Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2013 / Notices 54875 

received on the Draft EIS when 

preparing the Final EIS. The USMC 

intends to issue the Final EIS in Winter 

2014/2015, at which time an NOA 

would be published in the Federal 

Register and local media. 

A Record of Decision is anticipated in 

early 2015. 

Dated: August 29, 2013. 

P.A. Richelmi, 

Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21713 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0118] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Application for Approval To Participate 

in Federal Student Financial Aid 

Programs 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

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 

November 5, 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–0118 

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: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202– 

401–0563 or 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: Application for 

Approval to Participate in Federal 

Student Financial Aid Programs 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0012 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector, State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 7,246 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 24,352 

Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended requires 

postsecondary institutions to complete 

and submit this application as a 

condition of eligibility for any of the 

Title IV student financial assistance 

programs and for the other 

postsecondary programs authorize by 

the HEA. The institution must submit 

the form (1) Initially when it first seeks 

to become eligible for the Title IV 

programs; (2) when its program 

participation agreement expires 

(recertification); (3) when it changes 

ownership, merges, or changes 

structure, (4) to be reinstated to 

participate in the Title IV programs, (5) 

to notify the Department when it makes 

certain changes, e.g. name or address; 

and (5) if it wishes to have a new 

program (outside its current scope) or 

new location approved for Title IV 

purposes. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21675 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program Between the 

Department of Education (ED) and the 

Social Security Administration (SSA) 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 

1988, the Computer Matching and 

Privacy Protections Amendments of 

1990, and Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct 

of computer matching programs, notice 

is hereby given of the renewal of the 

computer matching program between 

the ED (recipient agency), and the SSA 

(source agency). This renewal of the 

computer matching program will 

become effective as explained in 

paragraph 5. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 

(5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, OMB Final 

Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of 

Public Law 100–503, the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 

1988, published in the Federal Register 

on June 19, 1989 (54 FR 25818), and 

OMB Circular No. A–130, Transmittal 

Memorandum #4, Management of 

Federal Information Resources 

(November 28, 2000), we provide the 

following information: 

1. Names of Participating Agencies. 

The U.S. Department of Education 

and the Social Security Administration. 

2. Purpose of the Match. 

The purpose of this matching program 

between ED and SSA is to assist the 

Secretary of Education with verification 

of immigration status and Social 

Security numbers (SSNs) under 20 

U.S.C. 1091(g) and (p). SSA will verify 

the issuance of an SSN to, and will 

confirm the citizenship status of, those 

students and parents applying for 

financial assistance programs 

authorized under title IV of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA). Verification of this information 

by SSA will help ED satisfy its 

obligation to ensure that individuals 

applying for financial assistance meet 

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