Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Voluntary Decline of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds Form, 53042 [2021-20720]
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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: Eligibility of
Students at Institutions of Higher
Education for Funds under the CARES
Act.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0857.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector; Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 16,016,491.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,306,588.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of
Education is requesting clearance of this
extension information collection request
to allow for outreach to institutions of
higher education to meet the
requirements of the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act, Public Law 116–136 (March 27,
2020). This will help to ensure that the
distribution of the CARES Act funds is
managed by institutions in accordance
with the clarification discussed in the
Final Rule. This information collection
was previously approved as an
emergency by the Office of Management
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and Budget (OMB) on May 11, 2021;
this extension to the collection has no
change to the current form.
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
[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0080]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Voluntary Decline of Higher Education
Emergency Relief Funds 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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
25, 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
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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: Voluntary Decline
of Higher Education Emergency Relief
Funds Form.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0856.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 125.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 63.
Abstract: Funding for the Higher
Education Emergency Relief Fund
(HEERF) is provided by the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
(CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116–136), the
Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021
(CRRSAA) (Pub. L. 116–260) and the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub.
L. 117–2). Institutions eligible for
funding under these statutes may elect
to voluntarily decline all or a portion of
their HEERF grant awards, in which
case the U.S. Department of Education
(the Department) will then deobligate
the funds from the institution’s G5
account and will later redistribute the
funds to other institutions with greater
needs due to the coronavirus. In order
to process the deobligation and
redistribution of these funds more
efficiently, the Department is requesting
an extension of approval of a short form
that will allow these institutions to
provide the Department with
information regarding the funds being
declined.
Dated: September 21, 2021.
Kate Mullen,
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-0080]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Voluntary Decline of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 25, 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: Voluntary Decline of Higher Education
Emergency Relief Funds Form.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0856.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 125.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 63.
Abstract: Funding for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
(HEERF) is provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116-136), the Coronavirus Response
and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) (Pub. L. 116-
260) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2).
Institutions eligible for funding under these statutes may elect to
voluntarily decline all or a portion of their HEERF grant awards, in
which case the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) will then
deobligate the funds from the institution's G5 account and will later
redistribute the funds to other institutions with greater needs due to
the coronavirus. In order to process the deobligation and
redistribution of these funds more efficiently, the Department is
requesting an extension of approval of a short form that will allow
these institutions to provide the Department with information regarding
the funds being declined.
Dated: September 21, 2021.
Kate Mullen,
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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