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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Meeting of the National Advisory
Council on Indian Education (NACIE)
National Advisory Council on
Indian Education (NACIE), Department
of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice of this meeting is
required by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and is intended
to notify members of the public of an
upcoming NACIE open teleconference
meeting.
SUMMARY:
The NACIE open teleconference
meeting will be held on December 18,
2020 from 2:00–4:00 p.m. (EST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Hernandez, Designated Federal
Official, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE)/Office of
Indian Education (OIE), U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Room 3W113, Washington,
DC 20202. Telephone: 202–205–1909,
Email: Angela.Hernandez@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory
Authority and Function: NACIE is
authorized by Section 6141 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965. NACIE is established
within the U.S. Department of
Education to advise the Secretary of
Education (Secretary) and the Secretary
of Interior on the funding and
administration (including the
development of regulations, and
administrative policies and practices) of
any program over which the Secretary
has jurisdiction and includes Indian
children or adults as participants or that
may benefit Indian children or adults,
including any program established
under Title VI, Part A of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act. In
addition, NACIE advises the White
House Initiative on American Indian
and Alaska Native Education, in
accordance with Section 5(a) of
Executive Order 13592. NACIE submits
to the Congress each year a report on its
activities that includes
recommendations that are considered
appropriate for the improvement of
Federal education programs that include
Indian children or adults as participants
or that may benefit Indian children or
adults, and recommendations
concerning the funding of any such
program.
Meeting Agenda: The purpose of the
meeting is to convene NACIE to conduct
the following business: (1) Approve the
draft annual report to Congress, (2)
update regarding operating procedures
under FACA, (3) update regarding
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bylaws for FACA boards/committees,
and (4) update on FACA boards/
committees and the election of boards/
committees.
Instructions for Accessing the Meeting
Members of the public may access the
NACIE meeting by dial-in listen only
access. Up to 100 lines will be available
to participants of on a first come, first
serve basis. The dial-in phone number
for the teleconference meeting is 1–408–
650–3123 and the participant code is
604–247–301.
Public Comment: Members of the
public interested in submitting written
comments pertaining to the work of
NACIE may do so via email to
Angela.Hernandez@ed.gov. Please note,
written comments should pertain to the
work of NACIE and/or the Office of
Indian Education.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
teleconference meeting is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will
need an auxiliary aid or service for the
meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice not later
than Monday, November 30, 2020.
Although we will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, we may
not be able to make available the
requested auxiliary aid or service
because of insufficient time to arrange
it.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The
Department will post the official open
meeting report of this meeting on the
OESE website at: https://oese.ed.gov/
offices/office-of-indian-education/
national-advisory-council-on-indianeducation-oie/ 21 days after the
meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the
public may also inspect NACIE records
at the Office of Indian Education,
United States Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20202, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Please email
Angela.Hernandez@ed.gov to schedule
an appointment. Our ability to provide
an inspection opportunity is limited to
potential novel coronavirus (COVID–19)
restrictions.
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Authority: § 6141 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as
amended by Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 7471).
Frank Brogan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[ED–2020–FSA–0086]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Department of Education.
Notice of a new Computer
Matching Agreement (CMA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This document provides
notice of a new CMA between the
Department of Education (ED) and the
Department of Justice (DOJ). The current
18-month CMA was recertified for an
additional 12 months on January 2, 2020
and will automatically expire on
January 1, 2021.
DATES: Submit your comments on the
proposed CMA on or before January 4,
2021.
The CMA will be effective the later of:
(1) January 2, 2021, or (2) January 4,
2021, unless comments have been
received from interested members of the
public requiring modification and
republication of the notice. The CMA
will continue for 18 months after the
effective date of the CMA and may be
extended for an additional 12 months
thereafter, if the conditions specified in
5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. We will not accept
comments submitted by fax or by email
or those submitted after the comment
period. To ensure that we do not receive
duplicate copies, please submit your
comments only once. In addition, please
include the Docket ID at the top of your
comments.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov to submit your
comments electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing agency
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documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket, is available on the
site under the ‘‘help’’ tab.
• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery,
or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver
your comments about this new CMA,
address them to the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Privacy Note: ED’s policy is to make
all comments received from members of
the public available for public viewing
in their entirety on the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to
include in their comments only
information that they wish to make
publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerard Duffey, Management and
Program Analyst, Wanamaker Building,
U.S. Department of Education, Federal
Student Aid, 100 Penn Square East,
Suite 509.B10, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Telephone: (215) 656–3249.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We
provide this notice in accordance with
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a),
as amended by the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub.
L. 100–503) and the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Amendments of
1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) (CMPPA); the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the
Provisions of Public Law 100–503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (54 FR 25818,
June 19, 1989); and OMB Circular A–
108, Federal Agency Responsibilities for
Review, Reporting, and Publication
under the Privacy Act (81 FR 94424,
December 23, 2016).
Participating Agencies
The Department of Education (ED)
and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
Under section 421 (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘section 5301’’) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
862), an individual convicted of a
Federal or State drug trafficking or
possession offense may be denied, at the
discretion of the court, certain Federal
benefits, including those under the
Federal Student Financial Assistance
Programs authorized by title IV of the
Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as
amended (title IV, HEA student
financial assistance). The Denial of
Federal Benefits and Defense
Procurement Fraud Debarment
Clearinghouse Programs (DFB/DPFD)
database (formerly known as DEBARS)
collects information regarding those
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individuals for whom benefits are
denied and forwards this information to
the General Services Administration
(GSA) for inclusion in the publication
‘‘Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal
Procurement or Non-procurement
Programs,’’ more commonly known as
the ‘‘Debarment List.’’ Federal agencies
are required by law to consult the
Debarment List, prior to the provision of
certain benefits. However, ED and DOJ
have determined that, for purposes of
verifying title IV, HEA student financial
assistance eligibility, direct access to the
DFB/DPFD database would be more
useful than access to the GSA’s
Debarment List because the DFB/DPFD
database contains information essential
to the effective operation of the match
that is not available in the GSA List.
By matching the names, dates of birth,
and SSNs in the DFB/DPFD database
with ED’s student financial aid records,
ED is able to identify students who do
not qualify for Federal student financial
assistance pursuant to the provisions set
forth in the Controlled Substances Act.
DOJ’s system of records also contains
information concerning the specific
program or programs for which benefits
have been denied, as well as the
duration of the period of ineligibility.
DOJ will make available for the CMA
the records of only those individuals
who have been denied Federal benefits
under one or more of the title IV, HEA
programs. Thus, ED avoids the cost of
disbursing student financial assistance
funds to individuals who do not qualify
for Federal student financial assistance,
but who would otherwise receive aid
had the CMA not existed.
DOJ is the lead contact agency for
information related to violations of
section 5301 and, as such, provides this
data to ED. The 18-month CMA was
recertified for an additional 12 months
on January 2, 2020 and will
automatically expire on January 1, 2021.
Procurement Fraud Debarment
Clearinghouse program (DFB/DPFD)
database (formerly known as DEBARS)
that is authorized under section 5301 for
the purpose of ensuring that HEA
student financial assistance is not
awarded to individuals subject to denial
of benefits under court orders issued
pursuant to the Denial of Federal
Benefits Program.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of this matching program
is to ensure that the requirements of
section 421 of the Controlled Substances
Act (originally enacted as section 5301
of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,
Pub. L. 100–690, 21 U.S.C. 853a, which
was amended and re-designated as
section 421 of the Controlled Substances
Act by section 1002(d) of the Crime
Control Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–647)
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘section
5301’’) are met.
DOJ is the lead contact agency for
information related to section 5301
violations and, as such, provides this
data to ED. ED seeks access to the
information contained in the Denial of
Federal Benefits and Defense
System(s) of Records
DOJ system of records: DFB/DPFD
(The most recent full DFB/DPFD system
of records notice was published in the
Federal Register on May 10, 1999, 64
FR 25071). ED system of records:
Federal Student Aid Application File
(18–11–01). (The most recent ED system
of records notice was published in the
Federal Register on October 29, 2019,
84 FR 57856). (Note: The ED Central
Processing System (CPS) is the ED
information system that processes data
from the Federal Student Aid
Application File.)
