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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS) has 

submitted a public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled Concept 

Paper, Application and Budget 

Instructions, Project Progress Report and 

Progress Report Supplement (OMB 

Control Number 3045–0038) for review 

and approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by February 23, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service; or 

(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Kelly 

Daly, at 202–606–6849 or email to 

vista@americorps.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833– 

3722 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; 

• 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; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to 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. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on October 2, 2017 at Vol. 82, 

No. 189, Page 45832. This comment 

period ended December 1, 2017. Zero 

(0) public comments were received from 

this Notice. 

Description: The forms are used to 

determine organizations’ suitability to 

be AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsors, and 

once awarded a project, to gather 

information on their use of VISTA 

resources. CNCS seeks to renew the 

current information collection. The 

revisions are intended to clarify budget 

instructions. The information collection 

will otherwise be used in the same 

manner as the existing application. 

CNCS also seeks to continue using the 

current application until the revised 

application is approved by OMB. The 

current application expired on 

November 30, 2017. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Concept Paper, Application and 

Budget Instructions, Project Progress 

Report and Progress Report Supplement. 

OMB Number: (OMB Control Number 

3045–0038). 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Organizations and 

State, Local or Tribal Governments. 

Total Respondents: 815. 

Frequency: One time for the Concept 

Paper; annually for the Application with 

Budget Instructions and VISTA Progress 

Report Supplement; four times a year 

for the Progress Report in a project’s 

first year and twice a year thereafter. 

Average Time per Response: 15 hours 

(Application), 15 hours (VPR), 8 hours 

(VPRS). 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 13,040 

hours (Application), 12,225 (VPR), 6,520 

(VPRS). 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated: January 16, 2018. 

Eileen Conoboy, 

Acting Director, AmeriCorps VISTA. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01227 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0140] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

Third Party Perjury Form 

AGENCY: Office of Management (OM), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2017–ICCD–0140. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number 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 

216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Elise Cook, 

202–401–3769. 

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 

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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: Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) Third Party 

Perjury Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1880–0545. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 62,000. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 31,000. 

Abstract: This collection is necessary 

to certify the identity of individuals 

requesting information under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and 

Privacy Act (PA). This certification is 

required under 5 U.S.C. Section 552a(b). 

The form is used by Privacy Act 

requesters to obtain personal records via 

regular mail, fax or email. The 

department will use the information to 

help identify first-party or third party 

requesters with same or similar name 

when requesting retrieval of their own 

documents. 

Dated: January 19, 2018. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01233 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Solicitation of Third-Party Comments 

Concerning the Performance of 

Accrediting Agencies 

AGENCY: Accreditation Group, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Call for written third-party 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information to members of the public on 

submitting written comments for 

accrediting agencies currently 

undergoing review for purposes of 

recognition by the U.S. Secretary of 

Education. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation 

Group, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 270–01, Washington, DC 20202, 

telephone: (202) 453–7615, or email: 

herman.bounds@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

solicitation of third-party comments 

concerning the performance of 

accrediting agencies under review by 

the Secretary is required by section 

496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher Education 

Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended. These 

accrediting agencies will be on the 

agenda for the Spring 2018 National 

Advisory Committee on Institutional 

Quality and Integrity meeting. The 

meeting date has not been determined, 

but will be announced in a separate 

Federal Register notice. 

Agencies Under Review and 

Evaluation: Below is a list of agencies 

currently undergoing review and 

evaluation by the Accreditation Group, 

including their current and requested 

scopes of recognition: 

Application for Initial Recognition 

1. Accrediting Council for 

Independent Colleges and Schools. 

Requested Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation of private postsecondary 

institutions offering certificates or 

diplomas, and postsecondary 

institutions offering associate, 

bachelor’s, or master’s degrees in 

programs designed to educate students 

for professional, technical, or 

occupational careers, including those 

that offer those programs via distance 

education. 

Applications for Renewal of 

Recognition 

1. Association of Advanced 

Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, 

Accreditation Commission. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation and 

preaccreditation (‘‘Correspondent’’ and 

‘‘Candidate’’) within the United States 

of advanced rabbinical and Talmudic 

schools. 

2. Academy of Nutrition and 

Dietetics, Accreditation Council for 

Education in Nutrition and Dietetics. 

Scope of Recognition: The accreditation 

and pre-accreditation, within the United 

States, of Didactic and Coordinated 

Programs in Dietetics at both the 

undergraduate and graduate level, postbaccalaureate Dietetic Internships, and 

Dietetic Technician Programs at the 

associate degree level, and for its 

accreditation of such programs offered 

via distance education. 

3. Accreditation Council on 

Optometric Education. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation in the 

United States of professional optometric 

degree programs, optometric technician 

(associate degree) programs, and 

optometric residency programs, and for 

the pre-accreditation category of 

Preliminary Approval for professional 

optometric degree programs. 

4. Council on Accreditation of Nurse 

Anesthesia Educational Programs. 

Scope of Recognition: The accreditation 

of institutions and programs of nurse 

anesthesia at the post master’s 

certificate, master’s, or doctoral degree 

levels in the United States, and its 

territories, including programs offering 

distance education. 

5. Liaison Committee on Medical 

Education. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation of medical education 

programs within the United States 

leading to the M.D. degree. 

6. Northwest Commission on Colleges 

and Universities. Scope of Recognition: 

The accreditation and preaccreditation 

(‘‘Candidacy Status’’) of postsecondary 

degree-granting educational institutions 

in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 

Oregon, Utah, and Washington, and the 

accreditation of programs offered via 

distance education within these 

institutions. 

7. National Association of Schools of 

Art and Design. Scope of Recognition: 

For the accreditation throughout the 

United States of freestanding 

institutions and units offering art/design 

and art/design-related programs (both 

degree- and non-degree-granting), 

including those offered via distance 

education. 

Compliance Report 

1. American Psychological 

Association. Compliance report 

includes the following: (1) Findings 

identified in the September 22, 2016 

letter from the senior Department 

official following the June 23, 2016 

NACIQI meeting available at: https://

opeweb.ed.gov/aslweb/ 

finalstaffreports.cfm, (2) Review under 

34 CFR 602.19(a), and § 602.20(b). 

Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation in the United States of 

doctoral programs in clinical, 

counseling, school and combined 

professional-scientific psychology; 

doctoral internship programs in health 

service psychology; and postdoctoral 

residency programs in health service 

psychology. The preaccreditation in the 

United States of doctoral internship 

programs in health service psychology; 


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