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Additions 

On 1/16/2015 (80 FR 2400–2401) and 

2/13/2015 (80 FR 8068–8069), the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notices of proposed additions 

to the Procurement List. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide 

the products and service and impact of 

the additions on the current or most 

recent contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the products and 

service listed below are 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 any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities other than the small 

organizations that will furnish the 

products and service to the Government. 

2. The action will result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

products and service 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 products and 

service proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following products 

and service are added to the 

Procurement List: 

Products 

Product Names/NSNs: Kit, Gifts for Santa/

MR 385 

Christmas Sticker Book/MR 378 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Winston-Salem 

Industries for the Blind, Inc., WinstonSalem, NC 

Slotted Spoon, Red/MR 390 

Slotted Turner, Red/MR 391 

Tongs, Red/MR 392 

Slotted Spoon/MR 393, Green 

Slotted Turner/MR 394 Green 

Tongs, Green/MR 395 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Industries for 

the Blind, Inc., West Allis, WI 

Mandatory for Purchase By: Defense 

Commissary Agency, Fort Lee, VA 

Distribution: C-List 

Service 

Service Type: Janitorial Service 

Service is Mandatory for: USDA, Agricultural 

Research Service, Southern Plains 

Agricultural Research Center, 2881 F&B 

RoadCollege Station, TX 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Rising Star 

Resource Development Corporation, 

Dallas, TX 

Contracting Activity: Dept of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, ARS 

WBSC 32SD, Beltsville, MD 

Deletions 

On 2/13/2015 (80 FR 8068–8069), the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notice of proposed deletions 

from the Procurement List. 

After consideration of the relevant 

matter presented, the Committee has 

determined that the product and 

services 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 

product and services 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 product and 

services deleted from the Procurement 

List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following product 

and services are deleted from the 

Procurement List: 

Product 

Product Name/NSNs: Folder, Zebley Claim 

7530–00–000–0430 

7530–00–000–0432 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Goodwill 

Industries of the Pioneer Valley, Inc., 

Springfield, MA 

Contracting Activity: Social Security 

Administration Hdqtrs-Office of 

Acquisition & Grants, Baltimore, MD 

Services 

Service Type: Custodial Service 

Service is Mandatory for: USDA, Laboratory 

Research Building 

6301 W. 750 North 

West Lafayette, IN 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Wabash Center, 

Inc., Lafayette, IN 

Contracting Activity: Dept of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, USDA 

ARS MWA 52KJ, Lafayette, IN 

Service Type: Microfilming Service 

Service is Mandatory for: Commodities 

Future Trading Commission 

1155 21st Street 

Washington, DC 

Mandatory Source of Supply: No NPA 

Assigned 

Contracting Activity: Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission 

Administrative Services, Washington, DC 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06417 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Developing Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Developing Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions (HSI) Program Notice 

inviting applications for new awards for 

fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.031S. 

DATES: Applications Available: March 

20, 2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 19, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 20, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The HSI Program 

provides grants to assist HSIs to expand 

educational opportunities for, and 

improve the academic attainment of, 

Hispanic students. HSI Program grants 

also enable HSIs to expand and enhance 

the academic offerings, program quality, 

and institutional stability of colleges 

and universities that are educating the 

majority of Hispanic college students 

and help large numbers of Hispanic 

students and other low-income 

individuals complete postsecondary 

degrees. 

Background: In 2008, the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (HEA) was 

amended by the Higher Education 

Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA). The 

HEOA made a number of changes to the 

HSI Program; however the regulations 

for the HSI Program in 34 CFR part 606 

have not yet been updated to reflect 

these changes. Therefore, we encourage 

applicants to carefully read this notice, 

which references the statutory 

provisions where the corresponding 

regulatory provisions for this program 

have not been updated. 

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For example, section 501 of the HEOA 

amended section 503(b) of the HEA to 

include, among the authorized activities 

under the HSI Program— 

(1) Activities to improve student 

services, including innovative and 

customized instruction courses 

designed to help retain students and 

move the students into core courses; 

(2) Articulation agreements and 

student support programs designed to 

facilitate the transfer of students from 

two-year to four-year institutions; and 

(3) Providing education, counseling 

services, or financial information 

designed to improve the financial and 

economic literacy of students or their 

families. 

