[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73544-73545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26183]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 30, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, (202) 377-
4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private; 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 accordance with the institution's policies and procedures 
in which State a student is located while enrolled in a distance 
education or correspondence course, under either State jurisdiction or 
when the institution participates in a State authorization reciprocity 
agreement under which it is covered.

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

    Dated: November 28, 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. 2022-26183 Filed 11-29-22; 8:45 am]
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