6700 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 25 / Friday, February 6, 2015 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Rebecca Green, 

(202) 502–7779. 

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 

package for Graduate Assistance in 

Areas of National Need (GAANN) 

Program (1890–0001). 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0604. 

Type of Review: A reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector, State, Local and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 325. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 13,432. 

Abstract: This information collection 

provides the U.S. Department of 

Education with information needed to 

evaluate, score and rank the quality of 

the projects proposed by institutions of 

higher education applying for a 

Graduate Assistance in Areas of 

National Need grant. Title VII, Part A, 

Subpart 2 of the Higher Education Act 

of 1965, as amended, requires the 

collection of specific data that are 

necessary for applicant institutions to 

receive an initial competitive grant and 

non-competing continuation grants for 

the second and third years. 

Dated: February 3, 2015. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0155] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Student Assistance General 

Provision—Subpart I—Immigration 

Status Confirmation 

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 March 9, 

2015. 

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–2014–ICCD–0155 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. 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, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. 

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: Student Assistance 

General Provision—Subpart I— 

Immigration Status Confirmation. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0052. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households, Private 

Sector, State, Local and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 175,897. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 21,987. 

Abstract: This request is for an 

extension of the reporting requirements 

currently in Student Assistance General 

Provisions, 34 CFR 668, Subpart I which 

governs the Immigration-Status 

Confirmation authorized by section 

484(g) of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended. This collection 

updates the usage by individuals and 

schools. This is necessary to determine 

eligibility to receive program benefits 

and to prevent fraud and abuse of 

program funds. 

Dated: February 3, 2015. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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