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Service(s) 

Service Type: Custodial and Related 

Services 

Mandatory for: GSA PBS Region 4, 

Josiah House Courthouse, Charleston, 

SC 

Designated Source of Supply: 

Palmetto Goodwill Services, North 

Charleston, SC 

Contracting Activity: Public Buildings 

Service, PBS R4 Tennessee/Kentucky 

Contracts 

The Committee finds good cause to 

dispense with the 30-day delay in the 

effective date normally required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 

U.S.C. 553(d). This addition to the 

Committee’s Procurement List is 

effectuated because of the expiration of 

the General Services Administration/ 

Public Building Service (GSA/PBS) 

contract. The Federal customer 

contacted, and has worked diligently 

with the AbilityOne Program to fulfill 

this service need under the AbilityOne 

Program. To avoid performance 

disruption, and the possibility that the 

GSA/PBS will refer its business 

elsewhere, this addition must be 

effective on February 1, 2021, ensuring 

timely execution for a February 1, 2021, 

start date while still allowing 17 days 

for comment. Pursuant to its own 

regulation 41 CFR 51–2.4, the 

Committee determined that no severe 

adverse impact exists. The Committee 

also published a notice of proposed 

Procurement List addition in the 

Federal Register on October 9, 2020, 

and did not receive any comments from 

any interested persons, including from 

the incumbent contractor. This addition 

will not create a public hardship and 

has limited effect on the public at large, 

but, rather, will create new jobs for 

other affected parties—people with 

significant disabilities in the AbilityOne 

program who otherwise face challenges 

locating employment. Moreover, this 

addition will enable Federal customer 

operations to continue without 

interruption. 

Deletions 

On 12/4/2020 and 12/11/2020, the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notice of proposed deletions 

from the Procurement List. This notice 

is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 

8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. 

After consideration of the relevant 

matter presented, the Committee has 

determined that the service(s) listed 

below are no longer suitable for 

procurement by the Federal Government 

under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 

51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities. 

2. The action may result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

service(s) to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the service(s) deleted 

from the Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following product(s) 

are deleted from the Procurement List: 

Product(s) 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

5340–00–479–2949—Strap, Webbing, 57′′ × 

1′′ 

5340–00–543–3271—Strap, Webbing, 9–3/4′′ 

× 1′′ 

5340–00–753–3740—Strap, Webbing, 8′′ × 1′′ 

Designated Source of Supply: The Charles 

Lea Center, Inc., Spartanburg, SC 

Contracting Activity: DLA Troop Support, 

Philadelphia, PA 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

MR 13120—Set, Container, Pop, 5pc 

MR 13130—Set, Bowl, Colander, Large, 3 pc 

MR 13131—Container, Rectangle, Pop, 1.5 Qt 

MR 13132—Container, Square, Pop, Small, 

0.9 Qt. 

MR 13133—Container, Rectangle, Pop, 2.5 

Qt. 

MR 13134—Container, Square, Pop, Small, 

0.3 Qt. 

Designated Source of Supply: Cincinnati 

Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH 

Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense 

Commissary Agency 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

9905–00–NIB–0001—Link, Hasp and Strap 

Assembly 

9905–00–NIB–0014—Link, Hasp and Strap 

Assembly 

Designated Source of Supply: Mississippi 

Industries for the Blind, Jackson, MS 

Contracting Activity: U.S. Postal Service, 

Washington, DC, Washington, DC 

Michael R. Jurkowski, 

Deputy Director, Business & PL Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00901 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice Inviting Applications for 

Proprietary Institutions Under the 

Higher Education Emergency Relief 

Fund (HEERF), Section 314(a)(4); 

Coronavirus Response and Relief 

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 

(CRRSAA) 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary is announcing 

the availability of new HEERF grant 

funding under section 314(a)(4) of the 

CRRSAA and inviting applications from 

eligible proprietary institutions listed on 

the Department’s section 314(a)(1) 

allocation table to apply for funding in 

order for these institutions to make 

financial aid grants to students. This 

notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number XXXX–XXXX. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: January 15, 

2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: Applications will be 

accepted on a rolling basis until April 

15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768) and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019- 

02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Epps, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 250–64, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: The Department of 

Education HEERF Call Center at (202) 

377–3711. Email: HEERF@ed.gov. Please 

also visit our HEERF website at: https:// 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/ 

crrsaa.html. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

Background: On December 27, 2020, 

the President signed into law the 

Coronavirus Response and Relief 

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 

(CRRSAA) (Pub. L. 116–260). This new 

law makes available approximately 

$22.7 billion for institutions of higher 

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education under the Higher Education 

Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), with 

funding devoted to programs previously 

authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, 

Relief, and Economic Security Act 

(CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116–136), as well 

as funding for certain programs newly 

authorized under CRRSAA. 