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) by
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Categories of Individuals
The individuals whose records are
included in this matching program are
individuals who are the subject of
section 5301 denial of benefits court
orders, and all students who complete a
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid. ED receives data from the DOJ
DFB/DPFD system that is used to match
title IV, HEA applicant data in ED’s
Central Processing System (Federal
Student Aid Application File (18–11–
01).
Categories of Records
ED will use the Social Security
number (SSN), date of birth, and the
first two letters of an applicant’s last
name for the match. These data
elements are contained in ED’s Central
Processing System. The DOJ DFB/DPFD
system contains the names, SSNs, dates
of birth, and other identifying
information regarding individuals
convicted of Federal or State offenses
involving drug trafficking or possession
of a controlled substance who have been
denied Federal benefits by Federal or
State courts. This system of records also
contains information concerning the
specific program or programs for which
benefits have been denied, as well as the
duration of the period of ineligibility.
DOJ will make available for the
matching program the records of only
those individuals who have been denied
Federal benefits under one or more of
the title IV, HEA programs.
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contacting the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. You may access the official
edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations at
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view this document, as well as all other
documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
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(PDF). To use PDF you must have
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Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
Mark Brown,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0152]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Third Party Servicer Data Collection
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 a currently
approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
4, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection request by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox.
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
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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: Third Party
Servicer Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0130.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector; Individuals and Households;
State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 107.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 56.
Abstract: The Department of
Education (the Department) is seeking
an revision of the OMB approval of a
Third Party Servicer Data Form. This
form collects information from third
party servicers. This form is used to
validate the information reported to the
Department by higher education
institutions about the third party
servicers that administer one or more
aspects of the administration of the Title
IV, HEA programs on an institution’s
behalf. This form also collects
additional information required for
effective oversight of these entities.
There has been no change to the
supporting regulatory language. We
have reevaluated the usage of the form
and there is a resulting decrease in the
number of respondents and burden
hours.
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Dated: November 30, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
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 ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12514–086]
Northern Indiana Public Service
Company; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Application Type: Temporary
Variance from Reservoir Elevation.
b. Project No.: 12514–086.
c. Date Filed: November 2, 2020 and
supplemented on November 24, 2020.
d. Applicant: Northern Indiana Public
Service Company.
e. Name of Project: Norway Oakdale
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The Norway Oakdale
Hydroelectric Project is located on the
Tippecanoe River in Carroll and White
Counties, Indiana.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: M. Bryan Little,
Senior Counsel, NiSource Corporate
Services, 150 West Market Street, Ste.
600, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 684–
4903.
i. FERC Contact: Zeena Aljibury, (202)
502–6065, zeena.aljibury@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests: 14
days from the issuance date of this
notice by the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, and protests using
the Commission’s eFiling system at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[ED-2020-FSA-0086]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new Computer Matching Agreement (CMA).
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of a new CMA between the
Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). The
current 18-month CMA was recertified for an additional 12 months on
January 2, 2020 and will automatically expire on January 1, 2021.
DATES: Submit your comments on the proposed CMA on or before January 4,
2021.
The CMA will be effective the later of: (1) January 2, 2021, or (2)
January 4, 2021, unless comments have been received from interested
members of the public requiring modification and republication of the
notice. The CMA will continue for 18 months after the effective date of
the CMA and may be extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if
the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies,
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the
Docket ID at the top of your comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to
submit your comments electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency
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documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on
the site under the ``help'' tab.
Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you
mail or deliver your comments about this new CMA, address them to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Privacy Note: ED's policy is to make all comments received from
members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to include in their comments only
information that they wish to make publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerard Duffey, Management and Program
Analyst, Wanamaker Building, U.S. Department of Education, Federal
Student Aid, 100 Penn Square East, Suite 509.B10, Philadelphia, PA
19107. Telephone: (215) 656-3249.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We provide this notice in accordance with
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503) and the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990 (Pub. L.
101-508) (CMPPA); the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Final
Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (54 FR 25818, June
19, 1989); and OMB Circular A-108, Federal Agency Responsibilities for
Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act (81 FR 94424,
December 23, 2016).
Participating Agencies
The Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Justice
(DOJ).
