74160 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2023 / Notices 

Addition of School and District 

Technology Coordinator roles and SBE 

survey completion, increasing burden 

hours, (3) Addition of protocols for the 

health and safety of field staff, 

increasing costs, (4) Reduction in SQ 

burden time for students, teachers and 

schools since COVID–19 learning 

recovery items are no longer adding 

additional time to the SQs; rather, other 

items were dropped to accommodate 

these items, reducing burden hours; and 

(5) Addition of Field Trial for grades, 4, 

8 and 12, increasing burden hours and 

costs. This revision updates Part A and 

Part B detailing the changes to scope 

and references to the communication 

materials and the amendment schedule, 

Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, 

Appendix D (added communication 

materials), Appendix G, Appendix I, 

and Appendices J1, J2, J3, and J–S to 

include the operational survey 

questionnaires (SQs), COVID–19 

Learning Recovery SQs, NIES SQs, and 

Pilot SQs. 

Dated: October 24, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23840 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0148] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program, Federal Direct PLUS Loan 

Request for Supplemental Information 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

November 29, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

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: William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program, Federal 

Direct PLUS Loan Request for 

Supplemental Information. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0103. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,230,000. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 615,000. 

Abstract: The Federal Direct PLUS 

Loan Request for Supplemental 

Information serves as the means by 

which a parent or graduate/professional 

student Direct PLUS Loan applicant 

may provide certain information to a 

school that will assist the school in 

originating the borrower’s Direct PLUS 

Loan award, as an alternative to 

providing this information to the school 

by other means established by the 

school. This is a request for a revision 

of the currently approved form. The 

form was reorganized for improved 

usability and flow. There has been no 

change to the underlying regulations. 

Dated: October 24, 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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23838 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Regional Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) announces upcoming 

virtual meetings for each of its 10 

Regional Advisory Committees (RACs). 

DATES: The date and time for each 

virtual meeting is listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact the Designated Federal 

Official (DFO) for each RAC, listed 

below: 

Appalachia and West RAC: Muhammad 

Kara, Muhammad.Kara@ed.gov 

Central and Southwest RAC: Rebekka 

Meyer, Rebekka.Meyer@ed.gov 

Mid-Atlantic RAC: Esley Newton, 

Esley.Newton@ed.gov 

Midwest and Northwest RAC: Bryan 

Keohane, Bryan.Keohane@ed.gov 

Northeast and Islands RAC: Sarah 

Zevin, Sarah.Zevin@ed.gov 

Pacific RAC: Erin Kelts, Erin.Kelts@

ed.gov 

Southeast RAC: Elisabeth Lembo, 

Elisabeth.Lembo@ed.gov 

For information about the RACs, visit 

the RAC website at https://oese.ed.gov/ 

offices/office-of-formula-grants/ 

program-and-grantee-support-services/ 

comprehensive-centers-program/ 

regional-advisory-committees/. For 

questions, contact Michelle Daley, 

Program and Grantee Support Services, 

at (202) 987–1057, or email OESE.RAC@

ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Regional Advisory 

Committees: The purpose of the RACs is 

to advise the Secretary by (1) 

conducting an educational needs 

assessment of each region identified in 

section 174(b) of the Education Sciences 

Reform Act of 2002; and (2) submitting 

reports for each region based on the 

regional assessments. Notice of these 

meetings is required under 5 U.S.C 

chapter 10 (Federal Advisory Committee 

Act). 

Statutory Authority: The RACs are 

authorized by the Educational Technical 


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