[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35294-35295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12491]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0088]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Eligibility of Students at Institutions of Higher Education for Funds
Under the CARES Act
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information collection.
DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by June 8, 2020 for this
emergency information collection; however, the Department is requesting
public comments on the regular information collection. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2020-SCC-0088.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Gaby Watts, 202-453-7195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: Eligibility of Students at Institutions of
Higher Education for Funds under the CARES Act.
OMB Control Number: 1840-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Individuals or Households; Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,553,009.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,657,060.
Abstract: The U. S. Department of Education is requesting an
emergency clearance of this information collection request to allow for
immediate outreach to institutions of higher eduction (IHEs) to meet
the requirements of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act or the CARES Act, Public Law 116-136 (March 27, 2020). This will
help to ensure that the distribution of the CARE Act funds is managed
by IHEs in accordance with this clarification as discussed in the
Interim Final Rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on
or about June 9, 2020. The Department is requesting emergency clearance
and OMB approval of our foregoing public comment until this collection
is resubmitted as a regular collection not later than June 30, 2020.
The Department will publish 60 and 30 Federal Register notices as
required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
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comments on the information collection at that time.
Additional Information: An emergency clearance approval for the use
of the system is described below due to the following conditions:
Section 18004 of the Act authorizes the Secretary of Education
(``Secretary'') to allocate formula grant funds to participating
institutions of higher educations (IHEs). It requires the IHEs to use
no less than fifty percent of the funds received to provide emergency
financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption
of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses
under a student's cost of attendance such as food, housing, course
materials, technology, health care, and child care). ED is requesting
an emergency clearance so that IHEs may appropriately determine which
individuals attending their institution are eligible to receive
emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act.
Dated: June 4, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12491 Filed 6-8-20; 8:45 am]
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