International Resource Information System (IRIS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Form and Instruction	Modified
Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access (TICFIA) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1840-0759 Seminars Abroad (SA) Participant Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 1840-0759 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) Domestic Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 1840-0759 Seminars Abroad (SA) Admini Agency Form and Instruction	Removed
National Resource Centers (NRC) Form and Instruction	Modified
Language Resource Centers (LRC) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1840-0759 International Research and Studies Program Performance Report (IRS) Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 1840-0759 Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Participants Language Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 1840-0759 Group Project Abroad (GPA) Participant Annual Form and Instruction	Removed
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Language Director Form and Instruction	Modified
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Annual Director Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1840-0759 Faculty Research Abroad Fellow (FRA) Form and Instruction	Removed
Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Director Form and Instruction	Modified
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow Form and Instruction	Modified
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Director Form and Instruction	Modified
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellow Form and Instruction	Modified
Doctoral Dissertation Redearch Abroad (DDRA) Director Form and Instruction	Modified
Centers for International Business Education (CIBE) Form and Instruction	Modified
Business and International Education (BIE) Form and Instruction	Modified
American Overseas Research Centers Program (AORC) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1840-0759 GPA Participant Annual Language Form and Instruction	New
Form 1840-0759 GPA Participant Annual Form and Instruction	New
Form 1840-0759 FRA Fellow Form and Instruction	New
Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Instructor Form and Instruction	Modified
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Modified
Group Projects Abroad(GPA) Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Modified
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Instructor Form and Instruction	Modified
IRIS Public Comment Response Summary.docx.xls Supplementary Document	2015-07-29
ATTACHMENT A - STATUTES AND REGULATIONS.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-11-26
IRIS Supporting_Statement_Part_A REVISED.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-07-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45198	Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Form and Instruction	Modified
45196	Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access (TICFIA) Form and Instruction	Modified
45186	Seminars Abroad (SA) Participant Form and Instruction	Removed
45185	Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) Domestic Form and Instruction	Removed
45180	Seminars Abroad (SA) Admini Agency Form and Instruction	Removed
45179	National Resource Centers (NRC) Form and Instruction	Modified
45178	Language Resource Centers (LRC) Form and Instruction	Modified
45177	International Research and Studies Program Performance Report (IRS) Form and Instruction	Removed
45176	Institute for International Public Policy Program Performance Report (IIPP) Other-Performance Report	Removed
45175	Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Participants Language Form and Instruction	Removed
45173	Group Project Abroad (GPA) Participant Annual Form and Instruction	Removed
45172	Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Language Director Form and Instruction	Modified
45170	Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Annual Director Form and Instruction	Modified
45169	Faculty Research Abroad Fellow (FRA) Form and Instruction	Removed
45168	Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Director Form and Instruction	Modified
45165	Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow Form and Instruction	Modified
45163	Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Director Form and Instruction	Modified
45149	Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellow Form and Instruction	Modified
45147	Doctoral Dissertation Redearch Abroad (DDRA) Director Form and Instruction	Modified
45144	Centers for International Business Education (CIBE) Form and Instruction	Modified
45141	Business and International Education (BIE) Form and Instruction	Modified
45138	American Overseas Research Centers Program (AORC) Form and Instruction	Modified
214066	SA Admin Agency Other-Screen Shot	New
214063	SA Domestic Other-Screen Shot	New
214062	SA Other-Screen Shot	New
214060	IRS Other-Screen Shot	New
214057	IIPP Other-Screen Shot	New
214055	GPA Participant Annual Language Form and Instruction	New
214051	GPA Participant Annual Form and Instruction	New
214050	FRA Fellow Form and Instruction	New
208200	Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Instructor Form and Instruction	Modified
208199	Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Modified
191716	Group Projects Abroad(GPA) Language Instructor Form and Instruction	Modified
191715	Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Instructor Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0759	ICR Reference No: 201411-1840-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201404-1840-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: International Resource Information System (IRIS)
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: 09/30/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/04/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2016
Responses	6,596	0	6,754
Time Burden (Hours)	35,712	0	13,439
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The International Resource Information System (IRIS) is an online performance reporting system for International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) grantees. IFLE grantees are institutions of higher education, organizations and individuals funded under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) and/or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Fulbright-Hays Act). Grantees under these programs enter budget and performance measure data for interim, annual and final performance reports via IRIS, as well as submit International Travel Approval Requests and Grant Activation Request. IRIS also includes a public web site that helps disseminate information about IFLE programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1121-1131 Name of Law: Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965
   US Code: 22 USC 2452(b)(6) Name of Law: Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
  

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:
	79 FR 71405	12/02/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 46253	08/04/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access (TICFIA)	NA	TICFIA
Centers for International Business Education (CIBE)	NA	CIBE
Doctoral Dissertation Redearch Abroad (DDRA) Director	NA	DDRA_Director
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow	NA	FLAS Fellow
American Overseas Research Centers Program (AORC)	NA	AORC
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Director	NA	FLAS Director
Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Director	NA	FRA Director
Language Resource Centers (LRC)	NA	LRC
GPA Participant Annual Language	1840-0759	GPA Participant Annual Language
FRA Fellow	1840-0759	FRA Fellow
IIPP
SA
SA Admin Agency
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Language Director	NA	GPAL Director
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL)	NA	UISFL
National Resource Centers (NRC)	NA	NRC
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Annual Director	NA	GPAA Director
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Instructor	NA	FLAS Instructor
Group Projects Abroad(GPA) Language Instructor	NA	GPAL Instructor
Business and International Education (BIE)	NA	BIE
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellow	NA	DDRA Fellow
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Language Instructor	NA	DDRA Instructor
Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Instructor	NA	FRA Instructor
GPA Participant Annual	1840-0759	GPA Participant Annual
SA Domestic
Seminars Abroad (SA) Participant	1840-0759	SA Participant
IRS
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Participants Language	1840-0759	GPA Language Participant
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) Domestic	1840-0759	SA Domestic Institution
Faculty Research Abroad Fellow (FRA)	1840-0759	FRA Fellow
Group Project Abroad (GPA) Participant Annual	1840-0759	GPA Annual Participant
Seminars Abroad (SA) Admini Agency	1840-0759	SA Admin Agency
Institute for International Public Policy Program Performance Report (IIPP)
International Research and Studies Program Performance Report (IRS)	1840-0759	IRS Performance 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	6,596	6,754	0	-158	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	35,712	13,439	0	22,273	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: This revision results in an increase in overall burden hours. This is due to a re-estimation of hours per response as a result of several public comments. The revisions primarily include the addition of a Performance Measurement Form that will more effectively capture project performance data. There is a reduction in the number of respondents, as fewer grants were awarded in FY 2014.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,046,561

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: 08/04/2015

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