[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48009-48010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16780]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0102]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; State 
Authorization

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 4, 2022.

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-2022-SCC-0102. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://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 PRA 
Coordinator 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 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 of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: State Authorization.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0144.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,428.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,714.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) requests 
extension of this information collection regarding Institutional 
Eligibility regulations in Sec.  600.9--State Authorization. These 
regulations were a result of negotiated rulemaking in early 2019 and 
the requirements to these regulations have not changed.
    The regulations in Sec.  600.9(c)(2)(i) require an institution to 
determine in which State a student is located while enrolled in a 
distance education or correspondence course when the institution 
participates in a State authorization reciprocity agreement under which 
it is covered in accordance with the institution's policies and 
procedures. The updates to the policies and procedures are not reported 
to the Department nor is there a specified format for such information.
    The regulations in Sec.  600.9(c)(2)(ii) require an institution, 
upon request from the Secretary, provide the written documentation of 
its determination of a student's location, including the basis for such 
determination. There is no specific form or format for the institutions 
to provide this information to the Department upon request. It is 
anticipated that an institution would provide the pertinent portions of 
the policy and procedures manual to respond to such a request from the

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Department, but it may provide the requested information in another 
method.

    Dated: August 1, 2022.
Kun 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. 2022-16780 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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