[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.
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