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Assistance Act of 2002 (ETAA) (Pub. L. 

107–279; 20 U.S.C. 9605). 

Meeting Agenda: The meetings 

described in this notice are the third set 

of meetings for the RACs in 2023. The 

purpose of these meetings is for each 

RAC to review the RAC subcommittee’s 

recommendations and to vote on the 

final educational needs assessment 

report for the region. Meeting agendas 

will be posted on the RAC website, 

https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-offormula-grants/program-and-granteesupport-services/comprehensivecenters-program/regional-advisorycommittees/, no later than November 1, 

2023. 

Meeting Dates and Times: Meeting 

times are listed in Eastern time and 

local time zones for each region. 

Appalachia RAC (Kentucky, Tennessee, 

Virginia, and West Virginia): 

Meeting 3: November 14, 2023, from 

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. ET/8 a.m. to 8:45 

a.m. CT. 

Central RAC (Colorado, Kansas, 

Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, 

South Dakota, and Wyoming): 

Meeting 3: November 14, 2023, from 

3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET/2 p.m. to 

2:45 p.m. CT/1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 

MT. 

Mid-Atlantic RAC (Delaware, District of 

Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, 

and Pennsylvania): 

Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 

3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET. 

Midwest RAC (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and 

Wisconsin): 

Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 

4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET/3 p.m. to 

3:45 p.m. CT. 

Northeast and Islands RAC 

(Connecticut, Massachusetts, 

Maine, New Hampshire, New York, 

Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, 

Vermont, and the Virgin Islands): 

Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ET. 

Northwest RAC (Alaska, Idaho, 

Montana, Oregon, and 

Washington): 

Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 

12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. ET/10 a.m. to 

10:45 a.m. MT/9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. 

PT/8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. AT. 

Pacific RAC (American Samoa, 

Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, Federated States 

of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, 

Palau, and Republic of the Marshall 

Islands): 

Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 

6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. ET/12 p.m. to 

12:45 p.m. HST/11 a.m. to 12:30 

p.m. SST/November 17, 2023, from 

7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PWT/8 a.m. to 

9:30 a.m. ChST/9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 

PONT/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MHT. 

Southeast RAC (Alabama, Florida, 

Georgia, Mississippi, North 

Carolina, and South Carolina): 

Meeting 3: November 14, 2023, from 

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. ET/9 a.m. to 

9:45 a.m. CT. 

Southwest RAC (Arkansas, Bureau of 

Indian Education, Louisiana, New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas): 

Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 

1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. ET/12 p.m. to 

12:45 p.m. CT/11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 

MT/10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. PT. 

West RAC (Arizona, California, Nevada, 

and Utah): 

Meeting 3: November 14, 2023, from 

5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. ET/3 p.m. to 

3:45 p.m. MT/2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. 

PT. 

Access to the RAC Meetings: Members 

of the public may access the RAC 

meetings via virtual teleconference. 

Preregistration is required by 11:59 p.m. 

ET, two business days before the RAC 

meeting date. Registration information 

for the RAC meetings can be found on 

the RAC website at https://oese.ed.gov/ 

offices/office-of-formula-grants/ 

program-and-grantee-support-services/ 

comprehensive-centers-program/ 

regional-advisory-committees/. 

Public Comments: The deadline for 

written public comments was October 

15, 2023. Members of the public were 

invited to submit written comments to 

each RAC between August 18 and 

October 15, 2023, for consideration in 

their regional needs assessment. The 

RACs are no longer accepting additional 

comments. Questions may be submitted 

to the DFO for each RAC at the email 

address provided under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

virtual RAC meetings are accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. If you 

need an auxiliary aid or service for the 

meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify Michelle 

Daley, Group Leader, Program and 

Grantee Support Services, by email at 

OESE.RAC@ed.gov no later than 48 

hours before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although we will attempt to meet 

a request received after that date, we 

cannot guarantee availability of the 

requested accommodation. 

Access To Records of the Meetings: 

Minutes of each RAC meeting will be 

available on the RAC website, no later 

than 90 days after the meeting to which 

they relate. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), 

to inspect records for the RAC, the 

public may contact the DFO for each 

RAC at the email address provided 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

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have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

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access documents of the Department 

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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. 

Authority: Section 206 of the ETAA, 

as amended (20 U.S.C. 9605). 

