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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: Accrediting
Agencies Reporting Activities for
Institutions and Programs—Database of
Accredited Postsecondary Institution
and Programs (DAPIP).
OMB Control Number: 1840–0838.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,654.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 555.
Abstract: Sections 496(a)(7), (a)(8),
(c)(7), and (c)(8) of the Higher Education
Act (HEA), and federal regulations at 34
CFR 602.26 and 602.27(a)(6) and (a)(7)
contain certain requirements for
reporting by recognized accrediting
agencies to the Department on the
institutions and programs the agencies
accredit. The proposed information
collection outlines categories of
terminology used by accrediting
agencies to describe actions and
statuses, and provides guidance to
federally recognized accrediting
agencies on the information to be
reported to the Department under 34
CFR 602.26 and 602.27(a)(6) and (a)(7).
Some of the reporting discussed is
required; some is requested. This
collection specifies which is which. It
also discusses the channel for reporting
this information, whether requested or
required, and for reporting information
the accrediting agency may wish to
submit voluntarily to ensure that the
Department’s Database of Accredited
Postsecondary Institutions and
Programs is accurate and
comprehensive.
Dated: November 22, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2019–ICCD–0121]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Form for Maintenance of Effort Waiver
Requests
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 an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 27, 2019.
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–
2019–ICCD–0121. 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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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 Todd
Stephenson, 202–205–1645.
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
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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: Form for
Maintenance of Effort Waiver Requests.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0693.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,600.
Abstract: Section 8521(a) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended by the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) provides
that a local educational agency (LEA)
may receive funds under Title I, Part A
and other ESEA ‘‘covered programs’’ for
any fiscal year only if the State
educational agency (SEA) finds that
either the combined fiscal effort per
student or the aggregate expenditures of
the LEA and the State with respect to
the provision of free public education
by the LEA for the preceding fiscal year
was not less than 90 percent of the
combined fiscal effort or aggregate
expenditures for the second preceding
fiscal year. This provision is the
maintenance of effort (MOE)
requirements for LEAs under the ESEA.
If an LEA fails to meet the MOE
requirement, under section 8521(b) of
the ESEA, the SEA must reduce the
amount of funds allocated under the
programs covered by the MOE
requirement in any fiscal year in the
exact proportion by which the LEA fails
to maintain effort by falling below 90
percent of either the combined fiscal
effort per student or aggregate
expenditures, if the LEA has also failed
to maintain effort for 1 or more of the
5 immediately preceding fiscal years. In
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reducing an LEA’s allocation because it
failed to meet the MOE requirement, the
SEA uses the measure most favorable to
the LEA.
Section 8521(c) gives the U.S.
Department of Education (ED) the
authority to waive the ESEA’s MOE
requirement for an LEA if it would be
equitable to grant the waiver due to an
exceptional or uncontrollable
circumstance such as a natural disaster
or a change in the organizational
structure of the LEA or a precipitous
decline in the LEA’s financial resources.
If an MOE waiver is granted, the
reduction required by section 8521(b)
does not occur for that year.
A request for a waiver of the MOE
requirement is discretionary. Only an
LEA that has failed to maintain effort
and that believes its failure justifies a
waiver would request one. To review an
MOE waiver request, ED relies primarily
on expenditure, revenue, and other data
relevant to an LEA’s request provided
by the SEA. To assist an SEA with
submitting this information, ED
developed an MOE waiver form as part
of the 2009 Title I, Part A Waiver
Guidance, which covered a range of
waivers that ED invited at that time.
The purpose of this collection is to
renew approval for the MOE waiver
form. This MOE waiver form has been
updated to reflect the statutory changes
in the ESEA, as amended by the Every
Student Succeeds Act. ED believes that
the proposed form, which is slightly
modified from the currently approved
version, will enable an SEA to provide
the information needed in an efficient
manner. This collection includes
burden at the SEA level.
Dated: November 22, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2019–ICCD–0146]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Student
Assistance General Provision—
Subpart E—Verification Student Aid
Application Information
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
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.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
27, 2020.
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–
2019–ICCD–0146. 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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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 Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
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
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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: Student Assistance
General Provision—Subpart E—
Verification Student Aid Application
Information.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0041.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments;
Individuals or Households; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 25,180,342.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,048,184.
Abstract: This request is for a revision
of the information collection supporting
the policies and reporting requirements
contained in Subpart E of Part 668—
Verification and Updating of Student
Aid Application Information. Sections
668.53, 668.54, 668.55, 668.56, 668.57,
668.59 and 668.61 contain information
collection requirements (OMB control
number 1845–0041). This subpart
governs the verification and updating of
the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid used to calculate an applicant’s
Expected Family Contribution for
purposes of determining an applicant’s
need for student financial assistance
under Title IV of Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended. The collection of
this documentation helps ensure that
students (and parents in the case of
PLUS loans) receive the correct amount
of Title IV program assistance by
providing accurate information to
calculate an applicant’s expected family
contribution. There has been no change
to the regulatory language.
Dated: November 21, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
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[Docket No. ED–2019–ICCD–0065]
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Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Significant Disproportionality State
Survey
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS),
Department of Education (ED).
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0121]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Form for Maintenance of Effort Waiver Requests
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department
of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 27, 2019.
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-2019-ICCD-
0121. 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. 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 Todd Stephenson, 202-205-1645.
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: Form for Maintenance of Effort Waiver
Requests.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0693.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
Abstract: Section 8521(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA)
provides that a local educational agency (LEA) may receive funds under
Title I, Part A and other ESEA ``covered programs'' for any fiscal year
only if the State educational agency (SEA) finds that either the
combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of the
LEA and the State with respect to the provision of free public
education by the LEA for the preceding fiscal year was not less than 90
percent of the combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the
second preceding fiscal year. This provision is the maintenance of
effort (MOE) requirements for LEAs under the ESEA.
If an LEA fails to meet the MOE requirement, under section 8521(b)
of the ESEA, the SEA must reduce the amount of funds allocated under
the programs covered by the MOE requirement in any fiscal year in the
exact proportion by which the LEA fails to maintain effort by falling
below 90 percent of either the combined fiscal effort per student or
aggregate expenditures, if the LEA has also failed to maintain effort
for 1 or more of the 5 immediately preceding fiscal years. In
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reducing an LEA's allocation because it failed to meet the MOE
requirement, the SEA uses the measure most favorable to the LEA.
Section 8521(c) gives the U.S. Department of Education (ED) the
authority to waive the ESEA's MOE requirement for an LEA if it would be
equitable to grant the waiver due to an exceptional or uncontrollable
circumstance such as a natural disaster or a change in the
organizational structure of the LEA or a precipitous decline in the
LEA's financial resources. If an MOE waiver is granted, the reduction
required by section 8521(b) does not occur for that year.
A request for a waiver of the MOE requirement is discretionary.
Only an LEA that has failed to maintain effort and that believes its
failure justifies a waiver would request one. To review an MOE waiver
request, ED relies primarily on expenditure, revenue, and other data
relevant to an LEA's request provided by the SEA. To assist an SEA with
submitting this information, ED developed an MOE waiver form as part of
the 2009 Title I, Part A Waiver Guidance, which covered a range of
waivers that ED invited at that time.
The purpose of this collection is to renew approval for the MOE
waiver form. This MOE waiver form has been updated to reflect the
statutory changes in the ESEA, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds
Act. ED believes that the proposed form, which is slightly modified
from the currently approved version, will enable an SEA to provide the
information needed in an efficient manner. This collection includes
burden at the SEA level.
Dated: November 22, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
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