Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program, 74162-74163 [2023-23855]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 74162 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2023 / Notices selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this information collection request. Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking on the ‘‘View Information Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting Statement and Other Documents’’ link. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, (202) 245–6347. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: School Pulse Panel 2023–24 Quarter 3 Revision. OMB Control Number: 1850–0975. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 53,955. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,175. Abstract: The School Pulse Panel is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), within the United States Department of Education. Initially, the purpose of the study was to collect extensive real-time data on issues brought to light by the COVID–19 pandemic on students and staff, as well as other important education-related issues that could inform data-driven policy decisions, in U.S. public primary, middle, high, and combined-grade schools and districts. Specifically, this was accomplished by collecting data on, among other things, the percentage of the student body starting the school year behind grade level, the types of learning recovery strategies being implemented and the perceived effectiveness of those VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Oct 27, 2023 Jkt 262001 strategies, classroom behavioral concerns, mental health services provided, and staffing issues. NCES was able to capture each of these pieces in an expedited fashion and report out findings in a matter of weeks, providing rich information to help tell the full story of what students, staff, and administrators were battling on a daily basis. The success of the quickturnaround nature of the SPP was a clear indication of the immense value of having a real-time data collection vehicle readily available to capture content on prominent events occurring in the school environment. Therefore, stakeholders and ED leadership have asked NCES to continue this type of data collection methodology for the 2023–24 school year and beyond with content extending beyond COVID–19 pandemic impacts on the education environment. The preliminary activities package was formally cleared in February 2023 (OMB# 1850–0975 v.1) and the SPP monthly data collection package was formally cleared in June 2023 (OMB# 1850–0975 v.2). A change request (v.3) was cleared in July 2023 to make changes to the September and October instruments and August 2023–January 2024 communication materials. A second quarterly package was formally cleared in October 2023 (OMB# 1850– 0975 v.4), which contained the November 2023–January 2024 questionnaires and the February 2024– June 2024 communication materials. A change request (v.5) was cleared in October 2023 to make changes to the December 2023 and January 2024 instruments; content on these surveys was undergoing cognitive testing during the 30-day public comment period. The purpose of this memo is to accompany a revision (v.6) and to describe the changes to the research materials contained in that revision. The new revision is focused on a 30-day public comment period on new items (within the scope of the research domains previously established) to be collected on the February 2024, March 2024, and April 2024 instruments (Appendix C3). These items are considered very close to final and will go through minimal testing with school personnel to examine any comprehension concerns with item wording. Feedback from this testing, as well as additional input from SPP stakeholders, will result in modifications and additions that will be reflected in future change requests. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: October 24, 2023. Stephanie Valentine, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2023–23842 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket ID ED–2023–FSA–0135] Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of a new matching program. AGENCY: This matching program will assist the U.S. Department of Education (Department or ED) in its obligation to ensure that borrowers who either owe balances on or who have had any of loans made under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) written off due to default for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, or the Federal Insured Student Loan (FISL) Program or with Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant service obligations (referred to collectively herein as ‘‘title IV loans’’) more efficiently and effectively are able to obtain Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharges of their title IV loans. DATES: Submit your comments on the proposed re-establishment of the matching program on or before November 29, 2023. The matching program will become effective on the later of the following two dates: (1) December 1, 2023, or (2) 30 days after the publication of this notice, on October 30, 2023, unless comments have been received from interested members of the public requiring modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will continue for 18 months after the effective date and may be renewed for up to an additional 12 months if, within 3 months prior to the expiration of the 18 months, the respective Data Integrity Boards