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Ian Rosenblum,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Programs delegated the authority to perform
the functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0069]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Income Driven Repayment Plan
Request for the William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loans and Federal
Family Education Loan Programs
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change
of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
18, 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 information
collection request by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’
checkbox. Comments may also be sent
to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.
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
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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: Income Driven
Repayment Plan Request for the William
D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and
Federal Family Education Loan
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0102.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,090,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,009,700.
Abstract: The Department is
requesting an extension of the current
information collection. The Department
files this request with the same total
annual number of respondents for this
renewal collection as was used in the
prior filing. Due to the effects of the
COVID–19 pandemic and the
suspension of the collection of loans,
the Department lacks sufficient data to
allow for more accurate updates to the
usage of these forms. There has been no
change in the underlying statutes or
regulations which support these request
forms.
Dated: July 14, 2021.
Juliana Pearson,
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
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0006]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Higher Education Emergency Relief
Fund (HEERF) Improper Payments
Information Form
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change
of a currently approved collection.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
18, 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 information
collection request by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’
checkbox. Comments may also be sent
to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Karen Epps,
202–453–6337.
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: Higher Education
Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
Improper Payments Information Form.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0851.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,138.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,138.
Abstract: Under the CARES Act’s
Higher Education Emergency Relief
Fund (HEERF), the Department has
made over 12,000 awards to institutions
of higher education (IHEs) to support
emergency financial aid to students and
institutional costs associated with
significant changes to the delivery of
instruction due to the coronavirus. This
form will be used by institutions that
have improperly drawn down funds
from their award accounts to provide
the Department with information
regarding funds being returned to
correct these improper payments.
Dated: July 14, 2021.
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 EDUCATION
Federal Need Analysis Methodology
for the 2022–23 Award Year—Federal
Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study,
Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grant, William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan, Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant, and TEACH
Grant Programs
Federal Student Aid, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary announces the
annual updates to the tables used in the
statutory Federal Need Analysis
Methodology that determines a
student’s expected family contribution
(EFC) for award year (AY) 2022–23 for
student financial aid programs,
Assistance Listing Numbers 84.063,
84.033, 84.007, 84.268, 84.408, and
84.379. The intent of this notice is to
alert the financial aid community and
the broader public to these required
annual updates used in the
determination of student aid eligibility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerri Moseley-Hobbs, U.S. Department
of Education, Union Center Plaza, 830
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202–
5454. Telephone: (202) 377–3291.
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: Part F of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of
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1965, as amended (HEA), specifies the
criteria, data elements, calculations, and
tables the Department of Education
(Department) uses in the Federal Need
Analysis Methodology to determine the
EFC.
Section 478 of the HEA requires the
Secretary to annually update the
following four tables for price
inflation—the Income Protection
Allowance (IPA), the Adjusted Net
Worth (NW) of a Business or Farm, the
Education Savings and Asset Protection
Allowance, and the Assessment
Schedules and Rates. The updates are
based, in general, upon increases in the
Consumer Price Index (CPI).
For AY 2022–23, the Secretary is
charged with updating the IPA for
parents of dependent students, adjusted
NW of a business or farm, the education
savings and asset protection allowance,
and the assessment schedules and rates
to account for inflation that took place
between December 2020 and December
2021. However, because the Secretary
must publish these tables before
December 2021, the increases in the
tables must be based on a percentage
equal to the estimated percentage
increase in the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for
2021. The Secretary must also account
for any under- or over-estimation of
inflation for the preceding year.
In developing the table values for the
2021–22 AY, the Secretary assumed a
2.0 percent increase in the CPI–U for the
period December 2019 through
December 2020. The actual inflation for
this time period was 1.2 percent. The
Secretary estimates that the increase in
the CPI–U for the period December 2020
through December 2021 will be 1.8
percent.
Additionally, section 601 of the
College Cost Reduction and Access Act
of 2007 (CCRAA, Pub. L. 110–84)
amended sections 475 through 478 of
the HEA affecting the IPA tables for the
2009–10 through 2012–13 AYs and
required the Department to use a
percentage of the estimated CPI to
update the table in subsequent years.
These changes to the IPA impact
dependent students, as well as
independent students with dependents
other than a spouse and independent
students without dependents other than
a spouse. This notice includes the new
2022–23 AY values for the IPA tables,
which reflect the CCRAA amendments.
The updated tables are in sections 1
(Income Protection Allowance), 2
(Adjusted Net Worth of a Business or
Farm), and 4 (Assessment Schedules
and Rates) of this notice.
Under section 478(d) of the HEA, the
Secretary must also revise the education
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0006]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Improper
Payments Information Form
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
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 18, 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 information collection request by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Karen Epps, 202-453-6337.
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: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
Improper Payments Information Form.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0851.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,138.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,138.
Abstract: Under the CARES Act's Higher Education Emergency Relief
Fund (HEERF), the Department has made over 12,000 awards to
institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support emergency financial
aid to students and institutional costs associated with significant
changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus. This
form will be used by institutions that have improperly drawn down funds
from their award accounts to provide the Department with information
regarding funds being returned to correct these improper payments.
Dated: July 14, 2021.
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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