Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 230 / Wednesday, November 30, 2011 / Notices 74049 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. The OMB is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: (1) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) Minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: November 25, 2011. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title of Collection: College 

Affordability and Transparency 

Explanation Form (CATEF) 2011–2014. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 532. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,596. 

Abstract: The National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES) is seeking a 

three-year clearance for a new survey 

data collection for the College 

Affordability and Transparency List 

Explanation Form (CATEF). The 

collection of this information is 

necessary pursuant to the Higher 

Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) 

Section 111, Part C (20 U.S.C. 1015a) 

with the goal of increasing transparency 

of college tuition prices for consumers. 

The clearance should start with the 

2011–12 collection year and extend 

through the 2012–13 and 2013–14 

collections. Part C of Section 111 of 

HEOA included provisions for 

improved transparency in college 

tuition for consumers. In response to 

these provisions, the Department of 

Education created The College 

Affordability and Transparency Center 

(CATC) which can be accessed through 

College Navigator. The CATC includes 

information for students, parents, and 

policymakers about college costs at 

America’s colleges and universities. The 

CATC also includes several lists of 

institutions based on the tuition and 

fees and/or net prices (the price of 

attendance after considering all grant 

and scholarship aid) charged to 

students, including a list of institutions 

that are 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 

clearance being requested is to survey 

the institutions on this list using the 

College Affordability and Transparency 

Explanation Form to collect follow-up 

information. The lists appearing in 

CATC are generated using data collected 

by NCES through the Integrated 

Postsecondary Education Data System 

(IPEDS). IPEDS is a mandatory data 

collection for institutions that 

participate in or are applicants for 

participation in any federal student 

financial aid program authorized by 

Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended (20 USC 1094, 

Section 487(a)(17) and 34 CFR 

668.14(b)(19)). The additional 

information to be collected will be used 

to write a summary report for Congress 

which will also be posted on the College 

Navigator Web site. The report will 

summarize the general and sector 

specific findings from the CATEF using 

descriptive statistics. The main cost 

areas showing the highest increases will 

be identified using the percent change 

information provided by institutions. 

The most commonly reported plans to 

reduce the increases in those cost 

increases will also be indicated. Finally, 

the extent to which institutions 

participate in setting tuition and fees 

and net prices for students will be 

described and the agencies outside of 

the institutions that decide those 

student charges will be identified. 

Copies of the information collection 

submission for OMB review may be 

accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site 

at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain or from the Department’s Web 

site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by 

selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 4729. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to the Internet address 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to (202) 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection and 

OMB Control Number when making 

your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–(800) 877– 

8339. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30847 Filed 11–29–11; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Coal Council 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463) and in 

accordance with Title 41 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 102– 

3.65(a), and following consultation with 

the Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the National Coal 

Council will be renewed for a two-year 

period beginning November 23, 2011. 

The Council will provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy on general policy matters 

relating to coal issues. 

Additionally, the renewal of the 

Council has been determined to be 

essential to the conduct of the 

Department’s business and to be in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed upon the 

Department of Energy by law and 

agreement. The Council will continue to 

operate in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and the rules and 

regulations in implementation of that 

Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Ducker at (202) 586–7810. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 

23, 2011. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30836 Filed 11–29–11; 8:45 am] 

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