Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; CARES Act 18004(a)(1) Reserve Fund Application

Published date22 July 2020
Citation85 FR 44286
Record Number2020-15825
SectionNotices
CourtEducation Department
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 44286-44287]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-15825]
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                DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                [Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0115]
                Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; CARES
                Act 18004(a)(1) Reserve Fund Application
                AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of
                Education (ED).
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: 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 information collection.
                DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by July 17, 2020. A
                regular clearance process is also hereby being initiated. Interested
                persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 21, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
                information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2020-SCC-0115.
                Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
                electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
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                www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
                mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
                site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
                accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
                number and the title of the information collection request when
                requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments
                submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
                will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
                submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
                Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
                Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
                LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
                collection activities, please contact Gaby Watts, 202-453-7195.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
                accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
                an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
                collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
                of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
                reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
                information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
                the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
                information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
                Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
                addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
                the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
                processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
                accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
                and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
                Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
                including through the use of information technology. Please note that
                written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
                public records.
                 Title of Collection: CARES Act 18004(a)(1) Reserve Fund
                Application.
                 OMB Control Number: 1840-NEW.
                 Type of Review: A new information collection.
                 Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal
                Organizations; Private Sector.
                 Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.
                 Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 150.
                 Abstract: Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act, Public Law 116-136
                (March 27, 2020), authorizes the Secretary of Education to allocate
                formula grant funds to participating institutions of higher educations
                (IHEs). Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act requires the IHEs to use no
                less than fifty percent of the funds received to provide emergency
                financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption
                of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses
                under a student's cost of attendance such as food, housing, course
                materials, technology, health care, and child care).
                 This collection includes application materials for those
                institutions not included in the original formula-based allocation
                table under 18004(a)(1) because the requisite Integrated Postsecondary
                Education Data System (IPEDS) enrollment data and Federal Student Aid
                (FSA) Pell data were not available. OMB approval requested date is July
                20, 2020.
                 Additional Information: An emergency clearance approval for the use
                of the system is described below due to the following conditions:
                Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act authorizes the Secretary of
                Education to allocate formula grant funds to participating institutions
                of higher educations (IHEs). Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act requires
                the IHEs to use no less than fifty percent of the funds received to
                provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related
                to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including
                eligible expenses under a student's cost of attendance such as food,
                housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care).
                 Dated: July 17, 2020.
                Kate Mullan,
                PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
                Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
                Evaluation and Policy Development.
                [FR Doc. 2020-15825 Filed 7-21-20; 8:45 am]
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