Adam Schott, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs Delegated the Authority to Perform 

the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23914 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0186] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

2023–24 School Pulse Panel (SPP) 

December and January Questionnaire 

Items Change Request 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

November 29, 2023. 

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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 


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selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

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 Carrie Clarady, 

(202) 245–6347. 

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: School Pulse Panel 

2023–24 Quarter 3 Revision. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0975. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 53,955. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 10,175. 

Abstract: The School Pulse Panel is 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), part of the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 

within the United States Department of 

Education. Initially, the purpose of the 

study was to collect extensive real-time 

data on issues brought to light by the 

COVID–19 pandemic on students and 

staff, as well as other important 

education-related issues that could 

inform data-driven policy decisions, in 

U.S. public primary, middle, high, and 

combined-grade schools and districts. 

Specifically, this was accomplished by 

collecting data on, among other things, 

the percentage of the student body 

starting the school year behind grade 

level, the types of learning recovery 

strategies being implemented and the 

perceived effectiveness of those 

strategies, classroom behavioral 

concerns, mental health services 

provided, and staffing issues. NCES was 

able to capture each of these pieces in 

an expedited fashion and report out 

findings in a matter of weeks, providing 

rich information to help tell the full 

story of what students, staff, and 

administrators were battling on a daily 

basis. The success of the quickturnaround nature of the SPP was a 

clear indication of the immense value of 

having a real-time data collection 

vehicle readily available to capture 

content on prominent events occurring 

in the school environment. Therefore, 

stakeholders and ED leadership have 

asked NCES to continue this type of 

data collection methodology for the 

2023–24 school year and beyond with 

content extending beyond COVID–19 

pandemic impacts on the education 

environment. 

The preliminary activities package 

was formally cleared in February 2023 

(OMB# 1850–0975 v.1) and the SPP 

monthly data collection package was 

formally cleared in June 2023 (OMB# 

1850–0975 v.2). A change request (v.3) 

was cleared in July 2023 to make 

changes to the September and October 

instruments and August 2023–January 

2024 communication materials. A 

second quarterly package was formally 

cleared in October 2023 (OMB# 1850– 

0975 v.4), which contained the 

November 2023–January 2024 

questionnaires and the February 2024– 

June 2024 communication materials. A 

change request (v.5) was cleared in 

October 2023 to make changes to the 

December 2023 and January 2024 

instruments; content on these surveys 

was undergoing cognitive testing during 

the 30-day public comment period. The 

purpose of this memo is to accompany 

a revision (v.6) and to describe the 

changes to the research materials 

contained in that revision. The new 

revision is focused on a 30-day public 

comment period on new items (within 

the scope of the research domains 

previously established) to be collected 

on the February 2024, March 2024, and 

April 2024 instruments (Appendix C3). 

These items are considered very close to 

final and will go through minimal 

testing with school personnel to 

examine any comprehension concerns 

with item wording. Feedback from this 

testing, as well as additional input from 

SPP stakeholders, will result in 

modifications and additions that will be 

reflected in future change requests. 

Dated: October 24, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23842 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket ID ED–2023–FSA–0135] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a new matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: This matching program will 

assist the U.S. Department of Education 

(Department or ED) in its obligation to 

ensure that borrowers who either owe 

balances on or who have had any of 

loans made under title IV of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA) written off due to default for the 

Federal Perkins Loan Program, the 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program, the Federal Family Education 

Loan (FFEL) Program, or the Federal 

Insured Student Loan (FISL) Program or 

with Teacher Education Assistance for 

College and Higher Education (TEACH) 

Grant service obligations (referred to 

collectively herein as ‘‘title IV loans’’) 

more efficiently and effectively are able 

to obtain Total and Permanent Disability 

(TPD) discharges of their title IV loans. 

DATES: Submit your comments on the 

proposed re-establishment of the 

matching program on or before 

November 29, 2023. 

The matching program will become 

effective on the later of the following 

two dates: (1) December 1, 2023, or (2) 

30 days after the publication of this 

notice, on October 30, 2023, unless 

comments have been received from 

interested members of the public 

requiring modification and 

republication of the notice. The 

matching program will continue for 18 

months after the effective date and may 

be renewed for up to an additional 12 

months if, within 3 months prior to the 

expiration of the 18 months, the 

respective Data Integrity Boards of ED 

and the U.S. Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) determine that the 

conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at regulations.gov. However, if 

you require an accommodation or 

cannot otherwise submit your 


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