Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 3, Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Notices (FR Doc. 2020–29298)
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In this clarification notice, published in the Federal Register of Wednesday, January 6, 2021 (FR Doc. 2020–29298), the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education says the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020, supersedes in part its December 23, 2020 notice reopening the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) application period for certain applicants. Because the new law requires unobligated CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) funds to be used under its section 314(a)(1), the Department cannot accept or process applications for the Student Aid Portion (CFDA 84.425E) or Institutional Portion (CFDA 84.425F). It can still accept section 18004(a)(2) and (a)(3) applications from eligible applicants, due no later than January 11, 2021.
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2021 / Notices 531
workplace environment for those Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
working in the buildings. This www.regulations.gov. Follow the
collection of information will provide instructions for submitting comments. Clarification on Reopening the
WHS an understanding of the Mail: DoD cannot receive written Application Period for Certain
effectiveness of these new policies in comments at this time due to the Applicants Under the Higher Education
making the tenants feel safer in working COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF),
inside the building, what additional be sent electronically to the docket Sections 18004(a)(1), 18004(a)(2), and
assistance WHS can provide to further listed above. 18004(a)(3); Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
improve tenants’ safety, to assure Instructions: All submissions received and Economic Security (CARES) Act
accurate and continuous must include the agency name, docket
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary
communication efforts, and telework number and title for this Federal
Education, Department of Education.
experience. Register document. The general policy
ACTION: Notice; clarification.
Affected Public: Individuals and for comments and other submissions
Households. from members of the public is to make SUMMARY: The Secretary is providing
Annual Burden Hours: 20 hours. these submissions available for public notice that the newly-enacted
Number of Respondents: 240. viewing on the internet at http:// Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Responses per Respondent: 1. www.regulations.gov as they are (the 2021 Appropriations Act)
Annual Responses: 240. received without change, including any supersedes the Department of
Average Burden per Response: 5 personal identifiers or contact Education’s (Department’s) notice
minutes. information. published in the Federal Register on
Frequency: Annually. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To December 23, 2020, that reopened the
Dated: December 30, 2020. request more information on this HEERF grant program application
Kayyonne T. Marston, proposed information collection or to period for certain limited applicants
obtain a copy of the proposal and (Reopening Notice). The 2021
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense. associated collection instruments, Appropriations Act prevents the
please write to Defense Finance and Department from accepting or
[FR Doc. 2020–29193 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am]
Accounting Services, Kellen Stout, 8899 processing any applications for new
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
E 56th St, Indianapolis, IN 46249 or call awards under section 18004(a)(1) of the
(317) 212–1801. CARES Act (i.e., the ‘‘Student Aid
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Portion’’ program (Catalog of Federal
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA)
Office of the Secretary Number: Claim Certification and 84.425E) and the ‘‘Institutional Portion’’
Voucher for Death Gratuity Payment; program (CFDA 84.425F)).
DD Form 397; OMB Control Number FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[Docket ID: DOD–2020–OS–0107]
0730–0017. Karen Epps, U.S. Department of
Proposed Collection; Comment Needs and Uses: The information Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Request collection requirement allows the Room 250–64, Washington, DC 20202.
government to collect the signatures and Email: HEERF@ed.gov. Telephone: (202)
AGENCY: Defense Finance Accounting information needed to pay a death 453–6337. Please also visit our HEERF
Service, Department of Defense (DoD). gratuity. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1475– website: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/
ACTION: Information collection notice. 1480, a designated beneficiary(ies) or list/ope/caresact.html.
next-of-kin can receive a death gratuity If you use a telecommunications
SUMMARY: In compliance with the payment for a deceased service member. device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the This form serves as a record of the telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Defense Finance and Accounting disbursement. The DoD Financial Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
Service announces a proposed public Management Regulation (FMR), Volume 8339.
information collection and seeks public 7A, Chapter 36, defines the eligible SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
comment on the provisions thereof. beneficiaries and procedures for December 23, 2020 (85 FR 83917), the
Comments are invited on: Whether the payment. To provide internal controls Department published the Reopening
proposed collection of information is for this benefit, and to comply with the Notice, which reopened the HEERF
necessary for the proper performance of above-cited statutes, the information application period for applicants that
the functions of the agency, including requested is needed to substantiate the met one of the five conditions described
whether the information shall have receipt of the benefit. in the Reopening Notice and that we
practical utility; the accuracy of the Affected Public: Individuals or verified previously had attempted to
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Households. apply through grants.gov for a specific
proposed information collection; ways Annual Burden Hours: 250 Hours. HEERF funding opportunity.
to enhance the quality, utility, and Number of Respondents: 500. The 2021 Appropriations Act (H.R.
clarity of the information to be Responses per Respondent: 1. 133) was signed into law by President
collected; and ways to minimize the Annual Responses: 500.
Donald Trump on December 27, 2020. It
burden of the information collection on Average Burden per Response: 30
supersedes, in part, the Reopening
respondents, including through the use minutes.