of ED and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) determine that the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at regulations.gov. However, if you require an accommodation or cannot otherwise submit your SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2023 / Notices comments via regulations.gov, please contact the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Department will not accept comments submitted by fax or by email, or comments submitted after the comment period. To ensure that the Department does 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 documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under the ‘‘FAQ’’ tab. Privacy Note: The Department’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: Brenda Vigna, Division Chief, Program Contract Management Group, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202–5320. Telephone: (202) 567–1931. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll-free, at 1–800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a); 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, published in the Federal Register on June 19, 1989 (54 FR 25818); and OMB Circular No. A–108, notice is hereby provided of the re-establishment of the matching program between the Department and VA. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Participating Agencies The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program The Department’s legal authority to enter into the matching program and to disclose information thereunder is sections 420N(c), 437(a)(1), 455(a)(1), VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Oct 27, 2023 Jkt 262001 and 464(c)(1)(F)(ii & iii) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070g–2(c), 1087(a)(1), 1087e(a)(1), and 1087dd(c)(1)(F)(ii & iii)). VA’s legal authority to enter into this matching program is 38 U.S. Code § 5106. Purpose(s) This matching program will assist the Department in its obligation to ensure that borrowers of title IV loans more efficiently and effectively are able to obtain TPD discharge of their title IV loans. The Department will proactively send notices to borrowers with title IV loans who VA has designated as (1) having a service-connected disability rating that is 100 percent disabling, or (2) being totally disabled based on an individual unemployability rating, informing them that the Department will discharge the borrower’s title IV loans no earlier than 61 days after the date that the Department sends the notification to the borrower, unless the borrower chooses to have their title IV loans discharged earlier by contacting ED or chooses to opt out of the TPD discharge within 60 days from the date that the Department sends the notification to the borrower. The Department’s notices also will inform these borrowers that the Department has accepted information obtained from the VA in lieu of the borrower’s submission of a VA Statement and the borrower’s TPD loan discharge application, thereby simplifying the TPD discharge process for borrowers. Categories of Individuals This matching program covers veterans whom VA has designated as having a service-connected disability rating that is 100 percent disabling or being totally disabled based on an individual unemployability rating, as described in 38 CFR 3.4(b) and 3.340, and who have title IV loans (as defined above). Categories of Records This matching program covers the following records on the aforementioned individuals: the name (first, middle, and last), date of birth (DOB), and Social Security number (SSN), the 100% disabling serviceconnected disability rating or the individuals unemployability rating, and the disability determination date. System(s) of Records VA will use the VA system of records entitled ‘‘Compensation, Pension, Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Records—VA’’ (58VA21/22/28), last published in full in the Federal Register PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 74163 on November 8, 2021 (86 FR 61858). VA has determined that routine use 39 in the foregoing system of records is compatible with the purpose for which the information is collected and contains appropriate Privacy Act disclosure authority. The Department will match information obtained from the VA with Department records maintained in the Department’s system of records entitled ‘‘National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)’’ (18–11–06). The NSLDS system of records notice was last published in full in the Federal Register on June 28, 2023 (88 FR 41934). The Department will also maintain matched information obtained from VA in the Department’s system of records entitled ‘‘Common Services for Borrowers (CSB) (18–11–16).’’ The CSB system of records notice was last published in full in the Federal Register on July 27, 2023 (88 FR 48449). Accessible Format: By request to Lisa Tessitore, Program Operations Specialist, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202–5320, telephone: (202) 377–3249, individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, audiotape, compact disc, or other accessible format. 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 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. Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. [FR Doc. 2023–23855 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74162-74163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23855]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket ID ED-2023-FSA-0135]


