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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

15 / Wednesday, January 24, 2007 / Notices 3119

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, addressing the following issues: (1) Is ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–
DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be this collection necessary to the proper 245–6623. Please specify the complete
electronically mailed to functions of the Department; (2) will title of the information collection when
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– this information be processed and used making your request.
245–6623. Please specify the complete in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate Comments regarding burden and/or
title of the information collection when of burden accurate; (4) how might the the collection activity requirements
making your request. Department enhance the quality, utility, should be electronically mailed to
Comments regarding burden and/or and clarity of the information to be ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
the collection activity requirements collected; and (5) how might the use a telecommunications device for the
should be electronically mailed to Department minimize the burden of this deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who collection on the respondents, including Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
use a telecommunications device for the through the use of information 800–877–8339.
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal technology. [FR Doc. E7–968 Filed 1–23–07; 8:45 am]
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
Dated: January 18, 2007. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
800–877–8339.
Angela C. Arrington,
[FR Doc. E7–967 Filed 1–23–07; 8:45 am]
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Management Services, Office of Management. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Institute of Education Sciences Office of Postsecondary Education;
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Overview Information; Fund for the
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Integrated Postsecondary Improvement of Postsecondary
Notice of Proposed Information Education—Special Focus
Collection Requests Education Data System (IPEDS), Web-
Based Collection System. Competition: U.S.-Brazil Higher
AGENCY: Department of Education. Frequency: Annually. Education Consortia Program; Notice
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Affected Public: Not-for-profit Inviting Applications for New Awards
Regulatory Information Management institutions; Businesses or other for- for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Services, Office of Management, invites profit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
comments on the proposed information SEAs or LEAs. (CFDA) Number: 84.116M.
collection requests as required by the Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Dates: Applications Available:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Burden: January 24, 2007.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Responses: 69,290. Deadline for Transmittal of
submit comments on or before March Burden Hours: 175,475. Applications: April 30, 2007.
26, 2007. Abstract: IPEDS is a system of surveys Deadline for Intergovernmental
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section designed to collect basic data from Review: July 14, 2007.
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of approximately 6,600 Title IV Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires postsecondary institutions in the United higher education (IHEs) or combinations
that the Office of Management and States. The IPEDS provides information of IHEs and other public and private
Budget (OMB) provide interested on numbers of students enrolled, nonprofit institutions and agencies.
Federal agencies and the public an early degrees completed, other awards Estimated Available Funds: The
opportunity to comment on information earned, dollars expended, staff Administration has requested
collection requests. OMB may amend or employed at postsecondary institutions, $21,989,000 for the Fund for the
waive the requirement for public and cost and pricing information. The Improvement of Postsecondary
consultation to the extent that public amendments to the Higher Education Education for FY 2007, of which we
participation in the approval process Act of 1998, Part C, Sec. 131, specify the intend to use $350,000 for the U.S.-
would defeat the purpose of the need for the ‘‘redesign of relevant data Brazil Higher Education Consortia
information collection, violate State or systems to improve the usefulness and Program. The actual level of funding, if
Federal law, or substantially interfere timeliness of the data collected by such any, depends on final congressional
with any agency’s ability to perform its systems.’’ As a consequence, in 2000 action. However, we are inviting
statutory obligations. The IC Clearance IPEDS began to collect data through a applications to allow enough time to
Official, Regulatory Information Web-based data collection system and to complete the grant process if Congress
Management Services, Office of concentrate on those institutions that appropriates funds for this program.
Management, publishes that notice participate in Title IV federal student Estimated Range of Awards: $28,000–
containing proposed information aid programs; other institutions may $30,000 for the first year. $200,000–
collection requests prior to submission participate on a voluntary basis. $210,000 for four-year duration of grant.
of these requests to OMB. Each Requests for copies of the proposed Estimated Average Size of Awards:
proposed information collection, information collection request may be $29,000 for the first year. $205,000 for
grouped by office, contains the accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, four-year duration of grant. $50,000 for
following: (1) Type of review requested, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending short-term complementary grants. Short-
e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or Collections’’ link and by clicking on term complementary grants support
reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of link number 3269. When you access the activities that complement partnerships
the collection; (4) Description of the information collection, click on between or among U.S. and Brazilian
need for, and proposed use of, the ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. colleges and universities. The objectives
information; (5) Respondents and Written requests for information should of these activities (which may receive
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frequency of collection; and (6) be addressed to U.S. Department of up to two years of funding) support the
Reporting and/or Recordkeeping Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., extension of projects through: (1)
burden. OMB invites public comment. Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, Outreach to local or regional
The Department of Education is DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be communities in both countries; (2)
especially interested in public comment electronically mailed to scale-up of current activities to include

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