The list of authorized activities in 

section 503(b) of the HEA was also 

amended to use the term ‘‘distance 

education technologies’’ in place of 

‘‘distance learning academic instruction 

capabilities.’’ Therefore, 

notwithstanding the description of 

authorized activities in 34 CFR 606.10, 

applicants may include these activities 

in their proposals under this 

competition. 

We encourage applicants to read 

carefully the Selection Criteria section 

of this notice. Consistent with the 

Department’s increasing emphasis in 

recent years on promoting evidencebased practices through our grant 

competitions, the Secretary will 

evaluate applications on the extent to 

which the proposed project is supported 

by a logic model that meets the evidence 

standard of ‘‘strong theory’’ (as defined 

in this notice). Resources to assist 

applicants in creating a logic model can 

be found here: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/

edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_

2014007.pdf. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority and two competitive 

preference priorities. The absolute 

priority is from the Department’s notice 

of final supplemental priorities and 

definitions for discretionary grant 

programs (Supplemental Priorities), 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 10, 2014 (79 FR 73425). 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 is 

from section 503(b)(5) of the HEA. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 is 

from the Supplemental Priorities. 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Projects that are designed to increase 

the number and proportion of high-need 

students (as defined in this notice) who 

are academically prepared for, enroll in, 

or complete on time college, other 

postsecondary education, or other career 

and technical education. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2015 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an 

application up to two additional points 

for each priority, for a total of up to four 

additional points, depending on how 

well the application meets each of these 

competitive preference priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 (Up to 

2 Additional Points) 

Tutoring, counseling, and student 

service programs designed to improve 

academic success, including innovative 

and customized instruction courses 

(which may include remedial education 

and English language instruction) 

designed to help retain students and 

move the students rapidly into core 

courses and through program 

completion. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 (Up to 

2 Additional Points) 

Projects that are designed to support 

the development and implementation of 

high-quality online or hybrid creditbearing and accessible learning 

opportunities that reduce the cost of 

higher education, reduce time to degree 

completion, or allow students to 

progress at their own pace. 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from the Supplemental Priorities 

and from 34 CFR 77.1 and apply to the 

priorities and selection criteria in this 

notice: 

High-minority school means a school 

as that term is defined by a local 

educational agency (LEA), which must 

define the term in a manner consistent 

with its State’s Teacher Equity Plan, as 

required by section 1111(b)(8)(C) of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended. The applicant 

must provide the definition(s) of highminority schools used in its application. 

High-need students means students 

who are at risk of educational failure or 

otherwise in need of special assistance 

and support, such as students who are 

living in poverty, who attend highminority schools, who are far below 

grade level, who have left school before 

receiving a regular high school diploma, 

who are at risk of not graduating with 

a diploma on time, who are homeless, 

who are in foster care, who have been 

incarcerated, who have disabilities, or 

who are English learners. 

Logic model (also referred to as theory 

of action) means a well-specified 

conceptual framework that identifies 

key components of the proposed 

process, product, strategy, or practice 

(i.e., the active ‘‘ingredients’’ that are 

hypothesized to be critical to achieving 

the relevant outcomes) and describes 

the relationships among the key 

components and outcomes, theoretically 

and operationally. 

Note: In developing logic models, 

applicants may want to use resources such as 

the Pacific Education Laboratory’s Education 

Logic Model Application 

(www.relpacific.mcrel.org/PERR.html or 

http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED544779.pdf) 

to help design their logic models. 

Regular high school diploma means 

the standard high school diploma that is 

awarded to students in the State and 

that is fully aligned with the State’s 

academic content standards or a higher 

diploma and does not include a General 

Education Development credential, 

certificate of attendance, or any 

alternative award. 

