Notice2023-14505
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; HEERF No Cost Extension Request Form
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Published
July 10, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
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).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 43557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> 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.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> 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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