Department of Education May 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Proposed Priorities, Requirements, and Selection Criteria-Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Paperwork Reduction Planning and Implementation Program
Document Number: 2020-11417
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-05-29
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) proposes priorities, requirements, and selection criteria for the IDEA Paperwork Reduction Planning and Implementation Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.326F. The Department may select as many as 15 States to receive support in planning for and implementing waivers of statutory requirements of, or regulatory requirements relating to, IDEA Part B to reduce excessive paperwork and noninstructional time burdens that do not assist in improving educational and functional results for children with disabilities. The Department may use the priorities, requirements, and selection criteria in this document for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and later years. The IDEA Paperwork Reduction Planning and Implementation Program focuses on an identified national need to reduce the paperwork burden associated with the requirements of IDEA Part B while preserving the rights of children with disabilities and promoting academic achievement.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program Grant Application Package
Document Number: 2020-11472
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-28
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study of an Information Strategy To Increase Enrollment in Postsecondary Education
Document Number: 2020-11461
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-28
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Applications for New Awards; School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program
Document Number: 2020-11388
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-28
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.184H. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for Purposes of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2020-11372
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-28
Agency: Department of Education
This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; CARES Act, Recipient's Funding Certification and Agreement (Student Aid)
Document Number: 2020-11355
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-27
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; CARES Act, Recipient's Funding Certification and Agreement (Institutional Aid)
Document Number: 2020-11354
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-27
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund Application
Document Number: 2020-11352
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-27
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Annual Report of Children in State Agency and Locally Operated Institutions for Neglected and Delinquent Children
Document Number: 2020-11337
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-27
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms
Document Number: 2020-11309
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-27
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE); Meeting
Document Number: 2020-11266
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-27
Agency: Department of Education
Notice of this meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and is intended to notify members of the public of an upcoming NACIE closed teleconference meeting. This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the date of the meeting due to delays in making arrangements for a virtual closed meeting due to the COVID-19 impact on the capability to have face-to- face Council meetings.
Extension of the Application Deadline Date; Applications for New Awards; Magnet Schools Assistance Program
Document Number: 2020-11212
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-26
Agency: Department of Education
On March 10, 2020, we published in the Federal Register (85 FR 13878) a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Magnet Schools Assistance Program competition, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.165A. The NIA established a deadline date of May 26, 2020 for the transmittal of applications. This notice extends the deadline date for transmittal of applications until June 30, 2020 and extends the date of intergovernmental review until August 28, 2020. It also extends the date for proof of approval of all modifications to court-ordered desegregation plans to July 28, 2020.
Impact Aid Program; Extension of the Application Amendment Deadline
Document Number: 2020-10147
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-05-26
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) extends the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 application amendment period for Impact Aid program (IAP) applications, CFDA number 84.041, under sections 7002 and 7003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). We extend the application amendment deadline from June 30, 2020, to August 31, 2020, by 11:59:59 p.m., to allow local educational agencies (LEAs) impacted by the extraordinary circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic additional time to submit their amended applications.
Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities
Document Number: 2020-09273
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-05-26
Agency: Department of Education
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) established the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) in 2004 to assist State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) with producing accessible instructional materials for students with print disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education (Department) issues this final notice of interpretation to clarify that the definition of ``print instructional materials'' in IDEA includes digital instructional materials.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; RSA-227, Annual Client Assistance Program Performance Report
Document Number: 2020-11080
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-22
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Applications for New Awards; Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)--Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)
Document Number: 2020-11047
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-22
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for CSPDeveloper Grants, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.282B (for the opening of new charter schools) and 84.282E (for the replication and expansion of high-quality charter schools). This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Waiver Requests Related to the Adult Education and Family of Literacy Act and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Document Number: 2020-10987
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-21
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Extension of the Application Deadline Date; Applications for New Awards; American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Document Number: 2020-10822
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-20
Agency: Department of Education
On March 9, 2020, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services competition, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.250N. The NIA established a deadline date of May 26, 2020, for the transmittal of applications. This notice extends the deadline date for transmittal of applications until June 26, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
Notice of Waivers Granted Under Section 8401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
Document Number: 2020-10740
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-19
Agency: Department of Education
In this notice, we announce waivers related to assessments, accountability and school identification, and related reporting requirements that the U.S. Department of Education (Department) granted under section 8401 of the ESEA because of widespread school closures due to the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Document Number: 2020-10512
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-05-19
Agency: Department of Education
The Secretary of Education amends the regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). The final regulations specify how recipients of Federal financial assistance covered by Title IX, including elementary and secondary schools as well as postsecondary institutions, (hereinafter collectively referred to as ``recipients'' or ``schools''), must respond to allegations of sexual harassment consistent with Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination. These regulations are intended to effectuate Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination by requiring recipients to address sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination in education programs or activities. The final regulations obligate recipients to respond promptly and supportively to persons alleged to be victimized by sexual harassment, resolve allegations of sexual harassment promptly and accurately under a predictable, fair grievance process that provides due process protections to alleged victims and alleged perpetrators of sexual harassment, and effectively implement remedies for victims. The final regulations also clarify and modify Title IX regulatory requirements regarding remedies the Department may impose on recipients for Title IX violations, the intersection between Title IX, Constitutional protections, and other laws, the designation by each recipient of a Title IX Coordinator to address sex discrimination including sexual harassment, the dissemination of a recipient's non- discrimination policy and contact information for a Title IX Coordinator, the adoption by recipients of grievance procedures and a grievance process, how a recipient may claim a religious exemption, and prohibition of retaliation for exercise of rights under Title IX.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; RSA-509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Program Performance Report
Document Number: 2020-10607
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-18
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fiscal Year 2020 Application for Grants Under the International Research and Studies Program
Document Number: 2020-10603
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-18
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice of Waivers Granted Under Section 3511 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Document Number: 2020-10563
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-18
Agency: Department of Education
In this notice, we announce waivers that the U.S. Department of Education (Department) granted, within the last 30 days, under the CARES Act.