Strong theory means a rationale for 

the proposed process, product, strategy, 

or practice that includes a logic model. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1101–1101d; 

1103–1103g. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 

99. (b) The OMB 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) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended in 2 CFR part 

3474. (d) The regulations for this 

program in 34 CFR part 606. (e) The 

Supplemental Priorities. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants— 

Individual Development Grants and 

Cooperative Arrangement Development 

Grants. Planning grants will not be 

awarded in FY 2015. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$52,287,473. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2016 from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$500,000–$650,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

Individual Development Grants: 

$513,000. 

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1For purposes of making the determination 

described in paragraph (e) of the eligibility criteria 

for this competition, IHEs must report their 

undergraduate Hispanic FTE percentages based on 

the student enrollment count closest to, but not 

after, September 30, 2014. 

Cooperative Arrangement 

Development Grants: $637,000. 

Maximum Awards: 

Individual Development Grants: 

$525,000. 

Cooperative Arrangement 

Development Grants: $650,000. 

We will reject any application that 

proposes a budget exceeding these 

maximum amounts for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Postsecondary Education 

may change the maximum amount 

through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 

Individual Development Grants: 56. 

Cooperative Arrangement 

Development Grants: 31. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) IHEs that 

qualify as eligible HSIs are eligible to 

apply for new Individual Development 

Grants and Cooperative Arrangement 

Development Grants under the HSI 

Program. To be an eligible HSI, an IHE 

must— 

(i) Have an enrollment of needy 

students, as defined in section 502(b) of 

the HEA (section 502(a)(2)(A)(i) of the 

HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(i)); 

(ii) Have, except as provided in 

section 522(b) of the HEA, average 

educational and general expenditures 

that are low, per full-time equivalent 

(FTE) undergraduate student, in 

comparison with the average 

educational and general expenditures 

per FTE undergraduate student of 

institutions that offer similar instruction 

(section 502(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA; 20 

U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(ii)); 

Note: To demonstrate an enrollment of 

needy students and low average educational 

and general expenditures per FTE 

undergraduate student, an IHE must be 

designated as an ‘‘eligible institution’’ in 

accordance with 34 CFR 606.3 through 606.5 

and the notice inviting applications for 

designation as an eligible institution for the 

fiscal year for which the grant competition is 

being conducted. 

For purposes of establishing eligibility 

for this competition, the notice inviting 

applications for designation as an 

eligible institution for FY 2015 was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 3, 2014 (79 FR 65197), and 

applications were due on December 22, 

2014. Only institutions that submitted 

the required application and received 

designation through this process before 

the deadline date are eligible to submit 

applications for this competition. 

(iii) Be accredited by a nationally 

recognized accrediting agency or 

association that the Secretary has 

determined to be a reliable authority as 

to the quality of education or training 

offered, or making reasonable progress 

toward accreditation, according to such 

an agency or association (section 

502(a)(2)(A)(iv) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 

1101a(a)(2)(A)(iv)); 

(iv) Be legally authorized to provide, 

and provide within the State, an 

educational program for which the 

institution awards a bachelor’s degree 

(section 502(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the HEA), or 

be a junior or community college (20 

U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iii)); 

(v) Have an enrollment of 

undergraduate FTE students that is at 

least 25 percent Hispanic students at the 

end of the award year immediately 

preceding the date of application 

(section 502(a)(5)(B) of the HEA; 20 

U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)(B)); and 

(vi) Provide, as an attachment to the 

application, the documentation the IHE 

relied upon in determining that at least 

25 percent of the IHE’s undergraduate 

FTE students are Hispanic. The 25 

percent requirement applies only to 

undergraduate Hispanic students and is 

calculated based upon FTE students as 

defined in section 502(a)(4) of the HEA. 

Instructions for formatting and 

submitting the verification 

documentation to Grants.gov are in the 

application package for this 

competition. 

(b) Funds for the HSI Program will be 

awarded each fiscal year; thus, for this 

program, the ‘‘end of the award year 

immediately preceding the date of 

application’’ refers to the end of the 

fiscal year prior to the application due 

date. The end of the fiscal year occurs 

on September 30 for any given year. 

