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

This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access or participate in the National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board or Board) meetings scheduled for November 16-18, 2022 in Washington DC. This notice provides information about the meetings 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. Notice of the meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

On September 10, 2021, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing Third-Party Access to the Department's Information Technology Systems and Notice of Criminal Penalties for Misuse of Access Devices. This notice clarifies language in that notice that describes the revocation of access if a user has a Title IV loan that goes into default. All other information in the September 10, 2021, Federal Register notice, remains the same.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing 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 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.

On August 8, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for selection as a performance partnership pilot for fiscal year (FY) 2022 under the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3) authority. The NIA established a deadline date of October 7, 2022, for transmittal of applications. For eligible applicants that are affected applicants (as defined in Eligibility below) located in Puerto Rico, portions of Alaska with declared disaster designations caused by ex-Typhoon Merbok, and areas covered by a Presidential major disaster or emergency declaration resulting from Hurricane Ian, which includes Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, this notice reopens this competition to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications by eligible applicants. The Department also extends the deadline for intergovernmental review until December 21, 2022.

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.

The Secretary of Education (Secretary) is issuing updated waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions governing the Federal student financial aid programs under the authority of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act or Act). The waivers and modifications in this document apply only to the national emergency concerning the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 pandemic).

On August 23, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence (Hawkins) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116K. The NIA established a deadline date of October 7, 2022, for the transmittal of applications. For eligible applicants that are affected applicants (as described in Eligibility below), located in Puerto Rico, portions of Alaska covered by a Presidential major disaster declaration, and areas under a Presidential major disaster or emergency declaration resulting from Hurricane Ian, which includes Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, this notice reopens this competition to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications by eligible applicants.

On August 12, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Postsecondary Student Success Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116M. The NIA established a deadline date of October 11, 2022, for the transmittal of applications. For eligible applicants that are affected applicants (as described in Eligibility below), located in Puerto Rico, portions of Alaska covered by a Presidential major disaster declaration, and areas under a Presidential major disaster or emergency declaration resulting from Hurricane Ian, which includes Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, this notice extends the deadline date for transmittal of applications until October 18, 2022.

The Department of Education (Department) is implementing an exception, approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to lower the per-unit acquisition cost for equipment acquired by State licensing agencies (SLAs) for the benefit of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program (RSVFP). The per unit acquisition cost is lowered from the current $5,000 or the capitalization level established by the non-Federal entity for financial statement purposes to ``equal or exceed the lesser of $1,000 or the capitalization level established by the non-Federal entity for financial statement purposes.''

The Department of Education (Department) announces final priorities, requirements, and definitions under the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program (MHSP), Assistance Listing Number 84.184X. We may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2022 and later years. These final priorities, requirements, and definitions are designed to allow the Department to provide competitive grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships between one or more high need local educational agencies (LEAs) (as defined in this notice,) or a State educational agency (SEA) on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs, and an eligible Institution of Higher Education (eligible IHEs) (as defined in this notice) to train school-based mental health services providers (services providers) for employment in schools and local educational agencies (LEAs). The goal of the program is to increase the number and diversity of high-quality, trained providers available to address the shortages of mental health services professionals in schools served by high-need LEAs.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) number 84.184H. OMB has approved the information collection related to this notice.

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.