Department of Education September 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On September 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education published a 30-day comment period notice in the Federal Register with FR DOC# 2022-20754 (Page 58342, Column 3, Page 58343, Column 1, Column 2, Column 3) seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, ``Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection''. Instructions provided in the Addresses section were incorrect. The purpose of this notice is to provide information on how to access the documents for review and comment. 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 (ICR) by 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.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.

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

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

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new collection.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Center of Excellence in Spatial Computing (CESC) grant program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116Q. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of an extension without change of a currently approved collection.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) establishes six primary indicators of performance. Currently, the regulations contain definitions for five of the six performance indicators. However, in the final rule implementing WIOA, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education (the Departments) indicated that they would initially implement the sixth indicator of performance effectiveness in serving employersin the form of a pilot program to test the feasibility and rigor of the three proposed approaches. With the pilot completed, the Departments are engaging in this rulemaking that proposes to define in a standardized way the performance indicator for effectiveness in serving employers for the regulations implementing the jointly administered requirements governing WIOA's six core programs.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the U.S. Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Aid Awareness and Application Processing'' (18-11-21) and of the rescindment of the system of records notices entitled ``Federal Student Aid Application File'' (18-11-01) and ''Customer Engagement Management System (CEMS)'' (18-11-11). The Aid Awareness and Application Processing system of records consolidates the Federal Student Aid Application File and CEMS system of records notices to create a new system of records notice that combines customer information necessary for the Department to process customer applications for Federal student financial program assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); to perform the duties and responsibilities of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Ombudsman; and, separately, to provide Federal student loan repayment relief including under the borrower defense to repayment regulations. The Department's will use the new Digital and Customer Care (DCC) information technology (IT) system to accomplish these functions and duties. The Department will also use DCC IT to make customers aware of aid program opportunities and updates under title IV of the HEA via digital communication channels and establishes the StudentAid.gov website as the front end for assisting customers with all their Federal student financial aid needs throughout the student aid lifecycle.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the U.S. Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a modified system of records entitled ``Common Services for Borrowers (CSB)'' (18-11-16). The information contained in this system is maintained for various purposes relating to aid applicants and recipients, cosigners, and endorsers. These include: determining program benefit eligibility; originating, disbursing, servicing, collecting, assigning, adjusting, transferring, referring, discharge, and furnishing of credit information for title IV, Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), obligations; enforcing conditions or terms of title IV, HEA obligations; and ensuring program and contractual requirements are met by education and financial institutions, guaranty agencies, and Department contractors including Federal Loan Servicers, Not-for-Profit (NFP) Federal Loan Servicers, the Federal Perkins Loan Servicer, and Private Collection Agencies (PCAs).

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 a currently approved collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.

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

On August 19, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year 2022 Project Prevent competition, Assistance Listing Number 84.184M. This notice corrects the maximum award amount for a single budget period from $600,000 to $800,000. All other information in the NIA remains the same.