Notice2025-15114
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Best Interest Determination-Prison Education Program
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Published
August 8, 2025
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 90, Number 151 (Friday, August 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38466-38467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15114]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0004]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Best Interest Determination--Prison Education Program
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
September 8, 2025.
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 Carolyn Rose, (202) 453-5967.
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: Best Interest Determination--Prison Education
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
Type of Review: New ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
Abstract: The Prison Education Program (PEP) is authorized under
section 484(t) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
with the requirements for participation outlined in 34 CFR 668, Subpart
P, effective July 1, 2023. The regulatory requirements are for a school
to offer a PEP to confined or incarcerated individuals. This is a
request for a new information collection to develop a form for
Oversight Entities to have a mechanism to report the Best Interest
Determination for every PEP under their jurisdiction as required under
34 CFR 668.241. This is an optional form which includes the required
elements and is being offered for ease of reporting by the appropriate
Oversight Entities. Oversight Entities include the appropriate State
department of corrections or other entity responsible for overseeing
correctional facilities or the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Once
completed by the Oversight Entities, the report is forwarded to the
institution which in turn will file the report with the Department of
Education.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-15114 Filed 8-7-25; 8:45 am]
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