IEPS International Resource Information System (IRIS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1840-0759 Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access Program Performance Report (TICFIA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Seminars Abroad (SA) Participant Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) Domestic Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Seminars Abroad (SA) Admini Agency Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Language Resource Centers Program Performance Report (LRC) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 International Research and Studies Program Performance Report (IRS) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Participants Language Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Group Project Abroad (GPA) Participant Annual Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Directors Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Faculty Research Abroad Fellow (FRA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 Faculty Research Abroad Director (FRA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
FLAS Fellow Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1840-0759 FLAS Director Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 DDRA Fellows Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 DDRA Director Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 American Overseas Research Centers Program (AORC) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 FRA Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 DDRA Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 GPA Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1840-0759 FLAS Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Unchanged
83C_042314[1].doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2014-04-24
081413a.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-08-14
60D_FRN_1840-0759.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-04-18
Estimated Burden Hours for OMB - 2013 kv1.xls Supplementary Document	2013-04-12
ATTACHMENT A - STATUTES AND REGULATIONS.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-04-12
ATTACHMENT F - IFLE IRIS Shared and Individual Screens by Program and Report Type - 2013.xls Supplementary Document	2013-04-12
ATTACHMENT E - IFLE IRIS Required Screens - 2013.xls Supplementary Document	2013-04-12
ATTACHMENT D - IFLE Programs Current Reporting Schedule.xls Supplementary Document	2013-04-12
ATTACHMENT C - Proposed IRIS Screen Changes 2013.xlsx Supplementary Document	2013-04-12
ATTACHMENT_B_-_Supporting_Statement_2013[1].docx Supporting Statement A	2013-08-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45198	Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program Performance Report (UISFL) Other-Performance Report	Unchanged
45196	Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access Program Performance Report (TICFIA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45186	Seminars Abroad (SA) Participant Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45185	Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) Domestic Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45180	Seminars Abroad (SA) Admini Agency Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45179	National Resource Centers Program Performance Report (NRC) Other-Performance Report	Unchanged
45178	Language Resource Centers Program Performance Report (LRC) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45177	International Research and Studies Program Performance Report (IRS) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45176	Institute for International Public Policy Program Performance Report (IIPP) Other-Performance Report	Unchanged
45175	Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Participants Language Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45173	Group Project Abroad (GPA) Participant Annual Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45172	Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Director Language Other-Performance Report	Unchanged
45170	Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Directors Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45169	Faculty Research Abroad Fellow (FRA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45168	Faculty Research Abroad Director (FRA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45165	FLAS Fellow Form and Instruction	Modified
45163	FLAS Director Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45149	DDRA Fellows Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45147	DDRA Director Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45144	Centers for International Business Education Performance Report (CIBE) Other-Performance Report	Unchanged
45141	Business and International Education Program Performance Report (BIE) Other-Performance Report	Unchanged
45138	American Overseas Research Centers Program (AORC) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
208200	FRA Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Unchanged
208199	DDRA Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Unchanged
191716	GPA Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Unchanged
191715	FLAS Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0759	ICR Reference No: 201404-1840-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-1840-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No: 1298.20
Title: IEPS International Resource Information System (IRIS)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/09/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/24/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2016	11/30/2016	11/30/2016
Responses	6,754	0	6,754
Time Burden (Hours)	13,439	0	13,439
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a re-clearance of the on-line reporting system, International Resource Information System (IRIS), that IFLE uses to collect annual performance reports from Title VI and Fulbright-Hays grantees. The system is also used by IFLE to disseminate program information to the public.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1121 Name of Law: Higher Education Act, as amended
   US Code: 22 USC 2454(b)(6) Name of Law: Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Program
  

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 23233	04/18/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 49486	08/14/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 26

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Director Language
International Research and Studies Program Performance Report (IRS)	1840-0759	IRS Performance Report
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program Performance Report (UISFL)
National Resource Centers Program Performance Report (NRC)
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Directors	1840-0759	GPA Annual Director
Seminars Abroad (SA) Admini Agency	1840-0759	SA Admin Agency
FLAS Language Instructor	1840-0759	FLAS Instructor Evaluation
GPA Language Instructor	1840-0759	GPA Instructor
Business and International Education Program Performance Report (BIE)
DDRA Fellows	1840-0759	DDRA Fellow
Seminars Abroad (SA) Participant	1840-0759	SA Participant
Centers for International Business Education Performance Report (CIBE)
DDRA Director	1840-0759	DDRA Director
FLAS Fellow	1840-0759, N/A	FLAS Directors Fellow Administration ,   FLAS Fellow
American Overseas Research Centers Program (AORC)	1840-0759	AORC Performance Report
Institute for International Public Policy Program Performance Report (IIPP)
FLAS Director	1840-0759	FLAS Director
Faculty Research Abroad Director (FRA)	1840-0759	FRA Director
Faculty Research Abroad Fellow (FRA)	1840-0759	FRA Fellow
Language Resource Centers Program Performance Report (LRC)	1840-0759	LRC Performance Report
Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access Program Performance Report (TICFIA)	1840-0759	TICFIA Performance Report
Group Project Abroad (GPA) Participant Annual	1840-0759	GPA Annual Participant
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Participants Language	1840-0759	GPA Language Participant
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) Domestic	1840-0759	SA Domestic Institution
DDRA Language Instructor	1840-0759	DDRA Instructor
FRA Language Instructor	1840-0759	FRA Instructor

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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	6,754	6,754	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,439	13,439	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $796,788

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: 04/24/2014

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