Department of Education – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) State Grants.

This notice sets forth the agenda for the December 4, 2024, open meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics (Commission), and how members of the public may attend the meeting and submit written comments pertaining to the work of the Commission.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences Grant Program.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a modified system of records entitled "Aid Awareness and Application Processing" (18-11-21). This system maintains information necessary for the Department to process applications for Federal student financial program assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); to perform the responsibilities of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Ombudsman; to provide Federal student loan repayment relief including under the borrower defense to repayment regulations; to notify aid applicants and aid recipients of aid program opportunities and updates under title IV of the HEA via digital communication channels; and to maintain the StudentAid.gov website as the front end for assisting customers with all of their Federal student financial aid needs throughout the student aid lifecycle. The Department's Digital and Customer Care (DCC) Information Technology (IT) system collects the electronic records maintained in the Aid Awareness and Application Processing (AAAP) system.

The Department of Education (Department) proposes a priority for an IDEA Data Management Center, under the Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program. The Department may use this priority for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. We take this action to focus attention on an identified national need to provide technical assistance (TA) to improve the capacity of States to meet the data collection requirements under Part B and Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The IDEA Data Management Center (Data Management Center) will assist States in collecting, reporting, and determining how to best analyze and use their Part B and Part C data to establish and meet high expectations for each child with a disability by enhancing, streamlining, and integrating IDEA Part B data into their State longitudinal data systems (SLDS), and IDEA Part C data and IDEA Part B preschool special education data into their early childhood integrated data system (ECIDS). A brief summary of the proposed rule is available at www.regulations.gov/docket/ED-2024-OSERS- 0114.

This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for the purpose of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

The Secretary announces dates for State educational agencies (SEAs) to submit expenditure and revenue data and average daily attendance statistics on ED Form 2447 (the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for fiscal year (FY) 2024, revisions to those reports, and revisions to reports for previous fiscal years. The Secretary sets these dates to ensure that data are available to serve as the basis for timely distribution of Federal funds. The U.S. Census Bureau is the data collection agent for this request of the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The data will be published by NCES and will be used by the Secretary in the calculation of allocations for FY 2026 appropriated funds.

This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access or participate in the open sessions of the National Board for Education Sciences (hereafter referred to as NBES or Board) meeting scheduled for November 15, 2024. This notice provides information about the meeting to members of the public who may be interested in attending the meeting and/or how to provide written comment(s).

The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

The Secretary publishes an updated list of persons who may be named to serve on the Performance Review Board that oversees the evaluation of performance appraisals for Senior Executive Service members of the Department of Education (Department).

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access the National Assessment Governing Board's (hereafter referred to as the Board or Governing Board) standing committee meetings and quarterly Governing Board meeting. This notice provides information to members of the public who may be interested in attending the meetings and/or providing written comments related to the work of the Governing Board. The meetings will be held either in person and/or virtually, as noted below. Members of the public must register in advance to attend the meetings virtually. A registration link will be posted on the Governing Board's website, www.nagb.gov, five (5) business days prior to each meeting.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

On September 11, 2024, the 60-day comment period published in the Federal Register (FRN Vol. 89, No. 176, pages 73638-9) for the proposed revised information collection, Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, with an end date of November 12, 2024. An error was made to the Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0112 posting with the current instrument version of the Perkins V Consolidated Annual Report. Approximately two weeks after the publication on September 23, 2024, ED corrected this error and posted the correct version of the instrument, Perkins V Consolidated Annual Report 1830-0569 revision to the record. As a result, the Department is extending the public comment period two weeks. The new end date of the comment period is November 26, 2024. The PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with DisabilitiesPreparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with DisabilitiesPreparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access or participate in the October 23-24, 2024, meeting of NACIE. This notice provides information about the meeting to members of the public who may be interested in attending and how to provide written and/or oral comment for the meeting. Notice of this meeting is required by Section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. Chapter 10 (commonly known as the Federal Advisory Committee Act).

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

On September 23, 2024, a request for a 30-day public comment period was published in the Federal Register. The abstract incorrectly included language about forbearances when the collection request is about deferments. The corrected abstract should read: These forms serve as the means by which borrowers in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan), Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Programs may request deferment of repayment on their loans if they meet certain statutory and regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department of Education and other loan holders uses the information collected on these forms to determine whether a borrower meets the eligibility requirements for the specific deferment type being submitted. For greater simplicity and to make it easier to maintain consistency among the various deferment forms, the Department is consolidating all the current deferment forms into a single collection under OMB No. 1845-0011. This collection is merging the six currently approved deferment forms in 1845-0011 with the military deferment form currently approved under 1845-0080 and the cancer treatment deferment form currently approved under 1845-0154. The Department is requesting a revision of the currently approved deferment forms. The proposed changes include the following: Updating the forms by eliminating duplicative and obsolete information; reordering items to present information in a more logical order that is consistent between forms; using "plain language" to present information more clearly and consistently; revising language as necessary to reflect regulatory changes made by the Final Rule published on November 1, 2022. The PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).