Section 703 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended, authorizes the Secretary to award
fellowships under the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program for
graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The
fellowships support graduate students of superior ability selected
on the basis of demonstrated achievement, exceptional promise and
financial need. This information collection provides the U.S.
Department of Education with information needed to determine if
fellows have made substantial progress toward meeting the program's
objectives and allows program staff to monitor and evaluate
time-to-degree completion and the graduation rate of Javits
fellows. Congress has mandated, through the Government Performance
Results Act of 1993, that the U.S. Department of Education provide
documentation regarding the progress being made by the
program.
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.