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  • 2021-00889 — Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; CRRSAA, Recipient's Funding Certification and Agreement (Proprietary Schools)
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 4042
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Department of Education is announcing a request for an emergency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection related to the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA). This collection aims to provide funds to proprietary schools to make financial aid grants to students for essential needs like tuition, housing, and healthcare, due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Public comments on this request are invited until March 16, 2021. The purpose of the request is to assess the necessity, timeliness, accuracy of burden estimate, and ways to enhance the quality of the information collected while minimizing the burden on respondents.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Education wants to quickly get approval to collect information so they can give money to schools to help students with things like paying for rent or doctor visits because of the pandemic. They need people to say what they think about this plan by March 16, 2021.

  • 2021-00571 — Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Improper Payments Information Form
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 3141
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Department of Education is asking the public for comments on a new information collection related to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). This is needed because over 700 institutions have incorrectly used more than $202 million meant for student aid and institutional costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department wants to ensure these funds are returned quickly and properly to prevent any further financial issues. Public comments help assess the necessity and efficiency of this information collection while aiming to reduce the burden on respondents.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Education wants to make sure that schools give back money they took by mistake, and they are asking people to share their thoughts on how to do this better. They found that some schools took lots of money they shouldn't have, and this is a way to fix it and not have such mistakes again.

  • 2021-02990 — Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Randolph-Sheppard Financial Relief and Restoration Payments Appropriation
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9497
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Department of Education is seeking an emergency review from the Office of Management and Budget for a new information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is part of the Randolph-Sheppard Financial Relief and Restoration Payments Appropriation, which aims to provide $20 million in financial relief and restoration grants to blind vendors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The public is invited to comment on the information collection process by April 19, 2021, and further instructions on how to submit comments are provided in the notice. If this request is not approved, the Department will be unable to deliver timely financial assistance in accordance with the legislative mandate.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Education wants to ask people for their ideas on how to help blind vendors who lost money because of COVID-19. They have $20 million to help and need to quickly gather information to make this happen, but some parts of their plan might be hard to understand or need more details.