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participates as the eligible agency until
September 30, 2021.
On April 17, 2020, the Secretary
delegated to the Assistant Secretary for
Career, Technical, and Adult Education
(Assistant Secretary), for programs over
which the Assistant Secretary has
administrative authority, the authority
to grant waivers under section 3511 of
the CARES Act. On May 15, 2020, the
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult
Education (OCTAE) published a notice
in the Federal Register (85 FR 29440)
announcing 41 waivers that were
granted to SEAs. Twenty-eight of those
waivers were for State grants authorized
by Title I of the Carl D. Perkins Career
and Technical Education Act of 2006
(Perkins), and 13 of those waivers were
for State grants authorized by Title II of
the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA) (i.e., the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act
(AEFLA)).
On June 15, 2020, OCTAE published
a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR
36195) announcing six waivers that
were granted to SEAs. Three of those
waivers were for State grants authorized
by Title I of Perkins, and three of those
waivers were for State grants authorized
by Title II of WIOA (AEFLA). In the last
30 days, OCTAE granted two waivers to
SEAs.
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Extensions of the Obligation Period
One waiver was granted to an SEA for
a State grant authorized by Title I of
Perkins, and one waiver was granted to
an SEA for a State grant authorized by
Title II of WIOA (AEFLA).
Provision waived: Tydings
Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20
U.S.C. 1225(b)).1
Reasons: These waivers were granted
under section 421(b) of GEPA to extend
the period of availability of FY 2018
funds until September 30, 2021,
pursuant to the 2018 Consolidated
Appropriations Act (GEPA section
421(b) waivers). It is not possible to
obligate funds on a timely basis, as
originally planned, due to extensive
school and program disruptions in the
States. These disruptions are in
response to extraordinary circumstances
for which a national emergency related
to the COVID–19 pandemic has been
1 Section 3511(b) of the CARES Act only
authorizes the Secretary to grant waivers requested
by SEAs of the Tydings Amendment, section 421(b)
of GEPA, to extend the period of availability of
State formula grant funds authorized by Perkins and
AEFLA. The Department currently does not have
the authority to grant a waiver of the Tydings
Amendment with respect to Perkins or AEFLA to
States in which the SEA is not the grantee for these
State-administered programs.
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duly declared by the President of the
United States under section 501(b) of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
U.S.C. 5121–5207, and will protect the
health and safety of students, staff, and
our communities.
Waiver Applicants: The SEA GEPA
section 421(b) waiver applicants
provided assurance that the SEA will:
(1) Use, and ensure that its subgrantees
will use, funds under the respective
programs in accordance with the
provisions of all applicable statutes,
regulations, program plans, and
applications not subject to these
waivers; (2) work to mitigate, and
ensure that its subgrantees will work to
mitigate, any negative effects that may
occur as a result of the requested
waiver; and (3) provide the public and
all subgrantees in the State with notice
of, and the opportunity to comment on,
this request by posting information
regarding the waiver request and the
process for commenting on the State
website.
The Assistant Secretary reviewed the
SEAs’ requests for a GEPA section
421(b) waiver and determined that the
following SEAs met the requirements
for a GEPA section 421(b) waiver on the
dates indicated below:
(1) A State grant authorized by Title
I of Perkins:
• Michigan Department of Education,
July 7, 2020.
(2) A State grant authorized by Title
II of WIOA (AEFLA):
• New Hampshire Department of
Education, July 8, 2020.
The Assistant Secretary also
announced the waiver decisions at:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/
ovae/pi/covid19/.
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an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
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request to the program contact person
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Scott Stump,
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and
Adult Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0129]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Implementation of Key Federal Policies
in the Wake of the Coronavirus
Pandemic
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection
request.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
5, 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–
2020–SCC–0129. 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 6W208B, Washington, DC
20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Erica Lee, 202–
245–7437.
SUMMARY:
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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: Implementation of
Key Federal Policies in the Wake of the
Coronavirus Pandemic.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 201.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 151.
Abstract: The coronavirus pandemic
significantly disrupted K–12
educational operations and learning in
spring 2020 and is likely to do so again
during the 2020–21 school year. Federal
education policies and funding are
intended to support state and local
agencies as they respond to the crisis.
