[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70176-70177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27499]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0130]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Institutional Disclosures for Distance Education or
Correspondence Programs
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 an extension of an existing information collection.
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 21, 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-
0130. 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 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: Institutional Disclosures for Distance
Education or Correspondence Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0145.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,588.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 152,405.
Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) requests an
extension without change to the information collection tied to 34 CFR
part 668.50 requiring institutional disclosures for distance education
and correspondence courses. This regulatory action establishes
requirements for institutional disclosures to prospective and enrolled
students in programs offered solely through distance education or
correspondence courses, which the Department believes will protect
students by providing them with important information that may
influence their attendance in distance education programs or
correspondence courses as well as improve the efficacy of State-based
consumer protections for students. Since distance education may involve
multiple States, institutional and program authorization requirements
among States may differ, and students may be unfamiliar with or fail to
receive information about complaint processes, licensure requirements,
or other requirements of authorities in States in which they do not
reside.
The final regulations, based on the 2019 negotiated rulemaking,
will rescind the requirements of Sec. 668.50 in its entirety. While
the Secretary is exercising her authority to allow for early
implementation of the rescission of this section, the final rule and
the rescission will not fully take place until July 1, 2020. The
Department is asking to extend the current burden assessment until the
effective date of the change and at that time a discontinuation request
will be filed.
Dated: December 17, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27499 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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