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
Under section 421 (hereinafter referred to as ``section 5301'') of
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 862), an individual convicted
of a Federal or State drug trafficking or possession offense may be
denied, at the discretion of the court, certain Federal benefits,
including those under the Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs
authorized by title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as
amended (title IV, HEA student financial assistance). The Denial of
Federal Benefits and Defense Procurement Fraud Debarment Clearinghouse
Programs (DFB/DPFD) database (formerly known as DEBARS) collects
information regarding those individuals for whom benefits are denied
and forwards this information to the General Services Administration
(GSA) for inclusion in the publication ``Lists of Parties Excluded from
Federal Procurement or Non-procurement Programs,'' more commonly known
as the ``Debarment List.'' Federal agencies are required by law to
consult the Debarment List, prior to the provision of certain benefits.
However, ED and DOJ have determined that, for purposes of verifying
title IV, HEA student financial assistance eligibility, direct access
to the DFB/DPFD database would be more useful than access to the GSA's
Debarment List because the DFB/DPFD database contains information
essential to the effective operation of the match that is not available
in the GSA List.
By matching the names, dates of birth, and SSNs in the DFB/DPFD
database with ED's student financial aid records, ED is able to
identify students who do not qualify for Federal student financial
assistance pursuant to the provisions set forth in the Controlled
Substances Act. DOJ's system of records also contains information
concerning the specific program or programs for which benefits have
been denied, as well as the duration of the period of ineligibility.
DOJ will make available for the CMA the records of only those
individuals who have been denied Federal benefits under one or more of
the title IV, HEA programs. Thus, ED avoids the cost of disbursing
student financial assistance funds to individuals who do not qualify
for Federal student financial assistance, but who would otherwise
receive aid had the CMA not existed.
DOJ is the lead contact agency for information related to
violations of section 5301 and, as such, provides this data to ED. The
18-month CMA was recertified for an additional 12 months on January 2,
2020 and will automatically expire on January 1, 2021.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of this matching program is to ensure that the
requirements of section 421 of the Controlled Substances Act
(originally enacted as section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,
Pub. L. 100-690, 21 U.S.C. 853a, which was amended and re-designated as
section 421 of the Controlled Substances Act by section 1002(d) of the
Crime Control Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-647) (hereinafter referred to as
``section 5301'') are met.
DOJ is the lead contact agency for information related to section
5301 violations and, as such, provides this data to ED. ED seeks access
to the information contained in the Denial of Federal Benefits and
Defense Procurement Fraud Debarment Clearinghouse program (DFB/DPFD)
database (formerly known as DEBARS) that is authorized under section
5301 for the purpose of ensuring that HEA student financial assistance
is not awarded to individuals subject to denial of benefits under court
orders issued pursuant to the Denial of Federal Benefits Program.
Categories of Individuals
The individuals whose records are included in this matching program
are individuals who are the subject of section 5301 denial of benefits
court orders, and all students who complete a Free Application for
Federal Student Aid. ED receives data from the DOJ DFB/DPFD system that
is used to match title IV, HEA applicant data in ED's Central
Processing System (Federal Student Aid Application File (18-11-01).
Categories of Records
ED will use the Social Security number (SSN), date of birth, and
the first two letters of an applicant's last name for the match. These
data elements are contained in ED's Central Processing System. The DOJ
DFB/DPFD system contains the names, SSNs, dates of birth, and other
identifying information regarding individuals convicted of Federal or
State offenses involving drug trafficking or possession of a controlled
substance who have been denied Federal benefits by Federal or State
courts. This system of records also contains information concerning the
specific program or programs for which benefits have been denied, as
well as the duration of the period of ineligibility. DOJ will make
available for the matching program the records of only those
individuals who have been denied Federal benefits under one or more of
the title IV, HEA programs.
System(s) of Records
DOJ system of records: DFB/DPFD (The most recent full DFB/DPFD
system of records notice was published in the Federal Register on May
10, 1999, 64 FR 25071). ED system of records: Federal Student Aid
Application File (18-11-01). (The most recent ED system of records
notice was published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2019, 84 FR
57856). (Note: The ED Central Processing System (CPS) is the ED
information system that processes data from the Federal Student Aid
Application File.)
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) by
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contacting the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
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Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. 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 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.
Mark Brown,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2020-26478 Filed 12-1-20; 8:45 am]
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