(c) In considering applications for 

grants under this program, the 

Department will compare the data and 

documentation the institution relied on 

in its application with data reported to 

the Department’s Integrated 

Postsecondary Education Data System 

(IPEDS), the IHE’s State-reported 

enrollment data, and the institutional 

annual report. If different percentages or 

data are reported in these various 

sources, the institution must, as part of 

the 25 percent assurance verification, 

explain the reason for the differences. If 

the IPEDS data show that less than 25 

percent of the institution’s 

undergraduate FTE students are 

Hispanic, the burden is on the 

institution to show that the IPEDS data 

are inaccurate. If the IPEDS data 

indicate that the institution has an 

undergraduate FTE less than 25 percent, 

and the institution fails to demonstrate 

that the IPEDS data are inaccurate, the 

institution will be considered 

ineligible.1

(d)(i) A grantee under the HSI 

Program, which is authorized by title V 

of the HEA, may not receive a grant 

under any HEA, title III, part A or part 

B program (section 505 of the HEA; 20 

U.S.C. 1101D). The title III, part A 

programs include: The Strengthening 

Institutions Program; the American 

Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and 

Universities Program; the Alaska Native 

and Native Hawaiian-Serving 

Institutions Programs; the Asian 

American and Native American Pacific 

Islander-Serving Institutions Program; 

and the Native American-Serving NonTribal Institutions Program. 

Furthermore, a current HSI Program 

grantee may not give up its HSI grant in 

order to receive a grant under any title 

III, part A program (§ 606.2(c)(1)). 

(ii) An HSI that does not fall within 

the limitation described in paragraph 

(d)(i) may apply for a FY 2015 grant 

under all title III, part A programs for 

which it is eligible, as well as under the 

HSI Program. However, a successful 

applicant may receive only one grant. 

(e) An eligible HSI that submits 

multiple applications may only be 

awarded at most one Individual 

Development Grant and/or one 

Cooperative Arrangement Development 

Grant per fiscal year (34 CFR 606.9 and 

606.13). In addition, the Secretary will 

not award a second Individual 

Development Grant to an HSI with a 

current five-year Individual 

Development Grant as described in 34 

CFR 606.9(b)(1). 

(f) An eligible HSI that submits a 

Cooperative Arrangement Development 

Grant with a partnering branch campus 

that is a part of the same institution will 

not be awarded a grant (34 CFR 

606.7(b)). 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching unless the grantee uses a 

portion of its grant for establishing or 

improving an endowment fund. If a 

grantee uses a portion of its grant for 

endowment fund purposes, it must 

match those grant funds with nonFederal funds (section 503(c)(2) of the 

HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101b(c)(2)). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package: Carnisia M. Proctor, U.S. 

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Department of Education, 1990 K Street 

NW., Room 6010, Washington, DC 

20006–8513. Telephone: (202) 502–7606 

or by email: Carnisia.Proctor@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. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 

by contacting the program contact 

person listed in this section. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

program. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria, the absolute priority, and the 

competitive preference priorities that 

reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We have established 

mandatory page limits for Individual 

Development Grant and Cooperative 

Arrangement Development Grant 

applications. You must limit the section 

of the application narrative that 

addresses: 

• The selection criteria and the 

absolute priority to no more than 50 

pages for an Individual Development 

Grant application and no more than 70 

pages for a Cooperative Arrangement 

Development Grant application. 

• A competitive preference priority, if 

you are addressing one or both, to no 

more than three pages (for a total of six 

pages if you address both). 

Accordingly, under no circumstances 

may the application narrative exceed 56 

pages for an Individual Development 

Grant application or 76 pages for a 

Cooperative Arrangement Development 

Grant application. 

Please include a separate heading for 

the absolute priority and for each 

competitive preference priority that you 

address. 

For the purpose of determining 

compliance with the page limits, each 

page on which there are words will be 

counted as one full page. Applicants 

must use the following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ × 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. Page numbers and an 

identifier may be within the 1′′ margins. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, except titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, captions and all text in 

charts, tables, figures, and graphs. These 

items may be single-spaced. Charts, 

tables, figures, and graphs in the 

application narrative count toward the 

page limit. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). However, you may 

use a 10-point font in charts, tables, 

figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes. 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit applies to all of the 

application narrative section, including 

your complete response to the selection 

criteria (including the budget narrative), 

the absolute priority, and the 

competitive preference priorities. 

