NOTICE OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ACTION Date 02/04/2020 Department of Education Office of the General Counsel FOR CERTIFYING OFFICIAL: Jason Gray FOR CLEARANCE OFFICER: Kathy Axt In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB has taken action on your request received 12/16/2019 ACTION REQUESTED: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number) TYPE OF REVIEW REQUESTED: Emergency ICR REFERENCE NUMBER: 201909-1801-001 AGENCY ICR TRACKING NUMBER: TITLE: ED-2019-ICCD-0154 Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures OMB ACTION: Withdrawn OMB CONTROL NUMBER: None Assigned EXPIRATION DATE: Not Applicable DISCONTINUE DATE: COMMENT: OMB and the Department have determined that the best course of action is to withdraw this emergency information collection request (ICR). The Department will resubmit this request as a standard non-emergency ICR in short order. Upon resubmitting this ICR for OMB approval, the Department will provide public notice in the Federal Register and provide 30 days for the public to comment. The supporting statement in the resubmitted ICR will address concerns raised by OMB to date. Lastly, OMB and the Department have agreed that the Department will pursue rulemaking to address the Department's desire to collect "true copies" of contracts from covered institutions. OMB Authorizing Official: Dominic J. Mancini Deputy and Acting Administrator, Office Of Information And Regulatory Affairs