But the crisis may also shape the way
federal programs are carried out. The
U.S. Department of Education (the
Department), through its Institute for
Education Sciences (IES), is requesting
clearance for a new data collection to
examine how the pandemic may be
influencing: (1) Implementation of, and
waivers, from key provisions of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act, reauthorized as the Every Student
Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), and (2)
state and district use of federal funds,
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including those provided specifically to
help in the pandemic recovery. The
surveys of all state education agencies
and a nationally representative sample
of school districts is being conducted as
part of an ongoing evaluation of Titles
I and IIA of ESSA.
Dated: August 3, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Child
Care Access Means Parents in School
Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Education
(Department) is issuing a notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2020 for the Child Care Access
Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)
Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) number 84.335A.
This notice relates to the approved
information collection under OMB
control number 1840–0737.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applications Available: August 6,
2020.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: September 8, 2020.
For the addresses for
obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common
Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary
Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 13, 2019
(84 FR 3768), and available at
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201902-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tanisha-Hamblin Johnson, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Room 273–23, Washington,
DC 20202–4260. Telephone: (202) 453–
6090. Email: tanisha.johnson@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The CCAMPIS
Program supports the participation of
low-income parents in postsecondary
education through the provision of
campus-based childcare services.
Background: Through the first
competitive preference priority in this
competition, the Secretary seeks to
encourage applicants to offer parents a
variety of childcare options. At a time
when many campus facilities are closed
across the country in response to the
COVID–19 crisis, student parents are in
need of a variety of childcare options
now more than ever. For example,
applicants may propose to provide
student-parents with a greater range of
options at which to direct their
childcare funds. The grantee institution
would still be responsible for fulfilling
the requirements of the program, such
as by limiting the use of childcare
vouchers to student-parents who qualify
for CCAMPIS support, and requiring
those student-parents to use the
vouchers to obtain childcare by a
provider or facility licensed by the
applicable State body. With access to a
greater diversity of childcare settings,
parents would have the opportunity to
select an option that meets the unique
developmental needs of their child and
their own postsecondary educational
needs, including with respect to
transportation, work schedules, and
obligations to other family members.
Additionally, applicants may consider
describing how their new or existing
campus-based childcare centers would
offer flexible and affordable childcare
arrangements to low-income parents
pursuing postsecondary education, such
as part-time, drop-in, or evening
childcare services. All applicants,
including applicants that address this
competitive preference priority, must,
under section 419N(c)(9) of the HEA,
limit the use of childcare vouchers
issued using CCAMPIS funds to
childcare provided by childcare
providers or centers that are licensed by
the applicable State or local agency to
provide childcare services. The second
competitive preference priority provides
additional points to applicants
proposing to provide services in
Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs).
The Department also encourages
applicants to propose support for
student-parents in identifying other
Federal and State resources, in addition
to CCAMPIS support, that are available
to help low-income parents access
appropriate and affordable childcare
services. For example, the Child Care
and Development Block Grant provides
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0129]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Implementation of Key Federal Policies in the Wake of the Coronavirus
Pandemic
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection request.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 5, 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-2020-SCC-0129.
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 6W208B, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Erica Lee, 202-245-7437.
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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: Implementation of Key Federal Policies in the
Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 201.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 151.
Abstract: The coronavirus pandemic significantly disrupted K-12
educational operations and learning in spring 2020 and is likely to do
so again during the 2020-21 school year. Federal education policies and
funding are intended to support state and local agencies as they
respond to the crisis. But the crisis may also shape the way federal
programs are carried out. The U.S. Department of Education (the
Department), through its Institute for Education Sciences (IES), is
requesting clearance for a new data collection to examine how the
pandemic may be influencing: (1) Implementation of, and waivers, from
key provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
reauthorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), and (2)
state and district use of federal funds, including those provided
specifically to help in the pandemic recovery. The surveys of all state
education agencies and a nationally representative sample of school
districts is being conducted as part of an ongoing evaluation of Titles
I and IIA of ESSA.
Dated: August 3, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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