[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69367-69368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27259]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0155]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Fiscal
Operations Report for 2019-2020 and Application To Participate 2021-
2022 (FISAP) and Reallocation Form
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2019-ICCD-
0155. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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 Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection
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activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
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: Fiscal Operations Report for 2019-2020 and
Application to Participate 2021-2022 (FISAP) and Reallocation Form.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0030.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,893.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 89,846.
Abstract: The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) (Pub. L. 110-
315) was enacted on August 14, 2008 and reauthorized the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA). It requires participating
Title IV institutions to apply for funds and report expenditures for
the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins), the Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and the Federal Work-Study (FWS)
Programs on an annual basis.
The data submitted electronically in the Fiscal Operations Report
and Application to Participate (FISAP) is used by the Department of
Education to determine the institution's funding need for the award
year and monitor program effectiveness and accountability of fund
expenditures. The data is used in conjunction with institutional
program reviews to assess the administrative capability and compliance
of the applicant. There are no other resources for collecting this
data.
The HEA requires that if an institution anticipates not using all
of its allocated funds for the FWS, and FSEOG programs by the end of an
award year, it must specify the anticipated remaining unused amount to
the Secretary, who reduces the institution's allocation accordingly.
The changes to the version of the FISAP update the deadline and
award year references, incorporate new data fields added to capture
cumulative service cancellation reimbursement activity beginning in the
19-20 award year under the Perkins Loan Program.
Dated: December 13, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27259 Filed 12-17-19; 8:45 am]
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