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Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9088,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Lisa Gillette,
202–260–1426.
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: High School
Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0684.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 51.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,173.
Abstract: The High School
Equivalency Program (HEP) office staff
collects information for the HEP Annual
Performance Report (APR) in
compliance with Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended, Title IV, Sec.
418A; 20 U.S.C. 1070d-2 (special
programs for students whose families
are engaged in migrant and seasonal
farmwork), and the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), 2 CFR 200.238. CFR
states that recipients of multi-year
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discretionary grants must submit an
APR demonstrating that that substantial
progress has been made towards
meeting the approved objectives. The
HEP office staff requests to continue a
customized APR that goes beyond the
generic 524B APR to facilitate the
collection of more standardized and
comprehensive data to inform GPRA, to
improve the overall quality of data
collected, and to increase the quality of
data that can be used to inform policy
decisions.
Dated: August 29, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Call for Written Third-Party Comments
U.S. Department of Education,
Accreditation Group, Office of
Postsecondary Education.
ACTION: Call for written third-party
comments.
AGENCY:
This notice provides
information to members of the public on
submitting written comments for
accrediting agencies currently
undergoing review for purposes of
recognition by the U.S. Secretary of
Education.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation
Group, Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 270–01, Washington, DC 20202,
telephone: (202) 453–7615, or email:
herman.bounds@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
solicitation of third-party comments
concerning the performance of
accrediting agencies under review by
the Secretary of Education is required
by § 496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher
Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as
amended. These accrediting agencies
will be on the agenda for the Winter
2019 National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity
meeting. The meeting date has not been
determined, but will be announced in a
separate Federal Register notice.
Agencies Under Review and
Evaluation: Below is a list of agencies
currently undergoing review and
evaluation by the Accreditation Group,
including their current and requested
scopes of recognition:
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Applications for Renewal of
Recognition
1. Accrediting Council for Continuing
Education and Training. Scope of
Recognition: The accreditation
throughout the United States of
institutions of higher education that
offer continuing education and
vocational programs that confer
certificates or occupational associate
degrees, including those programs
offered via distance education.
2. American Veterinary Medical
Association, Council on Education.
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation
and preaccreditation (‘‘Provisional
Accreditation’’) in the United States of
programs leading to professional
degrees (D.V.M. or D.M.D.) in veterinary
medicine.
3. Council on Education for Public
Health. Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation within the United States of
schools of public health and public
health programs outside schools of
public health, at the baccalaureate and
graduate degree levels, including those
offered via distance education.
4. Western Association of Schools and
Colleges, Accrediting Commission for
Community and Junior Colleges. Scope
of Recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate for
Accreditation’’) of community and other
colleges with a primarily prebaccalaureate mission located in
California, Hawaii, the United States
territories of Guam and American
Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the
Federated States of Micronesia, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, which offer
certificates, associate degrees, and the
first baccalaureate degree by means of a
substantive change review offered by
institutions that are already accredited
by the agency, and such programs
offered via distance education and
correspondence education at these
colleges. This recognition also extends
to the Committee on Substantive Change
of the Commission, for decisions on
substantive changes, and the Appeals
Panel.
Compliance Report
1. The Council on Chiropractic
Education compliance report includes
the following: finding identified in the
May 25, 2017 letter from the senior
Department official following the
February 22, 2017 NACIQI meeting
available at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/
aslweb/finalstaffreports.cfm, with
respect to recognition requirements
found at 34 CFR 602.20(a). Scope of
Recognition: The accreditation of
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programs leading to the Doctor of
Chiropractic degree and single-purpose
institutions offering the Doctor of
Chiropractic program.
2. Commission on English Language
Program Accreditation Compliance
report includes the following: Finding
identified in the May 25, 2017 letter
from the senior Department official
following the February 22, 2017 NACIQI
meeting available at: https://
opeweb.ed.gov/aslweb/
finalstaffreports.cfm, with respect to
recognition requirements found at 34
CFR 602.20(b). Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation of postsecondary,
non-degree-granting English language
programs and institutions in the United
States.