Frequency: On occasion. Notice and requires that any
of automated collection techniques or unobligated CARES Act section
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other forms of information technology. Dated: December 30, 2020. 18004(a)(1) funds be used by the
DATES: Consideration will be given to all Kayyonne T. Marston, Department to carry out section
comments received by April 1, 2021. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 314(a)(1) of the 2021 Appropriations
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Officer, Department of Defense. Act, which allocates funds to certain
identified by docket number and title, [FR Doc. 2020–29210 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] institutions of higher education under a
by any of the following methods: BILLING CODE 5001–06–P new formula. Therefore, there are no
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remaining funds to award to institutions published in the Federal Register, in standing, and demonstrated knowledge
under the CARES Act ‘‘Student Aid text or Portable Document Format in the fields of accreditation and
Portion’’ program (CFDA 84.425E) and (PDF). To use PDF you must have administration of higher education.
the ‘‘Institutional Portion’’ program Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is The NACIQI meets at least twice a
(CFDA 84.425F), and the Department available free at the site. year and advises the Secretary of
cannot accept or process applications You may also access documents of the Education with respect to:
for these funds under the Reopening Department published in the Federal • The establishment and enforcement
Notice, including applications received Register by using the article search of the standards of accrediting agencies
prior to December 27, 2020 in response feature at www.federalregister.gov. or associations under subpart 2 of part
to the Reopening Notice. Specifically, through the advanced H of Title IV of the HEA;
Note: While the Department cannot search feature at this site, you can limit • The recognition of specific
accept or process any applications for your search to documents published by accrediting agencies or associations;
CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) program the Department. • The preparation and publication of
funds, we are still able to accept the list of nationally recognized
Robert L. King, accrediting agencies and associations;
applications for our section 18004(a)(2)
and (a)(3) HEERF programs (CFDAs Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary • The eligibility and certification
84.425J, 84.425K, 84.425L, 84.425M,
Education. process for institutions of higher
84.425N) from applicants that meet one [FR Doc. 2020–29298 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] education under Title IV of the HEA,
of the five conditions described in the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P together with recommendations for
improvements in such process;
Reopening Notice and that we verified
• The relationship between (1)
previously have attempted to apply
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION accreditation of institutions of higher
through grants.gov for one of these education and the certification and
HEERF grant opportunities. Applicants National Advisory Committee on eligibility of such institutions, and (2)
for those funds must follow the Institutional Quality and Integrity State licensing responsibilities with
requirements specified in the Reopening respect to such institutions; and
Notice and submit their revised or AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education,
• Any other advisory functions
corrected applications no later than National Advisory Committee on relating to accreditation and
January 11, 2021. Institutional Quality and Integrity institutional eligibility that the
Note: The requirements described in this (NACIQI). Secretary of Education may prescribe by
notice apply only to CARES Act section ACTION: Notice of membership. regulation.
18004(a)(1) HEERF funds not yet awarded by
the Department to institutions. They do not SUMMARY: This notice lists the members What are the terms of office for the
apply to funds that were awarded to of the National Advisory Committee on committee members?
institutions by the Department prior to the Institutional Quality and Integrity The term of office of each member is
enactment of the 2021 Appropriations Act, (NACIQI). This notice is required under six years. Any member appointed to fill
but that have not yet been spent by Section 114(e)(1) of the Higher
institutions. Institutions that received awards a vacancy occurring prior to the
Education Act of 1965, as amended expiration of the term for which the
under section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act (HEA).
continue to have one calendar year from the member’s predecessor was appointed
date of their award to expend funds under ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of shall be appointed for the remainder of
their grant period of performance. Education, Office of Postsecondary such term.
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Who are the current members of the
Note: The Department intends to issue Room 2C159, Washington, DC 20202.
guidance at a future date regarding the grant committee?
opportunities created by section 314 of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Alan Smith, Executive Director/ The current members of the NACIQI
2021 Appropriations Act, including the
Designated Federal Official, NACIQI, are:
circumstances under which institutions that
Members Appointed by the Secretary
did not receive funds under section U.S. Department of Education, 400
18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act can apply for of Education, Betsy DeVos, With Terms
Maryland Ave. SW, Room 2C159,
funding under the 2021 Appropriations Act. Expiring September 30, 2025:
Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) • Ronnie L. Booth, Ph.D., President
Accessible Format: On request to the 453–7757, or email george.alan.smith@ Emeritus, Tri-County Technical College,
program contact person listed under FOR ed.gov. Anderson, South Carolina.
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Wallace E. Boston, Ph.D., President
individuals with disabilities can obtain Emeritus, American Public University
this document in an accessible format. NACIQI’s Statutory Authority and
System, Inc., Charles Town, West
The Department will provide the Functions
Virginia.
requestor with an accessible format that The NACIQI is established under • Amanda Delekta, Student, Michigan
may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or Section 114 of the HEA, and is State University College of Law, East
text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 composed of 18 members appointed— Lansing, Michigan.
file, braille, large print, audiotape, or (A) On the basis of the individuals’ • David A. Eubanks, Ph.D., Assistant
compact disc, or other accessible format. experience, integrity, impartiality, and Vice President for Assessment and
Electronic Access to This Document: good judgment; Institutional Effectiveness, Furman
The official version of this document is (B) From among individuals who are University, Greenville, South Carolina.
the document published in the Federal representatives of, or knowledgeable • D. Michael Lindsay, Ph.D.,
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Register. You may access the official concerning, education and training President, Gordon College, Wenham,
edition of the Federal Register and the beyond secondary education, Massachusetts.
Code of Federal Regulations at representing all sectors and types of • Mary Ellen Petrisko, Ph.D., Former
www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can institutions of higher education; and, President, WASC Senior College and
view this document, as well as all other (C) On the basis of the individuals’ University Commission, Pittsburgh,
documents of this Department technical qualifications, professional Pennsylvania.
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