However, the page limit does not apply 

to Part I, the Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424); the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information 

form (SF 424); Part II, Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs (ED 524); Part IV, the 

assurances and certifications; or the 

one-page project abstract, program 

activity budget detail form and 

supporting narrative, and the five-year 

plan. If you include any attachments or 

appendices not specifically requested in 

the application package, these items 

will be counted as part of your 

application narrative for purposes of the 

page-limit requirement. 

Note: The narrative response to the budget 

selection criteria is not the same as the 

activity detail budget form and supporting 

narrative. The supporting narrative for the 

activity detail budget form lists the requested 

budget items line by line. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: March 20, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 19, 2015. 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically, or in paper format by 

mail or hand delivery if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, please refer to 

section IV. 7. Other Submission 

Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact one of the 

persons listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. If the Department provides 

an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 20, 2015. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

5. Funding Restrictions: (a) General. 

We reference regulations outlining 

funding restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

(b) Applicability of Executive Order 

13202. Applicants that apply for 

construction funds under the HSI 

Program must comply with Executive 

Order 13202, as amended. This 

Executive order provides that recipients 

of Federal construction funds may not 

‘‘require or prohibit bidders, offerors, 

contractors, or subcontractors to enter 

into or adhere to agreements with one 

or more labor organizations, on the same 

or other construction project(s)’’ or 

‘‘otherwise discriminate against bidders, 

offerors, contractors, or subcontractors 

for becoming or refusing to become or 

remain signatories or otherwise to 

adhere to agreements with one or more 

labor organizations, on the same or 

other related construction project(s).’’ 

Projects funded under this program that 

include construction activity will be 

provided a copy of this Executive order 

and will be asked to certify that they 

will adhere to it. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: 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) (formerly the 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the 

Government’s primary registrant 

database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

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by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. 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 2–5 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 entered into the 

SAM database by an entity. 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. We strongly 

recommend that you register early. 

Note: Once your SAM registration is active, 

you will need to allow 24 to 48 hours for the 

information to be available in Grants.gov and 

before you can submit an application through 

Grants.gov. 

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 

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: http://

www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/samfaqs.html. 

In addition, if you are submitting your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

be designated by your organization as an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR); and (2) register yourself with 

Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these 

steps are outlined at the following 

Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/

web/grants/register.html. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications 

Applications for grants under the HSI 

Program, CFDA number 84.031S, must 

be submitted electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site 

at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, 

you will be able to download a copy of 

the application package, complete it 

offline, and then upload and submit 

your application. You may not email an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for the HSI Program at 

www.Grants.gov. You must search for 

the downloadable application package 

for this program by the CFDA number. 

Do not include the CFDA number’s 

alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search 

for 84.031, not 84.031S). 

Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors, 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this competition 

to ensure that you submit your 

application in a timely manner to the 

Grants.gov system. You can also find the 

Education Submission Procedures 

pertaining to Grants.gov under News 

and Events on the Department’s G5 

system home page at www.G5.gov. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: the Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• You must upload any narrative 

sections and all other attachments to 

your application as files in a PDF 

(Portable Document) read-only, nonmodifiable format. Do not upload an 

interactive or fillable PDF file. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF or submit a 

password-protected file, we will not 

review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page-limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by email. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an 

ED-specified identifying number unique 

to your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues with the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

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experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 

obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. The 

Department will contact you after a 

determination is made on whether your 

application will be accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

the Grants.gov system because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; 

and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Carnisia M. Proctor, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street 

NW., Room 6010, Washington, DC 

20006–8513. FAX: (202) 502–7813. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Mail 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.031S), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Hand Delivery 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.031S), 550 12th 

Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail or hand deliver 

your application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 

Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

notification within 15 business days from the 

application deadline date, you should call 

the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245– 

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 606.22 and from 34 CFR 75.210 and 

are as follows: 

