Package was
improperly submitted because no Federal Register notice was
published. ED shall request an emergency clearance for this
application package, followed by a full clearance prior to
expiration. At the time of resubmission, ED should have a fully
electronic process for the application and Phase 1 data. If the
form is not able to be fully electronic, ED will explain why, and
work to make electronic processes available ASAP. Burden numbers
have decreased significantly because of a mis- calculation of
burden at the time of the last submission. ED shall work to ensure
that burden calculations are correct to the best of their knowledge
prior to OMB submission. This collection was modified without OMB
approval based on the changes to the program in the 1998 HEA
Amendments. This modification was a violation of the PRA, and
should be reported in the next ICB. In addition, this collection
was allowed to expire because ED said that the application was not
needed for a year after expiration. However, the application
package was used during the time it was expired; while the package
was sent out prior to expiration, responses from grantees were
required after the package was allowed to expire. This was also a
violation of the PRA and should be reported in the ICB for next
year.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2003
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This informaiton is required of
institutions of higher education designated as Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Historically Balck Graduate
Institutions funded under Title III, Part B of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended. This information will be used for the
evaluation process to determine whether proposed activities are
consistent with the legislation and to determine dollar share of
congressional appropriation.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.