With this notice, the Secretary is 

announcing that proprietary institutions 

of higher education as defined in 

section 102(b) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 

1002(b), may apply for HEERF grant 

funds under the new CRRSAA section 

314(a)(4) program, Proprietary 

Institution Grant Funds for Students 

(CFDA 84.425Q). The estimated 

available funds for this program is 

approximately $680 million. Allocations 

for eligible proprietary institutions of 

higher education will be calculated on 

the basis of the formula in section 

314(a)(1)(A) through (F). Under section 

314(d)(7), awards from the Proprietary 

Institution Grant Funds for Students 

program may only be used to provide 

financial aid grants to students 

(including students exclusively enrolled 

in distance education), which may be 

used for any component of the student’s 

cost of attendance or for emergency 

costs that arise due to coronavirus, such 

as tuition, food, housing, health care 

(including mental health care), or child 

care. In making such financial aid grants 

to students, grantees must prioritize 

grants to students with exceptional 

need, such as students who receive Pell 

Grants. 

Proprietary institutions that did not 

receive a CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) 

award but are on the Department’s 

published section 314(a)(1) allocation 

table for CRRSAA may apply for and 

receive (a)(4) funds. Pursuant to 

CRRSAA section 314(f), an institution 

must apply for funds within 90 days of 

the publication of this notice. 

However, please note that institutions 

that have not yet complied with the 

reporting requirements of the CARES 

Act may receive awards with a 

restriction on the ability to drawdown 

those awarded funds (stop payment 

status) until the institution has satisfied 

its CARES Act HEERF reporting 

obligations. 

Program Authority: Section 314 of 

Coronavirus Response and Relief 

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

2021. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 

99. (b) The Office of Management and 

Budget Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3485. (c) Subparts A through E of 

the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and 

amended as regulations of the 

Department in 2 CFR part 3474. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Formula grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

Approximately $680,914,000 will be 

used to make awards under this 

program. 

Grant Period: Institutions must 

expend funds received under this 

program within 12 months of obligation 

of the funds by the Department. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Proprietary 

IHEs, as defined in section 102(b) of the 

HEA. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Subgrantees: Subgrantees are not 

allowed under this program. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

submit their applications using 

Grants.gov. The Grants.gov Funding 

Opportunity Numbers are ED– 

GRANTS–041020–003 for the Student 

Aid Portion and ED–GRANTS–042120– 

004 for the Institutional Portion. 

Applications must be submitted by XXX 

Date [90 days after publication]. To 

register to use Grants.gov, please visit 

their ‘‘How to Apply for Grants’’ web 

page (https://www.grants.gov/ 

applicants/apply-for-grants.html), or 

call their Applicant Support helpdesk at 

1–800–518–4726. 

Each completed application for a 

section 314(a)(4) program grant must 

consist of: 

• A complete SF–424; and 

• A Certification and Agreement (the 

Proprietary Institution Grant Funds For 

Students) (Red C&A). 

Note: The applicant must submit the 

correct Certificate and Agreement for 

the funds requested. The Certificate and 

Agreement must be completed and 

include the correct OPE ID and DUNS 

number of the institution for which you 

are requesting funds. Each grantee will 

receive the amount calculated for them 

and listed in Department’s published 

section 314(a)(4) allocation table. 

2. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. However, under 34 CFR 79.8(a), 

we waive intergovernmental review in 

order to make timely awards. 

3. Funding Restrictions: Specified in 

each program’s Certification and 

Agreement or Supplemental Agreement. 

4. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: In general, to do business 

with the Department of Education, you 

must— 

(a) Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

(b) Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the System for Award 

Management (SAM), the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

(c) Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your SAM application; and 

(d) Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet at the following 

website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/ 

webform. A DUNS number can be 

created within one to two business days. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow two to five weeks for your 

TIN to become active. The SAM 

registration process can take 

approximately seven business days, but 

may take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data you enter into the 

SAM database. Thus, if you think you 

might want to apply for Federal 

financial assistance under a program 

administered by the Department, please 

allow sufficient time to obtain and 

register your DUNS number and TIN. 

