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OMB Control No: 1840-0867	ICR Reference No: 202402-1840-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program (1894-0001)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 05/06/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2024
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Department of Education proposes to amend the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships Program (ALN Number 84.015B), authorized under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Section 1122). The FLAS Fellowship Program awards allocations of fellowships, through institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education, to meritorious students enrolled in programs that offer performance-based instruction in world languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or the international aspects of professional studies. With the National Resource Centers (NRC) program, the FLAS program responds to the ongoing national need for individuals with expertise and competence in world languages and area or international studies; advance national security by developing a pipeline of highly proficient linguists and experts in critical world regions; and contribute to developing a globally competent workforce able to engage with a multilingual/multicultural clientele at home and abroad. The FLAS application would be affected by the proposed changes to the FLAS selection criteria in 657.21, which require changes to the application package and technical review forms. The FLAS section pertains to 657.21 with the currently approved information collection under OMB control number, 1840-0807. This new collection is the result of the division of 1840-0807 into two separate applications: one for NRC and one for FLAS, which is how the applications appear in Grants.gov. The NRC application will maintain the OMB control number of 1840-0807, while the FLAS application will get a new OMB control (1840-NEW). Due to the separation of the two programs, the responses and burden hours are reduced to 165 responses and 2,145 burden hours for 1840-0807. The remaining responses and hours are now part of the 1840-New ICR. This discretionary grant falls under the Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections, 1894-0001.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1122 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AD94	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 13516	02/22/2024

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Program

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection based on the changing regulations, therefore, all burden is considered new.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $29,883

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Sara Starke 2025027688

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