[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 43557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14505]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0074]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; HEERF No Cost Extension Request Form

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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 
August 9, 2023.

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 Karen Epps, 202-453-6337.

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: HEERF No Cost Extension Request Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0864.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments; 
private sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 720.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 360.
    Abstract: The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) 
authorizes the Secretary of Education to allocate formula grant funds 
to participating institutions of higher education (IHEs) to address 
impacts of COVID-19. To date, the Department has made over 18,000 
awards to over 5,100 IHEs totaling $76.3 billion. In both volume of 
grants and amount of funding, HEERF is one of the largest grant 
programs in agency history.
    On June 30, 2023, the project period for most HEERF grants will end 
and any remaining unliquidated grant funds will be returned to 
Treasury. Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.308(e)(2) and 34 CFR 75.261(a), 
grantees have the option to receive up to a twelve-month No-Cost 
Extension (NCE) of their grant project periods. The Department is 
requesting approval of an information collection to allow for HEERF 
grantees to request an extension beyond June 30, 2023, and ensure that 
grantees have a thought-out plan for using their remaining HEERF grant 
funds to address the lingering effects and impacts related to COVID-19.

    Dated: July 5, 2023.
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. 2023-14505 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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