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OMB Control No:
1840-0788
ICR Reference No:
201507-1840-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201210-1840-003
Agency/Subagency:
ED/OPE
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
The Secretary of the Department of Education's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, and the Comparability of Medical and Veterinary Medical Programs
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:
02/24/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/15/2015
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2019
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2016
Responses
127
0
167
Time Burden (Hours)
828
0
4,885
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
In compliance with Title 34 CFR Part 602.10 and 603.24 (for state agencies approval of vocational education and nurse education), the information collected consists of petitions, reports, and accreditation notifications. The information collected is required to determine if accrediting agencies or foreign medical and foreign veterinary medical programs comply and are comparable to the Secretary of Education's criteria for recognition outlined in 34 CFR 600.55 and CFR 600.56. The information is used to allow the Secretary to make determinations on new, extension and/or continuing recognition or comparability status. Only postsecondary institutions and countries deemed to be using comparable standards obtain Title IV funding for its students.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
20 USC 1099b
Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 110 - 315 600.56(a)(4) Name of Law: Higher Educaiton Opportunity Act (HEOA), as amended
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 24794
09/30/2015
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 77616
12/15/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Accrediting Agencies (including State Agencies for the Approval of Vocational and Nurse Education
Foreign Medical Programs
Foreign Veterinary Medical Programs
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
127
167
4
0
-44
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
828
4,885
48
0
-4,105
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Data collection and burden for this collection are related to requirements from 34 CFR 602, 34 CFR 603, 34 CFR 600.55, and 34 CFR 600.56. Four respondents/responses and 48 burden hours are being added to this collection for foreign veterinary medical programs (34 CFR 600.56) since these new reporting requirements have just gone into effect 7/1/15. However, for the overall collection, burden is being reduced from 4885 currently approved burden hours to 828 burden hours requested for this revised collection (this - 4105 reduction is considered as an adjustment) due to an overstatement of respondents/responses and burden hours in the currently approved collection. This overall reduction in burden is primarily due to a correction being made because the burden was not provided on an annual basis in the past.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
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
Agency Contact:
Herman Bounds 202 219-7011 herman.bounds@ed.gov
Common Form ICR:
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:
(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:
12/15/2015
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