8 / Monday, January 13, 2014 / Notices

committees with respect to schools and
students served by Teach Grant
recipient schools. This report is
required by Section 420P of the Higher
Education Act, as amended by the
Higher Education Opportunity Act of
2008.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2014–00291 Filed 1–10–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0001]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Education Resource Organizations
Directory
Office of Communication and
Outreach (OCO) 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 a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
14, 2014.
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–2014–ICCD–0001
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
2E107, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Stephanie
Valentine, 202–401–0526 or
electronically mail ICDocketMgr@
ed.gov. Please do not send comments
here. We will ONLY accept comments
in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to
the public for any reason.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in

tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

SUMMARY:

VerDate Mar<15>2010

16:40 Jan 10, 2014

Jkt 232001

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: Education
Resource Organizations Directory.
OMB Control Number: 1860–0508.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,800.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 373.
Abstract: Education Resource
Organizations Directory (EROD) is an
electronic directory of educational
resource organizations and services
available at the state, regional, and
national level. The goal of this directory
is to help individuals and organizations
identify and contact organizational
sources of information and assistance on
a broad range of education-related
topics. Users of the directory include
diverse groups such as teachers,
librarians, students, researchers, and
parents.
Dated: January 7, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2014–00292 Filed 1–10–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

PO 00000

Frm 00014

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0138]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Annual Performance Reports for Title
III and Title V Grantees
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 February
12, 2014.
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–0138
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: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202–
401–0563 or electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here. We will ONLY
accept comments in this mailbox when
the regulations.gov site is not available
to the public for any reason.
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
SUMMARY:

E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM

13JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 8 / Monday, January 13, 2014 / Notices
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: Annual
Performance Reports for Title III and
Title V Grantees.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0766.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing collection of
information.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 782.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 16,415.
Abstract: Titles III and V of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), provide discretionary and
formula grant programs that make
competitive awards to eligible
institutions of Higher Education and
organizations (Title III, Part E) to assist
these institutions expand their capacity
to serve minority and low-income
students. Grantees annually submit a
yearly performance report to
demonstrate that substantial progress is
being made towards meeting the
objectives of their project.
Dated: January 7, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2014–00347 Filed 1–10–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Applications for Eligibility Designation;
Programs Under Parts A and F of Title
III of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as Amended (HEA), and Programs
Under Title V of the HEA
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Overview Information:
This notice applies to the following
programs:

VerDate Mar<15>2010

16:40 Jan 10, 2014

Jkt 232001

1. Programs authorized under Part A,
Title III of the HEA: Strengthening
Institutions Program (Part A SIP),
Predominantly Black Institutions (Part
A PBI), Native American-Serving
Nontribal Institutions (Part A NASNTI),
and Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions (Part A AANAPISI).
2. Programs authorized under Part F,
Title III of the HEA: Hispanic-Serving
Institutions STEM and Articulation
(Part F, Title III HSI STEM and
Articulation), Predominantly Black
Institutions (Part F PBI), and Asian
American and Native American Pacific
Islander-Serving Institutions (Part F
AANAPISI).
3. Programs authorized under both
Parts A and F in Title III of the HEA:
Alaska Native and Native HawaiianServing Institutions (ANNH).
4. Programs authorized under Title V
of the HEA: Developing HispanicServing Institutions (Title V HSI) and
Promoting Postbaccalaureate
Opportunities for Hispanic Americans
(PPOHA).
Notice inviting applications for
designation as an eligible institution for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2014.
DATES: Application Available: January
13, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 7, 2014.
Special Note: There is now one
deadline for applicants applying for
designation as an eligible institution
and the non-Federal cost share waiver.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Programs:
The Part A SIP, ANNH, Part A PBI,
Part A NASNTI, and Part A AANAPISI
programs are authorized under Title III,
Part A, of the HEA. Part F, Title III HSI
STEM and Articulation, Part F PBI, and
Part F AANAPISI programs are
authorized under Title III, Part F of the
HEA. The Title V HSI and PPOHA
programs are authorized under Title V
of the HEA. Please note that certain
programs in this notice have the same
or a similar name as another program
that falls under a different statutory
authority. For this reason, we specify
the statutory authority as part of the
acronym for certain programs.
Under the programs discussed above,
institutions of higher education (‘‘IHEs’’
or ‘‘institutions’’) are eligible to apply
for grants if they meet specific statutory
and regulatory eligibility requirements.
An IHE that submits an application and
is designated as an eligible institution
may also receive a waiver of certain
non-Federal cost-share requirements

PO 00000

Frm 00015

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

2161

under the Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grants
(FSEOG) program authorized by Part A,
Title IV of the HEA; the Federal Work
Study Program (FWS) program
authorized by section 443 of Part C,
Title IV of the HEA; the TRIO Student
Support Services (SSS) program
authorized by section 402D of Part A,
Title IV of the HEA; and the
Undergraduate International Studies
and Foreign Language (UISFL) program
authorized by section 604 of Part A,
Title VI of the HEA. Qualified
institutions may receive these waivers
even if they do not receive a grant under
the Title III or Title V Programs.
Special Note: To qualify as an eligible
institution under the grant programs listed in
this notice, your institution must satisfy
several criteria. For most of these programs,
these criteria include those that relate to
needy student enrollment and to average
educational and general (E&G) expenditures
for a specified base year. The most recent
data available for E&G expenditures are for
base year 2011–2012. In order to award FY
2014 grants in a timely manner, we will use
these data to evaluate eligibility. Therefore,
in completing your eligibility application,
please use E&G expenditure data from the
base year 2011–2012.

If you are designated as an eligible
institution and you do not receive a new
award under one of the Title III or Title
V Programs subject to this application
process in FY 2014, your eligibility for
the non-Federal cost-share waiver under
the FSEOG, FWS, SSS, and UISFL
programs is valid for five consecutive
years. You will not need to reapply for
eligibility until 2019, unless you wish to
apply for a new Title III or Title V grant.
All institutions interested in applying
for a new grant under the Title III or
Title V programs addressed in this
notice or in requesting a waiver of the
non-Federal cost share, must apply for
eligibility designation in FY 2014.
Under the HEA, any IHE interested in
applying for a grant under any of these
programs must first be designated as an
eligible institution. (34 CFR 606.5 and
607.5).
Eligible Applicants:
The eligibility requirements for the
programs authorized under Part A of
Title III of the HEA are in Sections 312
and 317–320 of the HEA [20 U.S.C.
1058, 1059d–1059g] and in the
Department’s implementing regulatons
at 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. The
regulations may be accessed at:
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2001title34-vol3/xml/CFR-2001-title34-vol3part607.xml.
The eligibility requirements for the
programs authorized by Part F of Title
III of the HEA are identified in Section

E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM

13JAN1