Given the national emergency related to 

COVID–19, the Department may accept 

an application without an active SAM 

registration and may allow registered 

SAM users whose registrations expire 

before May 16, 2020, an additional 60 

days to update their registration, 

consistent with the Office of 

Management and Budget Memo M–20– 

17. If you are currently registered with 

SAM, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your registration 

annually. This may take three or more 

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business days. Information about SAM 

is available at www.SAM.gov. To further 

assist you with obtaining and registering 

your DUNS number and TIN in SAM or 

updating your existing SAM account, 

we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, 

which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html. 

V. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If you receive a 

grant award under this program, we will 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN), or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. 

2. Reporting: Specified in each 

program’s Certification and Agreement 

or Supplemental Agreement. 

VI. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document in an accessible format. 

The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Christopher J. McCaghren, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00936 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Assistance for Arts Education Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2021 

for the Assistance for Arts Education 

(AAE) Program, Assistance Listing 

Number 84.351A. This notice relates to 

the approved information collection 

under OMB control number 1894–0006. 

DATES: Applications Available: January 

15, 2021. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

February 16, 2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 16, 2021. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 17, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768) and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019- 

02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bonnie Carter, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 3E308, Washington, DC 20202– 

6450. Telephone: (202) 401–3576. 

Email: Bonnie.Carter@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

The Department will hold a preapplication meeting via webinar for 

prospective applicants. For information 

about the pre-application webinar, visit 

the Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) 

programs’ websites at: https://

oese.ed.gov/offices/office-ofdiscretionary-grants-support-services/ 

well-rounded-education-programs/artsin-education-national-program/; https:// 

oese.ed.gov/offices/office-ofdiscretionary-grants-support-services/ 

well-rounded-education-programs/artsin-education-model-development-anddissemination-grants-program/; and 

https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-ofdiscretionary-grants-support-services/ 

well-rounded-education-programs/artsin-education-professional-developmentfor-arts-educators/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The AAE 

program promotes arts education for 

students, including disadvantaged 

students and students who are children 

with disabilities, through activities such 

as (a) professional development for arts 

educators, teachers, and principals; (b) 

development and dissemination of 

accessible instructional materials and 

arts-based educational programming, 

including online resources, in multiple 

arts disciplines; and (c) community and 

national outreach activities that 

strengthen and expand partnerships 

among schools, local educational 

agencies (LEAs), communities, or 

centers for the arts, including national 

centers for the arts. 

Background: The Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (ESEA), authorizes activities 

under the Assistance for Arts Education 

(AAE) program that enrich the academic 

experience of students by promoting art 

education. Under the Arts in Education 

(AIE) program, now AAE, the 

Department implemented three different 

grant competitions in alignment with 

the statutory requirements: Arts in 

Education Development and 

Dissemination (AAEDD), Professional 

Development for Arts Educators (PDAE), 

and the Arts in Education National 

Program (AENP). The AAEDD program 

was designed to focus on the 

development and dissemination of artsbased educational programming, 

including online resources, in all arts 

disciplines, such as music, dance, 

theater, and visual arts, including folk 

arts. The PDAE program provided 

professional development opportunities 

for thousands of teachers, with an 

emphasis on both providing sustained 

and intensive professional development 

and building capacity for continuation 

and expansion of professional 

development efforts beyond the Federal 

grant period. Most recently, the Arts in 

Education National Program (AENP) 

emphasized projects that supported 

community and national outreach 

activities that strengthened and 

expanded partnerships among schools, 

LEAs, communities, or centers for the 

arts, including national centers for the 

arts. 

After reviewing the implementation of 

the three programs offered under AAE, 

the Department found a large overlap in 

the applicant and grantee pool, and in 

the services provided across the various 

programs. At the same time, given how 

the three programs differ, applicants 

have been required to design narrower 

projects to fit each program’s specific 

requirements and to submit separate 

applications to each of the three grant 

competitions. In an effort to recognize 

and encourage different, creative, and 

innovative approaches that districts, 

schools, national arts organizations, and 

other entities use to increase student