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Application for an Expansion of Scope
1. Western Association of Schools and
Colleges, Accrediting Commission for
Community and Junior Colleges. Scope
of Recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate for
Accreditation’’) of community and other
colleges with a primarily prebaccalaureate mission located in
California, Hawaii, the United States
territories of Guam and American
Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the
Federated States of Micronesia, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, which offer
certificates, associate degrees, and the
first baccalaureate degree by means of a
substantive change review offered by
institutions that are already accredited
by the agency, and such programs
offered via distance education and
correspondence education at these
colleges. This recognition also extends
to the Committee on Substantive Change
of the Commission, for decisions on
substantive changes, and the Appeals
Panel.
Requested Scope of Recognition
The accreditation and
preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate for
Accreditation’’) of community and other
colleges in California, Hawaii, the
United States territories of Guam and
American Samoa, the Republic of Palau,
the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas, and the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, which have as a
primary mission the granting of
associate degrees, but which may also
award certificates and other credentials,
including bachelor’s degrees, where the
provision of such credentials is within
the institution’s mission and, if
applicable, is authorized by their
governmental authorities, and the
accreditation of such programs offered
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via distance education and
correspondence education at these
colleges. This recognition also extends
to the Committee on Substantive Change
of the Commission, for decisions on
substantive changes.
Submission of Written Comments
Regarding a Specific Accrediting
Agency or State Approval Agency
Under Review
Written comments about the
recognition of a specific accrediting or
State agency must be received by
September 30, 2018, in the
ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox
and include the subject line ‘‘Written
Comments: (Agency name).’’ The email
must include the name(s), title,
organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone
number of the person(s) making the
comment. Comments should be
submitted as a Microsoft Word
document or in a medium compatible
with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file)
that is attached to an electronic mail
message (email) or provided in the body
of an email message. Comments about
an agency that has submitted a
compliance report scheduled for review
by the Department must relate to the
criteria for recognition cited in the
senior Department official’s letter that
requested the report, or in the
Secretary’s appeal decision, if any.
Comments about an agency that has
submitted a petition for renewal of
recognition must relate to the agency’s
compliance with the Criteria for the
Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, or
the Criteria and Procedures for
Recognition of State Agencies for
Approval of Nurse Education as
appropriate, which are available at
https://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/
accred/.
Only written material submitted by
the deadline to the email address listed
in this notice, and in accordance with
these instructions, become part of the
official record concerning agencies
scheduled for review and are considered
by the Department and NACIQI in their
deliberations.
A later Federal Register notice will
describe how to register to provide oral
comments at the meeting regarding the
recognition of a specific accrediting
agency or State approval agency.
Electronic Access to this Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
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other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site. You may also
access documents of the Department
published in the Federal Register by
using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically,
through the advanced search feature at
this site, you can limit your search to
documents published by the
Department.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.
Lynn B. Mahaffie,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning,
Policy, and Innovation.
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Agency Information Collection
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Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; The
College Assistance Migrant Program
(CAMP) Annual Performance Report
(APR)
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2018–ICCD–0068. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
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
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9088,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Call for Written Third-Party
Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, Accreditation Group, Office of
Postsecondary Education.
ACTION: Call for written third-party comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information to members of the public on
submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently
undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of
Education.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation
Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 270-01, Washington, DC 20202, telephone:
(202) 453-7615, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This solicitation of third-party comments
concerning the performance of accrediting agencies under review by the
Secretary of Education is required by Sec. 496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher
Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended. These accrediting agencies
will be on the agenda for the Winter 2019 National Advisory Committee
on Institutional Quality and Integrity meeting. The meeting date has
not been determined, but will be announced in a separate Federal
Register notice.
Agencies Under Review and Evaluation: Below is a list of agencies
currently undergoing review and evaluation by the Accreditation Group,
including their current and requested scopes of recognition:
Applications for Renewal of Recognition
1. Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training. Scope
of Recognition: The accreditation throughout the United States of
institutions of higher education that offer continuing education and
vocational programs that confer certificates or occupational associate
degrees, including those programs offered via distance education.
