Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 17, 2013 / Notices 22855 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0054] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Annual 

Performance Report for Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities 

Master’s Degree Program (HBCU) 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 June 17, 

2013. 

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–0054 

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: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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: Annual 

Performance Report for Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities Master’s 

Degree Program (HBCU). 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0813. 

Type of Review: an extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 18. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 360. 

Abstract: The Department is 

requesting authorization to annually 

collect performance report data for the 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (HBCU) Masters Degree 

Program. This information is being 

collected to comply with the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) of 1993, Section 4 (1115), 

and the Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 

34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that 

recipients of multi-year discretionary 

grants must submit an Annual 

Performance Report (APR) 

demonstrating that substantial progress 

has been made towards meeting the 

approved objectives of the project. 

Further, the APR lends itself to the 

collection of quantifiable data for this 

program. Grantees will be required to 

report on their progress towards meeting 

the performance measures established 

for the HBCU Master’s Degree Program. 

Dated: April 11, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09009 Filed 4–16–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

Program—Short-Term Projects 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

Program—Short-Term Projects 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.021A. 

DATES:

Applications Available: April 18, 

2013. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 13, 2013. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays Group Projects Abroad (FulbrightHays GPA) Program supports overseas 

projects in training, research, and 

curriculum development in modern 

foreign languages and area studies for 

groups of teachers, students, and faculty 

engaged in a common endeavor. Shortterm projects may include seminars, 

curriculum development, or group 

research or study. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority, two competitive 

preference priorities, and one 

invitational priority. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute 

priority is from the regulations for this 

program (34 CFR 664.32). Competitive 

Preference Priority I is from the 

regulations for this program (34 CFR 

664.32), and Competitive Preference 

Priority II is from the notice of final 

priorities published in the Federal 

Register on September 24, 2010 (75 FR 

59050). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2013 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Specific Geographic Regions of the 

World. 

A group project funded under this 

priority must focus on one or more of 

the following geographic regions of the 

world: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, 

Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the 

Western Hemisphere (Central and South 

America, Mexico, and the Caribbean), 

East Central Europe and Eurasia, and 

the Near East. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: 

Within this absolute priority, we give 

competitive preference to applications 

that address the following priorities. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), each 

competitive preference priority is worth 

a maximum of five points. An applicant 

can address one or both priorities. We 


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