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Program Authority: Sections 5211– 

5212 of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 7345– 

7345a. 

Ian Rosenblum, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs, Delegated the Authority to Perform 

the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2022–SCC–0011] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Supplemental Support Under the 

American Rescue Plan (SSARP) 

Application 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

requesting the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to conduct an 

emergency review of a new information 

collection. 

DATES: The Department requested 

emergency processing from OMB for 

this information collection request on 

January 31, 2022. As a result, the 

Department is providing the public with 

the opportunity to comment under the 

full comment period. Interested persons 

are invited to submit comments on or 

before April 4, 2022. 

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– 

2022–SCC–0011. 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, 

ED 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 by fax or email and those 

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 Director of the Strategic 

Collections and Clearance Governance 

and Strategy Division, U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 

LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Karen Epps, 

202–453–6337. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education 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: Supplemental 

Support under the American Rescue 

Plan (SSARP) Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0860. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 300. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 900. 

Abstract: Section 2003 of the 

American Rescue Plan allocates funds 

for institutions of higher education that 

the Secretary determines have the 

greatest unmet needs related to the 

coronavirus. This collection includes (1) 

a certification and agreement and (2) a 

profile form that will be used by 

institutions applying for discretionary 

grant funding under this section. 

Dated: January 31, 2022. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Supplemental Support Under the 

American Rescue Plan 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice 

announcing the availability of funds and 

the application deadline for new grants 

to institutions of higher education under 

the Higher Education Emergency Relief 

Fund (HEERF or HEERF III), 

Supplemental Support under the 

American Rescue Plan (SSARP) 

program, Assistance Listing Number 

(ALN) 84.425T. The SSARP program 

supports institutions of higher 

education (IHEs or institutions) with the 

greatest unmet needs related to the 

novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic 

(coronavirus or COVID–19). 

DATES: 

Applications available: February 3, 

2022. 

Deadline for transmittal of 

applications: April 4, 2022. 

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 27, 2021 

(86 FR 73264) and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979. 

Please note that these Common 

Instructions supersede the version 

published on February 13, 2019, and, in 

part, describe the transition from the 

requirement to register in SAM.gov a 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number to the implementation 

of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 

More information on the phase-out of 

DUNS number is available at 

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

docs/unique-entity-identifier-transitionfact-sheet.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Epps, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 2B133, Washington, DC 20202– 


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