2. American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education.
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation
(``Provisional Accreditation'') in the United States of programs
leading to professional degrees (D.V.M. or D.M.D.) in veterinary
medicine.
3. Council on Education for Public Health. Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation within the United States of schools of public health
and public health programs outside schools of public health, at the
baccalaureate and graduate degree levels, including those offered via
distance education.
4. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting
Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate for Accreditation'') of
community and other colleges with a primarily pre-baccalaureate mission
located in California, Hawaii, the United States territories of Guam
and American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, which offer certificates, associate
degrees, and the first baccalaureate degree by means of a substantive
change review offered by institutions that are already accredited by
the agency, and such programs offered via distance education and
correspondence education at these colleges. This recognition also
extends to the Committee on Substantive Change of the Commission, for
decisions on substantive changes, and the Appeals Panel.
Compliance Report
1. The Council on Chiropractic Education compliance report includes
the following: finding identified in the May 25, 2017 letter from the
senior Department official following the February 22, 2017 NACIQI
meeting available at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/aslweb/finalstaffreports.cfm, with respect to recognition requirements found
at 34 CFR 602.20(a). Scope of Recognition: The accreditation of
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programs leading to the Doctor of Chiropractic degree and single-
purpose institutions offering the Doctor of Chiropractic program.
2. Commission on English Language Program Accreditation Compliance
report includes the following: Finding identified in the May 25, 2017
letter from the senior Department official following the February 22,
2017 NACIQI meeting available at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/aslweb/finalstaffreports.cfm, with respect to recognition requirements found
at 34 CFR 602.20(b). Scope of Recognition: The accreditation of
postsecondary, non-degree-granting English language programs and
institutions in the United States.
Application for an Expansion of Scope
1. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting
Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate for Accreditation'') of
community and other colleges with a primarily pre-baccalaureate mission
located in California, Hawaii, the United States territories of Guam
and American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, which offer certificates, associate
degrees, and the first baccalaureate degree by means of a substantive
change review offered by institutions that are already accredited by
the agency, and such programs offered via distance education and
correspondence education at these colleges. This recognition also
extends to the Committee on Substantive Change of the Commission, for
decisions on substantive changes, and the Appeals Panel.
Requested Scope of Recognition
The accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate for
Accreditation'') of community and other colleges in California, Hawaii,
the United States territories of Guam and American Samoa, the Republic
of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Marianas, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, which have
as a primary mission the granting of associate degrees, but which may
also award certificates and other credentials, including bachelor's
degrees, where the provision of such credentials is within the
institution's mission and, if applicable, is authorized by their
governmental authorities, and the accreditation of such programs
offered via distance education and correspondence education at these
colleges. This recognition also extends to the Committee on Substantive
Change of the Commission, for decisions on substantive changes.
Submission of Written Comments Regarding a Specific Accrediting Agency
or State Approval Agency Under Review
Written comments about the recognition of a specific accrediting or
State agency must be received by September 30, 2018, in the
[email protected] mailbox and include the subject line
``Written Comments: (Agency name).'' The email must include the
name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number of the person(s) making the comment.
Comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a
medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached
to an electronic mail message (email) or provided in the body of an
email message. Comments about an agency that has submitted a compliance
report scheduled for review by the Department must relate to the
criteria for recognition cited in the senior Department official's
letter that requested the report, or in the Secretary's appeal
decision, if any. Comments about an agency that has submitted a
petition for renewal of recognition must relate to the agency's
compliance with the Criteria for the Recognition of Accrediting
Agencies, or the Criteria and Procedures for Recognition of State
Agencies for Approval of Nurse Education as appropriate, which are
available at https://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/.
Only written material submitted by the deadline to the email
address listed in this notice, and in accordance with these
instructions, become part of the official record concerning agencies
scheduled for review and are considered by the Department and NACIQI in
their deliberations.
A later Federal Register notice will describe how to register to
provide oral comments at the meeting regarding the recognition of a
specific accrediting agency or State approval agency.
Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF,
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.
Lynn B. Mahaffie,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Policy, and Innovation.
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