Notice2025-23135
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Aid Programs
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Published
December 17, 2025
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 58551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23135]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0514]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Aid
Programs
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 revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 16, 2026.
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: Application for Approval to Participate in
Federal Student Aid Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0012.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,248.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,097.
Abstract: Section 487(c) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965,
as amended, requires that the Secretary of Education prescribe
regulations to ensure that any funds postsecondary institutions receive
under the HEA are used solely for the purposes specified in and in
accordance with the provision of the applicable programs.
Part H, Subpart 3, Section 498 of the HEA of 1965, as amended,
gives the Secretary the responsibility for determining qualifications
of institutions of higher education to participate in programs under
the HEA. To comply with this requirement Section 498(b) of the HEA
specified that the Secretary prepare and prescribe a single application
form. The Department of Education (the Department) developed the
Application for Approval to Participate in the Federal Student
Financial Aid Programs to comply with the statutory requirements of
collecting necessary information under the HEA. An institution must use
this Application to apply for approval to be determined to be eligible
and if the institution wishes, to participate; to expand its
eligibility; or to continue to participate in the Title IV programs. An
institution must also use the Application to report certain required
data as part of its recordkeeping requirements contained in the
regulations under 34 CFR part 600 (Institutional Eligibility under the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended).
The Department uses the information reported on the Application in
its determination of whether an institution meets the statutory and
regulatory requirements. This request is for a revision of the current
information collection.
Brian Fu,
Program and Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Data Officer,
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-23135 Filed 12-16-25; 8:45 am]
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