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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 PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208C, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Hill, 202–453–6061. 

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: The College 

Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) 

Annual Performance Report (APR). 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0727. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 50. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,150. 

Abstract: This is a request for an 

extension without change for the 1810– 

0727 College Assistance Migrant 

Program (CAMP) Annual Performance 

Report collection. The Office of Migrant 

Education (OME) is collecting 

information for the CAMP which is 

authorized under Title IV, Section 418A 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended by Section 408 of the Higher 

Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)(20 

U.S.C. 1070d–2) (special programs for 

students whose families are engaged in 

migrant and seasonal farmwork) and 2 

CFR 200.328 which requires that 

recipients of discretionary grants submit 

an Annual Performance Report (APR) to 

best inform improvements in program 

outcomes and productivity. 

Although the Education Department 

continues to use the generic 524B, OME 

is requesting to continue the use of a 

customized APR that goes beyond the 

generic 524B APR to facilitate the 

collection of more standardized and 

comprehensive data to inform 

Government Performance Results Act 

(GPRA) indicators, to improve the 

overall quality of data collected, and to 

increase the quality of data that can be 

used to inform policy decisions. 

Dated: June 14, 2021. 

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. 2021–12823 Filed 6–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0090] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; High 

School Equivalency Program (HEP) 

Annual Performance Report 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

16, 2021. 

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– 

2021–SCC–0090. 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 PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208C, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Hill, 202–453–6061. 

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: High School 

Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual 

Performance Report. 


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32252 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 115 / Thursday, June 17, 2021 / Notices 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0684. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 51. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,173. 

Abstract: This is a request for an 

extension without change for the 1810– 

0684 High School Equivalency Program 

(HEP) Annual Performance Report 

collection. The Office of Migrant 

Education (OME) is collecting 

information for the High School 

Equivalency Program (HEP) which is 

authorized under Title IV, Section 418A 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended by Section 408 of the Higher 

Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)(20 

U.S.C. 1070d–2) (special programs for 

students whose families are engaged in 

migrant and seasonal farmwork) and 2 

CFR 200.328 which requires that 

recipients of discretionary grants submit 

an Annual Performance Report (APR) to 

best inform improvements in program 

outcomes and productivity. 

Although the Education Department 

continues to use the generic 524B, OME 

is requesting to continue the use of a 

customized APR that goes beyond the 

generic 524B APR to facilitate the 

collection of more standardized and 

comprehensive data to inform 

Government Performance Results Act 

(GPRA) indicators, to improve the 

overall quality of data collected, and to 

increase the quality of data that can be 

used to inform policy decisions. 

Dated: June 14, 2021. 

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. 2021–12773 Filed 6–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Early Implementation of the FAFSA 

Simplification Act’s Removal of 

Requirements for Title IV Eligibility 

Related to Selective Service 

Registration and Drug-Related 

Convictions 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Education (Department) publishes this 

notice, as required by the FAFSA 

Simplification Act (Act), which was 

enacted into law as part of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 

of early implementation of the Act’s 

removal of requirements for Title IV 

eligibility related to Selective Service 

registration and drug-related 

convictions. 

DATES:

Effective date: June 17, 2021. 

Implementation date: August 16, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aaron Washington, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 

Room 2C182, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 453–7241. Email: 

Aaron.Washington@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department publishes this notice, as 

required by the Act, of early 

implementation of the Act’s removal of 

requirements for Title IV eligibility 

related to Selective Service registration 

and drug-related convictions. A Dear 

Colleague Letter issued by the 

Department on June 11, 2021, providing 

information regarding the early 

implementation of the Act’s removal of 

these requirements, including actions 

institutions must take as these changes 

are implemented in phases across award 

years 2021–2022, 2022–2023, and 2023– 

2024, is available in the Appendix of 

this notice. 

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. 

Tiwanda Burse, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management 

& Planning, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

Appendix—DCL ID: GEN–21–xx 

Subject: Early Implementation of the 

FAFSA Simplification Act’s Removal of 

Selective Service and Drug Conviction 

Requirements for Title IV Eligibility. 

Summary: This letter provides information 

about the early implementation of the FAFSA 

Simplification Act’s removal of Selective 

Service and drug conviction requirements for 

Title IV eligibility, as well as actions that 

institutions must take as these changes are 

implemented in phases across award years 

2021–2022, 2022–2023, and 2023–2024. 

Certain other aspects of the law being 

implemented are discussed in separate 

communications. 

Dear Colleague: 

On December 27, 2020, the FAFSA 

Simplification Act (Act) was enacted into law 

as part of the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2021. The Act makes many important 

changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965 

(HEA) and the Free Application for Federal 

Student Aid (FAFSA®). Two changes referred 

to by this DCL include amending Sec. 484 of 

the HEA to remove: 

• The requirement that male students 

register with the Selective Service before the 

age of 26 to be eligible for federal student aid 

under Title IV of the HEA (Title IV); and 

• Suspension of eligibility for Title IV aid 

for drug-related convictions that occurred 

while receiving Title IV aid. 

Under the Act, the Department of 

Education (Department) may implement 

these changes by providing 60 days’ notice in 

the Federal Register. The Secretary is issuing 

this notice in the coming days. Institutions 

may implement the changes as early as the 

date the Federal Register notice publishes. 

They must implement the changes no later 

than 60 days after the date of the Federal 

Register notice (implementation date). To 

make Title IV aid accessible to as many 

students as soon as possible, the Department 

of Education (Department) will implement 

these changes in three phases across three 

award years: The 2021–2022, 2022–2023, and 

2023–2024 award years. 

Other than statutory and regulatory 

requirements included in the document, the 

contents of this guidance do not have the 

force and effect of law and are not meant to 

bind the public. This document is intended 

only to provide clarity to the public regarding 

existing requirements under the law or 

agency policies. 

2021–2022 Award Year 

For the 2021–2022 award year, for which 

the FAFSA cycle has already begun, the 

Selective Service and drug conviction 

questions (as well as the option to register 

with the Selective Service via the FAFSA) 

will remain on the FAFSA. However, failing 

to register with the Selective Service or 


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