[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52334-52335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18594]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0135]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; CARES 
Act 18004(a)(3) Discretionary Grant 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: OMB approved this information collection under emergency 
processing on August 18, 2020. To provide the public with an 
opportunity to comment, a regular clearance process is hereby being 
initiated. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or 
before September 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: 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 particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Karen Epps, 202-453-6337.

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

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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)(3) Discretionary Grant 
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: 250.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 18,750.
    Abstract: Section 18004(a)(3) of the CARES Act authorizes the 
Secretary to allocate funds for part B of Title VII of the HEA, for 
institutions of higher education that the Secretary determines have the 
greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus. This collection includes 
application materials that will be used by institutions competing for 
discretionary grant funding under this section.
    This collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance 
Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (1894-0001). 
Therefore, the 30-day public comment period notice will be the only 
public comment notice published for this information collection 
request. An emergency clearance approval was previously requested to be 
able to issue these awards in a timely manner. These awards are 
particularly needed by IHEs that have experienced the greatest economic 
and educational disruptions caused by 2019-nCoV in order to support 
their recovery.

    Dated: August 20, 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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