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Ruth E. Ryder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05537 Filed 3–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket ID ED–2022–FSA–0003] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a new Computer 

Matching Agreement (CMA). 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice of a new CMA between the U.S. 

Department of Education (Department 

or ED) (recipient agency) and the 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) (source agency). The current 

18-month CMA was recertified for an 

additional 12 months on April 21, 2021, 

and will automatically expire on April 

20, 2022. 

DATES: Submit your comments on the 

proposed CMA on or before April 15, 

2022. 

The CMA will be effective on the later 

of: (1) April 21, 2022, or (2) 30 days after 

the publication of this notice on March 

16, 2022, unless comments have been 

received from interested members of the 

public requiring modification or 

republication of the notice. 

The CMA will continue for 18 months 

after the effective date of the CMA and 

may be extended for an additional 12 

months thereafter, if the respective Data 

Integrity Boards (DIBs) of ED and USCIS 

determine that the conditions specified 

in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. We will not accept 

comments submitted by fax or by email 

or those submitted after the comment 

period. To ensure that we do not receive 

duplicate copies, please submit your 

comments only once. In addition, please 

include the Docket ID at the top of your 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under the ‘‘help’’ tab. 

• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, 

or Hand Delivery: 

If you mail or deliver your comments 

about this new CMA, address them to 

Gerard Duffey, Management and 

Program Analyst, Wanamaker Building, 

U.S. Department of Education, Federal 

Student Aid, 100 Penn Square East, 

Suite 509.B10, Philadelphia, PA 19107. 

Telephone: (215) 656–3249. 

Privacy Note: The Department’s 

policy is to make all comments received 

from members of the public available for 

public viewing in their entirety on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 

commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only 

information that they wish to make 

publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerard Duffey, Management and 

Program Analyst, Wanamaker Building, 

U.S. Department of Education, Federal 

Student Aid, 100 Penn Square East, 

Suite 509.B10, Philadelphia, PA 19107. 

Telephone: (215) 656–3249. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

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

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a 

(commonly known as the Privacy Act of 

1974); Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Final Guidance 

Interpreting the Provisions of Public 

Law 100–503; the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 

FR 25818 (June 19, 1989); and OMB 

Circular A–108, notice is hereby 

provided of the re-establishment of the 

matching program between ED and 

USCIS, prior notice of which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 13, 2019 (84 FR 48333). 

Participating Agencies 

ED and USCIS. 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

The information contained in the 

USCIS database is referred to as the 

Verification Information System (VIS), 

which is authorized by section 274A(b) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 

8 U.S.C. 1324a(b). ED seeks access to the 

VIS for the purpose of confirming the 

immigration status of applicants for 

assistance, as authorized by section 

484(g) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1091(g), 

and consistent with the title IV student 

eligibility requirements of section 

484(a)(5) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 

1091(a)(5). USCIS is authorized to 

participate in this immigration status 

verification by section 103 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 

U.S.C. 1103. 

Purpose(s) 

The purpose of this matching program 

entitled ‘‘DHS–USCIS and the 

Department of Education Immigration 

Status Verification’’ is to permit ED to 

confirm the immigration status of alien 

applicants for, or recipients of, financial 

assistance under title IV of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), as authorized by section 484(g) 

of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1091(g)). The title 

IV, HEA programs that are covered by 

the agreement include: The Federal Pell 

Grant Program, the Teacher Education 

Assistance for College and Higher 

Education (TEACH) Grant Program, the 

Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant 

Program, the Federal Perkins Loan 

Program, the Federal Work-Study 

Program, the Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant 

Program, and the William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program. 

Categories of Individuals 

The individuals included in this 

matching program are those who 

provide an Alien Registration Number 

(ARN) (also referred to as A-number or 

USCIS number) when completing the 

Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA) and have indicated that 

they are an ‘‘eligible noncitizen’’ to 

determine their eligibility for title IV, 

HEA program assistance. 

Categories of Records 

ED will provide to the DHS the ARN, 

Social Security number, first and last 

name, and date of birth of each 

applicant for financial assistance under 

title IV of the HEA who indicates that 

they are an ‘‘eligible noncitizen’’ and 

have provided their ARN in his or her 

application for financial assistance 

under title IV of the HEA. 


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System(s) of Records 

ED system of Records: Federal 

Student Aid Application File (18–11– 

01), (76 FR 46774). DHS–USCIS system 

of records: Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements (SAVE) System of 

Records, (81 FR 78619). 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document in an accessible format. 

The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

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

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Richard Cordray, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05516 Filed 3–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0164] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of the Implementation of 

the Statewide Family Engagement 

Centers 

AGENCY: Institute of Educational Science 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 15, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Andrew 

Abrams, 202–245–7500. 

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: Evaluation of the 

Implementation of the Statewide Family 

Engagement Centers. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 65. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 72. 

Abstract: Despite the important role 

family engagement may play in 

children’s educational progress, families 

below the poverty line are significantly 

less likely than those at or above the 

poverty line to be involved in their 

child’s schooling. The Statewide Family 

Engagement Centers (SFEC) is one of the 

key U.S. Department of Education 

programs designed to close this gap. 

Funded for the first time in 2018, SFEC 

builds on an earlier program and 

provides grants to partnerships of 

education organizations and their states. 

The partners are expected to both 

deliver services directly to families to 

increase their engagement and to 

provide technical assistance and 

training to state, district, and school 

staff to help them help families. This 

study will describe the work of the first 

12 grantees, focusing on the extent to 

which certain program priorities are 

being implemented. The results are 

intended to help federal policy makers 

refine the goals and objectives of the 

SFEC program, as well as inform the 

work of education organizations and 

state and local education agencies 

beyond the current grantees to improve 

their work with families. 

Dated: March 11, 2022. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05548 Filed 3–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

EAC Federal Financial Report; Survey 

and Submission to OMB of Proposed 

Collection of Information 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC) gives 

notice that it is requesting from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for the information 

collection EAC Federal Financial Report 

(EAC–FFR). 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, April 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: To view the proposed EAC– 

FFR format and instrument, see: https:// 

www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/ 

reporting. For information on the EAC– 

FFR, contact Kinza Ghaznavi, Office of 

Grants, Election Assistance 

Commission, Grants@eac.gov. All 


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