Department of Education 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice sets forth the agenda for the November 15-17, 2018 Quarterly Board Meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board). This notice provides information to members of the public who may be interested in attending the meeting or providing written comments related to the work of the Governing Board. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

The Acting Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid announces the interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans (Direct Subsidized Loans), Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loans (Direct Unsubsidized Loans), and Federal Direct PLUS Loans (Direct PLUS Loans) made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program with first disbursement dates on or after July 1, 2018, and before July 1, 2019.

The Acting Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid announces the interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans (Direct Subsidized Loans), Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loans (Direct Unsubsidized Loans), and Federal Direct PLUS Loans (Direct PLUS Loan) with first disbursement dates before July 1, 2006, and for Federal Direct Consolidation Loans (Direct Consolidation Loans) for which the application was received before February 1, 1999. The rates announced in this notice are in effect for the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of a previously approved information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

The Secretary removes outdated regulations for two programs no longer authorized by Federal law: The Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants (TQE) program and the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) program. Therefore, the associated regulations are unnecessary.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

This provides notice of the re-establishment of the matching program between the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which sets forth the terms, safeguards, and procedures under which the VA will disclose data to the Department regarding Veterans whom 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.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.

This notice lists arbitration panel decisions under the Randolph-Sheppard Act issued in January, February, and March 2018. This notice also lists any older decisions that the Department has made publicly available in accessible electronic format during that period. All decisions are available on the Department's website and by request.

The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education (Assistant Secretary), U.S. Department of Education (Department) proposes priorities, requirements, definitions, and performance measures under the Comprehensive Centers program. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities, requirements, definitions, and performance measures for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2019 and later years. We intend to use the priorities, requirements, and definitions to award grants to eligible applicants seeking to provide capacity-building services to State educational agencies (SEAs), regional educational agencies (REAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools that improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

The Secretary removes outdated, superseded regulations for seven programs in the State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs and National Discretionary Programs of Vocational Education added by a final rule in the Federal Register on August 14, 1992 (Perkins 1992 Regulations) as authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990 (Perkins II), Title IV National Programs. These programs are no longer funded by the Department.

On April 25, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register (83 FR 18015) a notice announcing the availability of funds and application deadlines for the Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (Emergency Impact Aid) under Division B, Subdivision 1, Title VIII, ``Hurricane Education Recovery,'' of Public Law 115-123, the ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.'' On May 24, 2018, the Department published in the Federal Register (83 FR 24092) a notice extending the original deadline for State educational agency (SEA) transmittal of applications and establishing a due date of July 20, 2018 for any application amendments for the Emergency Impact Aid program. This notice extends the July 20, 2018 deadline for SEA transmittal of application amendments affecting allocations under the Emergency Impact Aid program to October 5, 2018.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

The Department of Education (Department) published final regulations in the Federal Register on September 20, 2016 to amend the Impact Aid Program (IAP) regulations issued under title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act. The amendatory instructions at the end of the 2016 final rule inadvertently removed some definitions from these regulations. This document corrects the regulations by adding those definitions back into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this new notice of a system of records entitled ``Postsecondary Education Participants System (PEPS)'' (18-11-09) and a rescinded system of records entitled ``Integrated Partner Management (IPM) system'' (18-11- 21). The Department is rescinding the IPM system because the Department did not implement it and will continue using the PEPS system of records.

The National Assessment Governing Board (Governing Board) is soliciting public comment for guidance in finalizing a revised policy on Developing Student Achievement Levels for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Governing Board is authorized to formulate policy guidelines for NAEP. The NAEP legislation specifies that the Governing Board is to develop appropriate student achievement levels for each subject and grade tested. Such levels are determined by identifying the knowledge and skills that can be measured and verified using widely accepted professional assessment standards. It is anticipated that the revised policy on Developing Student Achievement Levels for NAEP will be presented for approval at the National Assessment Governing Board quarterly meeting on November 15-17, 2018. Public and private parties and organizations are invited to provide written comments and recommendations. Voluntary participation by all interested parties is urged. This notice sets forth the review schedule and provides information for accessing additional materials that will be useful for this review.

The Secretary of Education invites publishers to submit tests for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS), and announces the date by which publishers must submit these tests.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.