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.

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SUMMARY: This matching program will assist the U.S. Department of 
Education (Department or ED) in its obligation to ensure that borrowers 
who either owe balances on or who have had any of loans made under 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) written 
off due to default for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, the William D. 
Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan 
(FFEL) Program, or the Federal Insured Student Loan (FISL) Program or 
with Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education 
(TEACH) Grant service obligations (referred to collectively herein as 
``title IV loans'') more efficiently and effectively are able to obtain 
Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharges of their title IV 
loans.

DATES: Submit your comments on the proposed re-establishment of the 
matching program on or before November 29, 2023.
    The matching program will become effective on the later of the 
following two dates: (1) December 1, 2023, or (2) 30 days after the 
publication of this notice, on October 30, 2023, unless comments have 
been received from interested members of the public requiring 
modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will 
continue for 18 months after the effective date and may be renewed for 
up to an additional 12 months if, within 3 months prior to the 
expiration of the 18 months, the respective Data Integrity Boards of ED 
and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) determine that the 
conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at regulations.gov. However, if you require an accommodation or 
cannot otherwise submit your

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comments via regulations.gov, please contact the program contact person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Department will not 
accept comments submitted by fax or by email, or comments submitted 
after the comment period. To ensure that the Department does 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 documents, submitting 
comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under the 
``FAQ'' tab.
    Privacy Note: The Department'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: Brenda Vigna, Division Chief, Program 
Contract Management Group, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of 
Education, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202-5320. Telephone: 
(202) 567-1931.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll-
free, at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 
as amended (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a); 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, 
published in the Federal Register on June 19, 1989 (54 FR 25818); and 
OMB Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby provided of the re-
establishment of the matching program between the Department and VA.

Participating Agencies

    The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    The Department's legal authority to enter into the matching program 
and to disclose information thereunder is sections 420N(c), 437(a)(1), 
455(a)(1), and 464(c)(1)(F)(ii & iii) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070g-2(c), 
1087(a)(1), 1087e(a)(1), and 1087dd(c)(1)(F)(ii & iii)). VA's legal 
authority to enter into this matching program is 38 U.S. Code Sec.  
5106.

Purpose(s)

    This matching program will assist the Department in its obligation 
to ensure that borrowers of title IV loans more efficiently and 
effectively are able to obtain TPD discharge of their title IV loans. 
The Department will proactively send notices to borrowers with title IV 
loans who VA has designated as (1) having a service-connected 
disability rating that is 100 percent disabling, or (2) being totally 
disabled based on an individual unemployability rating, informing them 
that the Department will discharge the borrower's title IV loans no 
earlier than 61 days after the date that the Department sends the 
notification to the borrower, unless the borrower chooses to have their 
title IV loans discharged earlier by contacting ED or chooses to opt 
out of the TPD discharge within 60 days from the date that the 
Department sends the notification to the borrower. The Department's 
notices also will inform these borrowers that the Department has 
accepted information obtained from the VA in lieu of the borrower's 
submission of a VA Statement and the borrower's TPD loan discharge 
application, thereby simplifying the TPD discharge process for 
borrowers.

Categories of Individuals

    This matching program covers veterans whom VA has designated as 
having a service-connected disability rating that is 100 percent 
disabling or being totally disabled based on an individual 
unemployability rating, as described in 38 CFR 3.4(b) and 3.340, and 
who have title IV loans (as defined above).

Categories of Records

    This matching program covers the following records on the 
aforementioned individuals: the name (first, middle, and last), date of 
birth (DOB), and Social Security number (SSN), the 100% disabling 
service-connected disability rating or the individuals unemployability 
rating, and the disability determination date.

System(s) of Records

    VA will use the VA system of records entitled ``Compensation, 
Pension, Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
Records--VA'' (58VA21/22/28), last published in full in the Federal 
Register on November 8, 2021 (86 FR 61858). VA has determined that 
routine use 39 in the foregoing system of records is compatible with 
the purpose for which the information is collected and contains 
appropriate Privacy Act disclosure authority.
    The Department will match information obtained from the VA with 
Department records maintained in the Department's system of records 
entitled ``National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)'' (18-11-06). The 
NSLDS system of records notice was last published in full in the 
Federal Register on June 28, 2023 (88 FR 41934).
    The Department will also maintain matched information obtained from 
VA in the Department's system of records entitled ``Common Services for 
Borrowers (CSB) (18-11-16).'' The CSB system of records notice was last 
published in full in the Federal Register on July 27, 2023 (88 FR 
48449).
    Accessible Format: By request to Lisa Tessitore, Program Operations 
Specialist, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202-5320, telephone: (202) 377-3249, 
individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible 
format. The Department will provide the requestor with an accessible 
format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a 
thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, audiotape, compact 
disc, or other accessible format.
    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 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.

Richard Cordray,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2023-23855 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
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