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in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package 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, 

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 

Department documents 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 Department 

documents 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. 

Glenna Wright-Gallo, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23033 Filed 10–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0096] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner 

Connect System and User Access 

Management 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 7, 2024. 

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 

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 Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 570–8414. 

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: Federal Student 

Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and 

User Access Management. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW. 

Type of Review: New ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 48,600. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 10,196. 

Abstract: This is a request for a new 

information collection. Federal Student 

Aid (FSA) Partner Connect will be 

replacing Student Aid internet Gateway 

(SAIG) Enrollment via 

fsawebenroll.ed.gov. SAIG Mailboxes 

will remain as the access point for 

electronically transmitting and receiving 

data. FSA Partner Connect System and 

User Access Management allows 

authorized entities, including 

postsecondary educational institutions, 

institutional third-party servicers, 

guaranty agencies and guaranty agency 

(GA) servicers, Federal Family 

Education Loan Program (FFELP) 

lenders and lender servicers, federal 

loan servicers, and State Higher 

Education Agencies, to exchange data 

electronically with the U.S. Department 

of Education (Department). In order to 

participate, each entity must enroll for 

system and service access through FSA 

Partner Connect (fsapartners.ed.gov). 

The enrollment process enables the 

organization enrolling to create new 

users and select services to receive, 

submit, view, and/or update student 

financial aid data online and by batch 

using Department provided software 

EDconnect (PC-based software) or 

TDClient (client software for multiple 

environments). As authorized by the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (HEA); 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq., 

and in order to manage the Title IV, 

HEA assistance programs, the entities 

listed above may electronically transmit 

and receive data from the following FSA 

systems through SAIG Mailboxes by 

enrolling through FSA Partner Connect: 

Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA) Processing System (FPS) 

Common Origination and Disbursement 

(COD) System 

National Student Loan Data System 

(NSLDS) Online 

Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) 

Appeals 

Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) 

System 

Digital Customer Care (DCC) Customer 

Relationship Management (CRM) 

Online 

Access and Identity Management 

System (AIMS) 


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Financial Management System (FMS) 

Additionally, entities may request 

access to eZ-Audit and the U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

Systemic Alien Verification 

Entitlements (SAVE) Program through 

FSA Partner Connect to manage Title IV, 

HEA assistance programs. 

Dated: October 2, 2024. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23178 Filed 10–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0126] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Student 

Assistance General Provisions— 

Readmission for Servicemembers 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2024–SCC–0126. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210, Washington, 

DC 20202–1200. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–570–8414. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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: Student Assistance 

General Provisions—Readmission for 

Servicemembers. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0095. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households; Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,570. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,531. 

Abstract: The Department of 

Education (the Department) is 

requesting an extension without change 

of the current recordkeeping 

information collection. There has been 

no change in either the statute as 

provided by the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended (HEA) or in the 

regulations. The regulations identify the 

requirements under which an 

institution must readmit 

servicemembers with the same 

academic status they held at the 

institution when they last attended (or 

were accepted for attendance). The 

regulations require institutions to charge 

readmitted servicemembers, for the first 

academic year of their return, the same 

institutional charges they were charged 

for the academic year during which they 

left the institution (see section 484C of 

the HEA). 

Dated: October 3, 2024. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23260 Filed 10–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Personnel Development To Improve 

Services and Results for Children With 

Disabilities—Preparation of Special 

Education, Early Intervention, and 

Related Services Leadership 

Personnel 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2025 for Personnel 

Development to Improve Services and 

Results for Children with Disabilities— 

Preparation of Special Education, Early 

Intervention, and Related Services 

Leadership Personnel. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: October 8, 

2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: November 22, 2024. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: February 5, 2025. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

No later than October 15, 2024, the 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services will post prerecorded informational webinars 

designed to provide technical assistance 

to interested applicants. The webinars 

may be found at www.ed.gov/about/edoffices/osers/osep/new-osep-grantcompetitions. 

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 December 7, 2022 


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