Package was
improperly submitted as a regular package, instead of a submission
as an emergency as per the previous terms of clearance from
5/16/02, when package was returned as improperly submitted. Package
is therefore cleared for 6 months (as would be the case if it was
correctly submitted as an emergency) in order to allow the
Department time to submit a full clearance. At the time that the
full clearance package is submitted, 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 miscalculation 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 changes to the program in the 1998 HEA
Amendments. This modification was a violation of the PRA, and
should be reported as such in the next ICB. In addition, this
collection was allowed to expire because ED said that the
application was not needed after expiration. However, the
application package was used after the expiration date; while the
package was sent out prior to expiration, responses from grantees
were required after the package was allowed to expire. This was an
additional violation of the PRA and should be reported as such in
the ICB for next year.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2002
11/30/2002
117
0
0
889
0
0
0
0
0
The information is required of
institutions of higher education designated as Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Historically Black 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.