[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 188 (Monday, September 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60769-60770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21361]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0089]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Foreign Institution Reporting Requirements Under the CARES Act

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 28, 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 Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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

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of information technology. Please note that written comments received 
in response to this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Foreign Institution Reporting Requirement 
under the CARES Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0161.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 804.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 402.
    Abstract: Section 3510(a) of the CARES Act, Public Law 116-136 
(March 27, 2020), authorizes the Secretary of Education (``Secretary'') 
to permit a foreign institution, in the case of a public health 
emergency, major disaster or emergency, or national emergency declared 
by the applicable government authorities in the country in which the 
foreign institution is located, to provide any part of an otherwise 
eligible program to be offered via distance education for the duration 
of such emergency or disaster and the following payment period for 
purposes of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.). Additionally, under Section 3510(d) of the CARES Act, 
the Secretary may allow a foreign institution to enter into a written 
arrangement with an institution of higher education located in the 
United States that participates in the Federal Direct Loan Program 
under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087a et seq.) for the purpose of allowing a student of the foreign 
institution who is a borrower of a loan made under such part to take 
courses from the institution of higher education located in the United 
States.

    Dated: September 23, 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. 2020-21361 Filed 9-25-20; 8:45 am]
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