Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 42 / Friday, March 5, 2021 / Notices 12929 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Business and Organizations. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 100. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 200. 

Abstract: AmeriCorps seeks renewal 

of the current information collection 

pursuant to the Domestic Volunteer 

Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et 

seq.) and the National and Community 

Service Act of 1990, (42 U.S.C. 12501 et 

seq.) The information collected will be 

used to help AmeriCorps more 

effectively utilize its deployable 

resources to meet the needs of disaster 

affected communities. A better 

understanding of the participating 

programs will allow AmeriCorps to 

match the capabilities of the programs 

to the needs of the communities and 

will allow better asset mapping and 

resource typing. Additionally, the 

information collected will allow 

AmeriCorps to conduct better outreach 

to interested programs by providing 

them with more information about 

AmeriCorps disaster procedures, 

reimbursement requirements, and 

support services offered. 

The revisions are intended to 

streamline the application process and 

ensure interested programs meet the 

appropriate programmatic and fiscal 

requirements to successfully execute 

disaster response activities. 

Additionally, the supporting forms will 

help AmeriCorps identify and deploy 

programs more effectively and 

efficiently, matching the capabilities of 

the programs to the needs of the 

communities requesting assistance. 

The additional tools and forms under 

the DRCA will allow for effective 

information collection during a disaster 

event as well as assess the capacity of 

all DRCA programs throughout the year. 

The information collection will 

otherwise be used in the same manner 

as the existing application. AmeriCorps 

also seeks to continue using the current 

application until the revised application 

is approved by OMB. The current 

application is due to expire on March 

31, 2021. 

Dated: February 26, 2021. 

Jacob Sgambati, 

Acting Deputy Director, National Civilian 

Community Corps. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0185] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

College Affordability and Transparency 

Explanation Form (CATEF) 2021–2023 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 5, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Freddie Cross, 

202–453–7224. 

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: College 

Affordability and Transparency 

Explanation Form (CATEF) 2021–2023. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0822. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 544. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,251. 

Abstract: The Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE) is seeking a renewed 

three-year clearance for the College 

Affordability and Transparency 

Explanation Form (CATEF) data 

collection. OPE has collected this 

information since 2011–12 and the 

collection of information through 

CATEF is required by § 132 of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965 as 

amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1015a with 

the goal of increasing the transparency 

of college tuition prices for consumers. 

This submission is for the 2021–22, 

2022–23, and 2023–24 collection years. 

CATEF collects follow-up information 

from institutions that appear on the 

tuition and fees and/or net price 

increase College Affordability and 

Transparency Center (CATC) Lists for 

being in the five percent of institutions 

in their institutional sector that have the 

highest increases, expressed as a 

percentage change, over the three-year 

time period for which the most recent 

data are available. The information 

collected through CATEF is used to 

write a summary report for Congress 

which is also posted on the CATC 

website (accessible through the College 

Navigator). 

Minor changes are being requested to 

the data collection instruments that 

were approved in November 2012 

(OMB# 1840–0822 v.2). We will 

continue to use two CATEF forms: (1) 

Net Price and (2) Tuition and Fees. 

Analysis of past open-ended data 

questions in both surveys revealed that 

the open-ended items could be replaced 

with multi-choice items, resulting in 

burden reduction of 812 hours. 

Dated: March 1, 2021. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04504 Filed 3–4–21; 8:45 am] 

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