Notice2023-27484
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Foreign Institution Reporting Requirements Under the CARES Act
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Published
December 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86639-86640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27484]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0210]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Foreign Institution Reporting Requirements Under the CARES Act
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 a new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0210.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abe2e8efc4c8c0cedfe6ccd9ebcecf85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9a0aaad868a828c9da48e9ba98c8dc78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 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 Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
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, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
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: Foreign Institution Reporting Requirements
under the CARES Act.
OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments;
private sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 104.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 52.
Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) is
requesting a new information collection, 1845-NEW, Foreign Institution
Reporting Requirements under the CARES Act, be made available for full
clearance with public comment. Section 3510(a) of the CARES Act, Public
Law 116-136 (March 27, 2020), authorized the Secretary of Education
(Secretary) to permit a foreign institution, in the case of a public
health emergency, major disaster or emergency, or national emergency
declared by the applicable government authorities in the country in
which the foreign institution is located, to provide any part of an
otherwise eligible program to be offered via distance education for the
duration of such emergency or disaster and the following payment period
for purposes of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070 et seq.). Additionally, under section 3510(d) of
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the CARES Act, the Secretary may allow a foreign institution to enter
into a written arrangement with an institution of higher education
located in the United States that participates in the Federal Direct
Loan Program under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) for the purpose of allowing a student of
the foreign institution who is a borrower of a loan made under such
part to take courses from the institution of higher education located
in the United States. The CARES Act requires foreign institutions that
use either type of authority described above to report such use to the
Secretary. Institutions are required to report use of either distance
education or written arrangements to the Department no later than 30
days after it begins offering coursework online to Direct Loan
recipients. The Department must also collect specific information from
a school that requests a waiver in order to determine if the school is
eligible to receive the waiver. On May 12, 2020, Federal Student Aid,
an Office of the Department, notified foreign institutions of the new
authority and requested that any foreign institution who wished to
utilize this new authority to respond with information specified in the
email. This information collection was discontinued following the
discontinuation of the national COVID-19 emergency status. However, due
to other global situations we are now requesting a new collection to
allow for the on-going use of the CARES Act waiver.
Dated: December 11, 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. 2023-27484 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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