[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65663-65664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20616]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0128]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education 
Grant Program (TEACH Grant) Agreement To Serve or Repay

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 25, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed

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information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, (202) 377-
4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: Teacher Education Assistance for College and 
Higher Education Grant Program (TEACH Grant) Agreement to Serve or 
Repay.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0083.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50,793.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 25,397.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education is requesting a revision 
of the TEACH Grant Agreement currently approved under OMB No. 1845-
0083. The Consider Teachers Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-49) made certain 
changes to the provisions governing the TEACH Grant Program in section 
420N of the HEA, one of which was to replace the previous requirement 
for a TEACH Grant recipient to comply with the requirements for being a 
highly qualified teacher as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with a requirement for the 
recipient to meet all state certification requirements for teaching 
(which may include meeting such requirements through certification 
obtained through alternative routes to teaching). To reflect this 
statutory change, we have modified the Agreement by replacing all 
references to the highly qualified teacher requirement with the new 
requirement and removing the definition of ``highly qualified 
teacher.'' We have also updated the section of the Agreement that 
describes the terms and conditions of Direct Unsubsidized Loans to 
reflect certain changes to the Direct Loan Program regulations that 
were made by a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 
1, 2022 (87 FR 65904). In addition to making these updates to reflect 
statutory and regulatory changes, we have made minor, non-substantive 
wording changes in several places throughout the Agreement for greater 
clarity.

    Dated: September 19, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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