The Department of Education is
requesting a reinstatement without change of the previously
approved annual performance report, which expired on November 30,
2009 (OMB No.: 1840-0525), to collect data under the Student
Support Services (SSS) Program. Reinstating the report would allow
the Department to collect consistent performance data for as much
of the grant cycle as possible from current SSS grantees, which
were given a one-time, one-year extension due to the negotiated
rulemaking process underway to implement the Higher Education
Opportunity Act (HEOA) revisions to the Higher Education Act (HEA),
the authorizing statute for the program. Beginning next year and
pending a final rule, all new and continuing grantees will submit
performance data consistent with the changes made by the
HEOA.
Statute at
Large: 402
Stat. 481 Name of Statute: Higher Education Act of 1965 as
amended
A difference of 5,682 burden
hours is shown because the previous collection was discontinued in
August 2009. In addition, the current burden hour estimate is based
on 947 respondents, rather than 936 respondents, as had been the
basis for the previous collection.
$269,724
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Deborah Walsh
2025027694
No
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.