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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 36 / Monday, February 24, 2014 / Notices
Dated: February 18, 2014.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General
Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014–03863 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0020]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Program 1894–0001
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 a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
26, 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–0020
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any
reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at [email protected].
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will ONLY accept
comments during the comment period
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov
site is not available. 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,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Pamela
Maimer, 202–502–7704.
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

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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: Fulbright-Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Program 1894–0001.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0005.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households, Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 680.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 17,000.
Abstract: The purpose of Section
102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
(Fulbright-Hays Act) is to promote and
develop modern foreign language
training and area studies throughout the
educational structure of the United
States. To help accomplish this
objective, fellowships are awarded
through U.S. institutions of higher
education to American doctoral
dissertation fellows enabling them to
conduct overseas research and enhance
their foreign language proficiency.
Under the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA)
program, individual scholars apply
through eligible institutions for an
institutional grant to support the
research fellowship. These institutions
administer the program in cooperation
with the U.S. Department of Education
(US/ED) as provided under the authority
of Sections 102(b)(6) and 104(e)(1) of the

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Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961, 34 CFR part 662,
the Policy Statements of the J. William
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
(FSB), and the Education Department
General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR).
Dated: February 19, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2014–03810 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0021]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application for the Fulbright-Hays
Group Projects Abroad Program
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 a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
26, 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–0021
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any
reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at [email protected].
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will ONLY accept
comments during the comment period
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov
site is not available. 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,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,
Washington, DC 20202.
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