Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) Annual and Final Performance Reports

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1840-0973 Congressionally-directed Grants Final Performance Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 84.116J, M, N or S Comprehensive and Special Focus Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Final Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 84.116B Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Annual Reports Form	Removed
Burden Statement.doc Supplementary Document	2013-08-05
Burden Statement.doc Supplementary Document	2013-08-05
Burden Statement.doc Supplementary Document	2013-08-05
Burden Statement.doc Supplementary Document	2013-08-05
suppstatptA (5).docx Supporting Statement A	2013-08-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
180316	Congressionally-directed Grants Final Performance Report Form and Instruction	Modified
180314	FIPSE Comprehensive Annual Report Other-CP-annual APR	Modified
180312	Comprehensive and Special Focus Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Final Report Form and Instruction	Modified
180311	Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Annual Reports Form	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0793	ICR Reference No: 201309-1840-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201008-1840-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No: 1326.07
Title: Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) Annual and Final Performance Reports
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/08/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/20/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2013
Responses	347	0	901
Time Burden (Hours)	4,870	0	10,426
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) works to improve postsecondary education through grants to postsecondary educational institutions and agencies. Such grants are awarded to non-profit organizations on the basis of competitively reviewed applications submitted to FIPSE under its Comprehensive and Special Focus Competition Program grant competitions. This collection includes a final performance report for use with all of the following Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) programs: Comprehensive(84.116B), European Union-United States (84.116J), US-Brazil (84.116M), North America (84.116N), and US-Russia (84.116S). Also included is a final performance report for Congressionally-directed grants (earmarks)(84.116Z). We request clearance of one annual report for the Comprehensive program (84.116B). A total of three (3) forms comprise this collection. We need to collect this data in order to evaluate and assess each grantee for continued funding and assessment of their project.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1138-1138d Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part B
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 42937	07/18/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 57846	09/20/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Congressionally-directed Grants Final Performance Report	1840-0973	Congressionally-directed grant Final report
Comprehensive and Special Focus Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Final Report	84.116J, M, N or S, 84.116B	International Final Report ,   Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Final Performance Report
FIPSE Comprehensive Annual Report
Brazil, North America, Europe, and Russia Annual Reports	84.116J, M, N, or S, 84.116B	Special Focus Annual Report ,   FIPSE International Annual Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	347	901	0	-554	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,870	10,426	0	-5,556	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The overall burden of 5,556 hours was reduced due to the elimination of the Congressionally-directed grants (84.116Z). FIPSE no longer receives Congressionally-directed grants to administer. However, the burden for the FIPSE Comprehensive Annual Report increased from 8 to 17 per response to better reflect report completion time.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $76,500

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/20/2013

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