[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80548-80549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22792]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0121]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for Grants Under the Upward Bound Program (1894-
0001)

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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 an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 4, 2024.

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 Sharon Easterling, (202) 453-
7425.

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: Application for Grants under the Upward Bound 
Program (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0550.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,540.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51,080.
    Abstract: The Department is requesting an extension of the 
application used to make new grants under the Upward Bound (UB) 
Program. This application will be used to conduct the Fiscal Year (FY) 
2027 competition for new awards and collect data under the UB Program. 
The UB Program provides grants to institutions of higher education, 
public and private agencies and organizations, community-based 
organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, 
combinations of such institutions, agencies and organizations, and 
secondary schools. Upward Bound provides fundamental support to 
participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program 
provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege 
performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits. Upward 
Bound serves: high school students from low-income families; and high 
school students from families in which neither parent holds a 
bachelor's degree. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at 
which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and 
graduate from institutions of postsecondary education.
    This discretionary grant falls under the streamlined grant process, 
1894-0001, which waives the 60-day comment period (Pub. L. 104-13, sec. 
3505(a)(2)).
    This collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance 
Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (1894-0001). 
Therefore, the 30-day public comment

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period notice will be the only public comment notice published for this 
information collection.

    Dated: September 30, 2024.
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. 2024-22792 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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