(a) Quality of the applicant’s 

comprehensive development plan. The 

extent to which— 

(1) The strengths, weaknesses, and 

significant problems of the institution’s 

academic programs, institutional 

management, and fiscal stability are 

clearly and comprehensively analyzed 

and result from a process that involved 

major constituencies of the institution; 

(2) The goals for the institution’s 

academic programs, institutional 

management, and fiscal stability are 

realistic and based on comprehensive 

analysis; 

(3) The objectives stated in the plan 

are measurable, related to institutional 

goals, and, if achieved, will contribute 

to the growth and self-sufficiency of the 

institution; and 

(4) The plan clearly and 

comprehensively describes the methods 

and resources the institution will use to 

institutionalize practice and 

improvements developed under the 

proposed project, including, in 

particular, how operational costs for 

personnel, maintenance, and upgrades 

of equipment will be paid with 

institutional resources. 

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(b) Quality of activity objectives. The 

extent to which the objectives for each 

activity are— 

(1) Realistic and defined in terms of 

measurable results; and 

(2) Directly related to the problems to 

be solved and to the goals of the 

comprehensive development plan. 

(c) Quality of implementation 

strategy. The extent to which— 

(1) The implementation strategy for 

each activity is comprehensive; 

(2) The rationale for the 

implementation strategy for each 

activity is clearly described and is 

supported by the results of relevant 

studies or projects; and 

(3) The timetable for each activity is 

realistic and likely to be attained. 

(d) Quality of key personnel. The 

extent to which— 

(1) The past experience and training 

of key professional personnel are 

directly related to the stated activity 

objectives; and 

(2) The time commitment of key 

personnel is realistic. 

(e) Quality of project management 

plan. The extent to which— 

(1) Procedures for managing the 

project are likely to ensure efficient and 

effective project implementation; and 

(2) The project coordinator and 

activity directors have sufficient 

authority to conduct the project 

effectively, including access to the 

president or chief executive officer. 

(f) Quality of evaluation plan. The 

extent to which— 

(1) The data elements and the data 

collection procedures are clearly 

described and appropriate to measure 

the attainment of activity objectives and 

to measure the success of the project in 

achieving the goals of the 

comprehensive development plan; and 

(2) The data analysis procedures are 

clearly described and are likely to 

produce formative and summative 

results on attaining activity objectives 

and measuring the success of the project 

on achieving the goals of the 

comprehensive development plan. 

(g) Budget. The extent to which the 

proposed costs are necessary and 

reasonable in relation to the project’s 

objectives and scope. 

(h) Quality of the project design. The 

Secretary considers the quality of the 

design of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the design of 

the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the extent to which the 

proposed project is supported by strong 

theory (as defined in this notice). 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary also requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department of 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

3. Tiebreaker: In tie-breaking 

situations for development grants 

described in 34 CFR 606.23(b), the HSI 

Program regulations require that we 

award one additional point to an 

application from an IHE that has an 

endowment fund of which the current 

market value, per FTE enrolled student, 

is less than the average current market 

value of the endowment funds, per FTE 

enrolled student, at comparable 

institutions that offer similar 

instruction. We also award one 

additional point to an application from 

an IHE that has expenditures for library 

materials per FTE enrolled student that 

are less than the average expenditures 

for library materials per FTE enrolled 

student at comparable institutions that 

offer similar instruction. 

For the purpose of these funding 

considerations, we use 2012–2013 data. 

If a tie remains after applying the 

tiebreaker mechanism above, priority 

will be given in the case of applicants 

for (a) Individual Development Grants, 

to applicants that addressed the 

statutory priority found in section 

521(d) of the HEA; and (b) Cooperative 

Arrangement Development Grants, to 

applicants in accordance with section 

524(b) of the HEA, under which the 

Secretary determines that the 

cooperative arrangement is 

geographically and economically sound 

or will benefit the applicant HSI. 

If a tie still remains after applying the 

additional point(s) and the relevant 

statutory priority, we will determine the 

ranking of applicants based on the 

lowest endowment values per FTE 

enrolled student. 

4. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR 

3474.10, the Secretary may impose 

special conditions and, in appropriate 

circumstances, high-risk conditions on a 

grant if the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 2 

CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

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. We may notify 

you informally, also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multi-year award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/

fund/grant/apply/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Secretary has established the following 

key performance measures for assessing 

the effectiveness of the HSI Program: 

a. The percentage change, over the 

five-year grant period, of the number of 

full-time degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at HSIs. 

b. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students who were in their first year of 

postsecondary enrollment in the 

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previous year and are enrolled in the 

current year at the same two-year HSI. 

c. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students who were in their first year of 

postsecondary enrollment in the 

previous year and are enrolled in the 

current year at the same four-year HSI. 

d. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at four-year HSIs 

graduating within six years of 

enrollment. 

e. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at two-year HSIs 

graduating within three years of 

enrollment. 

f. Federal cost per undergraduate and 

graduate degree at institutions in the 

HSI Program. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: Whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, 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. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carnisia M. Proctor, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 

6010, Washington, DC 20006–8513. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7606 or by email: 

Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Applicants should periodically check 

the HSI Program Web site for further 

information. The address is: 

www.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/

index.html. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 Adobe 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. Delegation of 

Authority: The Secretary of Education 

has delegated authority to Jamienne S. 

Studley, Deputy Under Secretary, to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

Dated: March 17, 2015. 

Jamienne S. Studley, 

Deputy Under Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of an altered system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(Privacy Act), 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Chief 

Operating Officer for Federal Student 

Aid (FSA) of the U.S. Department of 

Education (the Department) publishes 

this notice of an altered system of 

records entitled ‘‘Person Authentication 

Service (PAS)’’ (18–11–12). 

PAS contains records about former, 

current, and prospective students, and 

their parents and endorsers, who apply 

for a user ID and password (FSA ID). 

The PAS system will be used to generate 

authentication and log-on credentials 

for those individuals wishing to access 

various student financial assistance 

systems, online applications, Web sites, 

and services to obtain information about 

their personal records. PAS will replace 

the current Department of Education 

(ED) Personal Identification Number 

(PIN) Registration System, and the ED 

PIN Registration System will be retired. 

The system of records notice for the ED 

PIN Registration System is 18–11–12; it 

was published in the Federal Register 

on December 27, 1999 (64 FR 72400– 

72402). 

PAS will be used to access a variety 

of Departmental systems and Web sites, 

including, but not limited to: 

• Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA; www.fafsa.ed.gov) 

• Studentaid.gov 

• StudentLoans.gov 

• TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve 

(ATS) 

• Federal Student Aid Information 

Center (FSAIC) 

• National Student Loan Data System 

(NSLDS; www.nslds.ed.gov) 

Specifically, through this notice, the 

Department revises the name of the 

system from the ED PIN Registration 

System to the PAS and makes 

alterations to the system, including, but 

not limited to, the system location, the 

categories of records maintained in this 

system, the system’s purposes, and the 

system’s routine uses. Additionally, the 

Department seeks comment on the 

altered system of records described in 

this notice, in accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act. 

DATES: Submit your comments on this 

notice of an altered system of records on 

or before April 20, 2015. 

The Department filed a report 

describing the altered system of records 

covered by this notice with the Chair of 

the Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, the 

Chair of the House Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, and 

the Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), on March 10, 2015. This altered 

system of records will become effective 

at the later date of: (1) The expiration of 

the 40-day period for OMB review on 

April 19, 2015, unless OMB waives 10 

days of the 40-day review period for 

compelling reasons shown by the 

Department; or (2) April 20, 2015, 

unless the system of records needs to be 

changed as a result of public comment 

or OMB review. The Department will 

publish any changes to the altered 

system of records notice that result from 

public comment or OMB review. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

the altered system of records to FSA 

PAS System Owner, Technology Office, 

Union Center Plaza (UCP), 830 First 

Street NE., room 103E2, Washington, DC 

20202–5454. Telephone: 202–377–3557. 

If you prefer to send your comments by 

email, use the following address: 

comment@ed.gov. You must include the 

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