[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02811]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Fiscal 
Operations Report for 2014-2015 and Application To Participate 2016-
2017 (FISAP) and Reallocation Form

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 
April 11, 2016.

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-2016-ICCD-
0016. 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 2E-103, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

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: Fiscal Operations Report for 2014-2015 and 
Application to Participate 2016-2017 (FISAP) and Reallocation Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0030.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,223.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 86,022.
    Abstract: The data submitted electronically in the Fiscal 
Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP) through FISAP 
on the Web is used by the Department of Education to determine the 
institution's funding need for the award year and monitor program 
effectiveness and accountability of fund expenditures. The Reallocation 
form is part of FISAP on the Web. The Higher Education Amendments (HEA) 
requires that if an institution anticipates not using all of its 
allocated funds for the Perkins, Federal Work Study (FWS), and Federal 
Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) programs by the end of 
an award year, it must specify the anticipated remaining unused amount 
to the Secretary. In addition to renewing the expiration date, 
references to dates and award years dates have been updated on the 
forms and in the instructions for both documents. The FISAP form has 
been revised: (1) To use technology to gather existing data 
electronically from other sources requiring less data entry concerning 
Additional Institutions in Part I; (2) per discussions with OMB staff 
on 11/26/12 with concurrence on 11/30/12 to allow applicable aggregate 
level data entry concerning graduate and professional students for 
schools with non-traditional academic calendars; and (3) per OMB staff 
request and discussions on 8/21/12 with concurrence on 8/24/12, to 
expand the income grid in the Part VI summary to collect a more concise 
breakdown of student data at the aggregate level.

    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-02811 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
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