List of Correspondence From January 1, 2019, Through March 31, 2020
Document Number: 2020-10542
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-18
Agency: Department of Education
The Secretary is publishing the following list of correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) received by individuals during all four quarters of calendar year 2019 and the first quarter of calendar year 2020. The correspondence describes the Department's interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the regulations that implement IDEA. This list and the letters or other documents described in this list, with personally identifiable information redacted, as appropriate, can be found at www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/ index.html.
Applications for New Awards; Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program
Document Number: 2020-10509
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-18
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant (TQP) program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.336S. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
Notice of Waivers Granted Under Section 3511 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Document Number: 2020-10488
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-15
Agency: Department of Education
In this notice, we announce waivers that the U.S. Department of Education (Department) granted, within the last 30 days, under the CARES Act.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Submission of the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program Application (CFDA 84.021A)
Document Number: 2020-10333
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-14
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment Request; Submission of the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program Application (CFDA 84.022A)
Document Number: 2020-10332
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-14
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Extension of the Application Deadline Date; Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program-Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Document Number: 2020-10260
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-13
Agency: Department of Education
On March 30, 2020, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register (85 FR 17548) a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Rehabilitation Long- Term Training programVocational Rehabilitation Counseling competition, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.129B. The NIA established a deadline date of May 14, 2020, for the transmittal of applications. This notice extends the deadline date for transmittal of applications until June 15, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. and extends the date of intergovernmental review until August 14, 2020.
Applications for New Awards; Transition Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Into Higher Education
Document Number: 2020-10022
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-11
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education (TPSID)Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.407A. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0006.
Applications for New Awards; Coordinating Center for Transition Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Into Higher Education
Document Number: 2020-10021
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-11
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Coordinating Center for Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher EducationModel Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Program-Coordinating Center (TPSID-CC), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.407B. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Consolidated State Plan
Document Number: 2020-10013
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-11
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Applications for New Awards; Well-Rounded Education Through Student-Centered Funding Demonstration Grants
Document Number: 2020-09999
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-11
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for Well-Rounded Education through Student-Centered Funding Demonstration Grants, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.424E. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact Study of Federally-Funded Magnet Schools
Document Number: 2020-09865
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-08
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Extension of the Application Deadline Date; Applications for New Awards; Ready To Learn Programming
Document Number: 2020-09799
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-07
Agency: Department of Education
On March 16, 2020, we published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Ready to Learn Programming competition, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.295A. The NIA established a deadline date of April 6, 2020 for the notice of intent to apply and of May 15, 2020 for the transmittal of applications. This notice extends the deadline date for the notice of intent to apply until May 15, 2020, the deadline for the transmittal of applications until June 15, 2020, and the deadline for intergovernmental review until August 14, 2020.
Virtual Meetings
Document Number: 2020-09718
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-07
Agency: Department of Education
The National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board) announces two meetings that will be conducted via videoconference. The first videoconference will be held by the Governing Board's Executive Committee on May 14, 2020 and will be closed to the public. The second videoconference will be a meeting of the full Board scheduled on May 15, 2020. This meeting will be open to the public, with visual and audio access. This notice sets forth the agenda for the two meetings and meeting participation guidelines. Notice of the full Board meeting is required under Sec. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). This notice is published less than 15 days prior to the meetings due to scheduling delays resulting from the pandemic. The COVID-19 impact has required a change in rescheduling the meeting from an in-person meeting to a virtual meeting.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation To Inform the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program
Document Number: 2020-09573
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-05
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Notice of Investigation and Record Requests
Document Number: 2020-09567
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-05
Agency: Department of Education
The Department publishes a letter, dated April 24, 2020, notifying the University of Texas System of an investigation related to the University of Texas System's reports of defined gifts and contracts, including restricted and conditional gifts or contracts, from or with a statutorily defined foreign source.
Applications for New Awards; Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs
Document Number: 2020-09446
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-04
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305R, 84.324A, 84.324B, 84.324P, and 84.324R. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 4040-0001.
Applications for New Awards; Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program
Document Number: 2020-09336
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-01
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.368A. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
Final Priorities-Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program
Document Number: 2020-09335
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-01
Agency: Department of Education
The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education announces priorities under the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.368A. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities for a competition in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and in later years. We take this action to focus Federal financial assistance related to student assessments on innovative assessments. We intend the priorities to increase the number of States requesting and, then, using flexibility under the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) and to support high-quality work among those States that do so. Given the national emergency related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), flexible approaches to education, including innovative, formative, and competency-based assessments such as those that these priorities will support, are essential for students, parents, and educators.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Grant Reallotment
Document Number: 2020-09303
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-01
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the FY 2020; Education Stabilization Fund-Rethink K-12 Education Models (ESF-REM) Discretionary Grant Program
Document Number: 2020-09274
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-01
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing an NIA for eligible applicants for the FY 2020 ESF-REM Grants program under section 18001(a)(3) of Division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.425B. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
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