Approved as
amended by ED's 2/23/96 memorandum to OMB that responded to public
comment on the paperwork provisions contained in this final rule.
We note that cost burdens have been zeroed out because this rule is
not estimated to involve costs separate from the dollar equivalent
of burden hours spent complying with regulatory requirements; cost
burdens involve costs separate and apart from the monetized cost of
hour burdens.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/1999
03/31/1999
8,000
0
0
240,100
0
0
0
0
0
Public Law 101-542 requires the
Department to modify the Program Participation Agreements of
institutions of higher education participating in programs under
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).
These regulations implement those modifications by requiring those
institutions to make available to students and prospective students
the graduation rates of full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students and make available to prospective
student-athletes and their parents, coaches, and counselors
information on the graduation rates of the....
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.