[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36070-36071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14359]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Part 686

[Docket ID ED-2019-OPE-0081]
RIN 1840-AD44


Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education 
(TEACH) Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of implementation of certain sections of the TEACH 
Grant program final regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the Department of Education's 
(Department) implementation of certain sections of the TEACH Grant 
program final regulations.

DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for 
information about implementation dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Sophia 
McArdle, Ph.D. at (202) 453-6318 or by email at: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Department published final regulations for the TEACH Grant 
program in the Federal Register on August 14, 2020 (85 FR 49798), and 
provided that the final regulations would be effective July 1, 2021. 
Pursuant to section 482(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
amended (HEA), the Department designated the changes to 34 CFR part 686 
for early implementation beginning on August 14, 2020, at the 
discretion of each institution or agency, as appropriate. The 
Department further indicated that it would implement the regulations as 
soon as possible after the implementation date and would publish a 
separate notification announcing the timing of the implementation. 
Otherwise, the final regulations would be effective July 1, 2021.

Implementation

    Pursuant to the final regulations, the Department announces that as 
of July 1, 2021, the following are available to implement the changes 
to 34 CFR part 686:
    Forms:

 Updated Agreement to Serve or Repay
 TEACH Grant Certification of Qualifying Teaching
 TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension Request: Enrollment 
in a Qualifying Program or Completing Teacher Licensure Requirements
 TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension Request: Family and 
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Condition
 TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension Request: Military 
Spouse
 TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension Request: Residing or 
Being Employed in a Federally Declared Major Disaster Area
 TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension/Discharge Request: 
Military Service

    Notices:

 An annual notice to TEACH Grant recipients provided by the 
Secretary that contains the information required in Sec.  686.43(a)(2)
 A notice of the date by which a TEACH Grant recipient must 
submit documentation showing that the recipient is satisfying the 
obligation on or about 90 days before the date that a grant recipient's 
TEACH Grants would be converted to Direct Unsubsidized Loans
 A notice to a TEACH Grant recipient of a conversion of a TEACH 
Grant to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan

    Counseling materials

     Updated online initial, subsequent, and exit counseling
     Conversion counseling

    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will 
provide the

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Michelle Asha Cooper,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-14359 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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