Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 2014 / Notices 78069 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No: CFPB–2014–0034] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing 

to renew the approval for an existing 

information collection titled, ‘‘Generic 

Information Collection Plan for 

Consumer Complaint and Information 

Collection System (Testing and 

Feedback).’’ 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before February 27, 2015 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection, OMB Control Number (see 

below), and docket number (see above), 

by any of the following methods: 

• Electronic: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA 

Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20552. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau (Attention: 

PRA Office), 1275 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20002. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. In general, all comments 

received will become public records, 

including any personal information 

provided. Sensitive personal 

information, such as account numbers 

or social security numbers, should not 

be included. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Documentation prepared in support of 

this information collection request is 

available at www.regulations.gov. 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau, (Attention: 

PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–9575, 

or email: PRA@cfpb.gov. Please do not 

submit comments to this mailbox. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Generic 

Information Collection Plan for 

Consumer Complaint and Information 

Collection System (Testing and 

Feedback). 

OMB Control Number: 3170–0042. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

710,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 118,334. 

Abstract: Over the past several years, 

the CFPB has undertaken a variety of 

service delivery-focused activities 

contemplated by the Dodd-Frank and 

Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act, Public Law 111–2013. 

These activities, which include 

consumer complaint and inquiry 

processing, referral, and monitoring, 

involve several interrelated systems. 

The streamlined process of the generic 

clearance will continue to allow the 

CFPB to implement these systems 

efficiently, in line with the CFPB’s 

commitment to continuous 

improvement of its delivery of services 

through iterative testing and feedback 

collection. 

Request for Comments: Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

CFPB, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the CFPB’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methods and the assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

Dated: December 17, 2014. 

Ashwin Vasan, 

Chief Information Officer, Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30410 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Application for New Awards; High 

School Equivalency Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

High School Equivalency Program (HEP) 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.141A. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: December 29, 

2014. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: February 12, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: April 13, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purposes of 

HEP are to help migrant and seasonal 

farmworkers and members of their 

immediate family: (1) Obtain a general 

education diploma that meets the 

guidelines for high school equivalency 

(HSE) established by the State in which 

the HEP project is conducted; and (2) 

gain employment or be placed in an 

institution of higher education (IHE) or 

other postsecondary education or 

training. 

Priorities: This competition includes 

one competitive preference priority and 

three invitational priorities. In 

accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), the Competitive 

Preference Priority is from section 

418A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended by section 408 of the 

Higher Education Opportunity Act of 

2008 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2(e)). The first 

invitational priority is for applications 

that promote science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 

education. The second invitational 

priority is for applications that propose 

to engage faith-based and community 

organizations in the delivery of services 

under this program. The third 

invitational priority is for applications 

that submit a plan supported by 

evidence of strong theory (e.g., a fully 

developed logic model (as defined in 

this notice) of the proposed project). 

Competitive Preference Priority: For 

FY 2015 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, this priority is a 

competitive preference priority. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to 

15 additional points to an application, 

depending on how well the applicant 

meets the competitive preference 

priority. The maximum amount of 

competitive preference points an 

application can receive under this 

priority is 15 points. 

This priority is: 


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