Department of Education – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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

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

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH) Program, Part A, Assistance Listing Numbers 84.031N (Alaska Native) and 84.031W (Native Hawaiian). This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0810.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) Grant Program, conducted under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), Assistance Listing Number 84.116W. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.031S. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0745.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) proposes to amend its regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) to set out a standard that would govern a recipient's adoption or application of sex-related criteria that would limit or deny a student's eligibility to participate on a male or female athletic team consistent with their gender identity. The proposed regulation would clarify Title IX's application to such sex- related criteria and the obligation of schools and other recipients of Federal financial assistance from the Department (referred to below as ``recipients'' or ``schools'') that adopt or apply such criteria to do so consistent with Title IX's nondiscrimination mandate.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.031X. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0816.

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).

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 an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

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

On March 24, 2023, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice of our intent to establish one or more negotiated rulemaking committee(s), which may include a subcommittee, to prepare proposed regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). We are correcting the deadline for written comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal to April 24, 2023. All other information in the notice remains the same.

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 ``Emergency Notification System (ENS)'' (18-03-06). The Emergency Notification System (ENS) provides a notification system for the Department's internal Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Pandemic plans, as well as day-to-day emergency management efforts. ENS provides real-time notifications to Department employees during an emergency event. ENS also gives Department employees the ability to access and modify their own personal information and preferences via a self-service portal, and system administrators the ability to generate reports to verify the status of the aforementioned emergency alerts.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), Assistance Listing Number 84.287E. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.

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

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.031L. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0798.

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) proposes a priority and requirements for a National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Data to Address Significant Disproportionality (Center) under the Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program, Assistance Listing Number 84.373E. The Department may use this priority and these requirements for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2023 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). This Center would support States in collecting, reporting, and determining how to best analyze and use their data to address issues of significant disproportionality and would customize its TA to meet each State's specific needs.

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 of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of the existing information collection.

This notice sets forth the agenda for the April 5, 2023, hybrid meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Board) and provides information to members of the public about how to attend the meeting, request to make oral comments at the meeting, and submit written comments pertaining to the work of the Board.

The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations that govern the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program and the Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program. The proposed changes would revise language proficiency qualifications for DDRA and FRA applicants and clarify the Secretary's discretionary use of eligibility criteria.

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).

The Secretary is publishing the following list of correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) received by individuals during quarters two, three, and four of calendar year 2022. The correspondence describes the Department's interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the regulations that implement IDEA. The letters and other documents described in this list, with personally identifiable information redacted, as appropriate, can be found at https:// sites.ed.gov/idea/policy-guidance/.