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the emergency alternative arrangements 

for National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) environmental review of 

proposed emergency response actions 

agreed to by the CEQ for the Department 

of the Air Force’s (Air Force) Interim 

Beddown of the F–22 Formal Training 

Unit at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 

ADDRESSES: Mr. Mike Spaits, Public 

Affairs, 96 TW/PA, 101 West D Ave., 

Building 1, Suite 238, Eglin AFB, FL 

32542, (850) 882–7660; michael.spaits@

us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 21, 2018, the Air Force sought 

CEQ approval of alternative 

arrangements, pursuant to 40 CFR 

1506.11 for implementing the 

procedural provisions of the NEPA, 

§§ 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., to respond to 

a pilot manning crisis that presented 

significant national security 

implications. The emergency was the 

Air Force’s need to restore training of 

replacement pilots for the F–22 in 

northwest Florida by January 31, 2019, 

and there was insufficient time to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). The CEQ regulations 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA provide that when such 

emergency circumstances make it 

necessary for an agency to take an action 

without observing the normal 

procedures set forth in those 

regulations, the federal agency should 

consult with CEQ about alternative 

arrangements for compliance with 

NEPA. On December 21, 2018, CEQ 

concluded consultation and approved 

alternative arrangements pursuant to 40 

CFR 1506.11. The Air Force 

immediately accepted the alternative 

arrangements, documenting this 

acceptance in a decision memorandum. 

On January 11, 2019, the Air Force 

announced its decision in the Federal 

Register (Federal Register, Vol. 84, No. 

8, p. 103, January 11, 2019) to accept 

alternative arrangements approved by 

the CEQ. The Air Force’s decision 

memorandum provides, ‘‘At the 

conclusion of the alternative 

arrangements and no later than two 

years from the date of the Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS, the Air 

Force will provide a report to CEQ on 

the use of the alternative arrangements 

that reviews the value and effectiveness 

of these arrangements.’’ Now, at the 

conclusion of the alternative 

arrangements and approximately two 

years from the date of the NOI to 

prepare an EIS (Federal Register Vol 84, 

No. 58, p. 11289, March 26, 2019), the 

Air Force has prepared the required 

report on the use of the alternative 

arrangements that reviews their value 

and effectiveness. Additionally, as 

required in the alternative 

arrangements, the Air Force is providing 

this notice of the report in the Federal 

Register, local newspapers, including 

the Northwest Florida Daily News and 

the Bay Beacon, and online at https://

www.eglin.af.mil/. 

Adriane Paris, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16392 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent to Grant an Exclusive 

Patent License 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act 

and implementing regulations, the 

Department of the Air Force hereby 

gives notice of its intent to grant an 

exclusive patent license to mPower, 

Inc., a woman-owned small business 

and energy supplier, having a place of 

business at 5901 Indian School Rd NE, 

Albuquerque, NM 87110. 

DATES: Written objections must be filed 

no later than fifteen (15) calendar days 

after the date of publication of this 

Notice. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to 

Matthew O’Brien, RDOX, Technology 

Transfer Office, Directed Energy 

Directorate, 3550 Aberdeen Avenue, 

Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117–5776; 

Telephone: 505–846–5028; Email: 

matthew.obrien.27@us.af.mil. Include 

Docket No. PRS180 in the subject line 

of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannon Carr, RDOX, Technology 

Transfer Office, Directed Energy 

Directorate, 3550 Aberdeen Avenue, 

Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117–5776; 

Telephone: 505–321–3542; Email: 

shannon.carr.3.ctr@us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Air Force intends to 

grant the exclusive patent license 

agreement for the invention described 

in: U.S. Patent No. 8,974,899, entitled 

‘‘Pseudomorphic Glass for Space Solar 

Cells,’’ issued 10 March, 2015. 

The Department of the Air Force may 

grant the prospective license unless a 

timely objection is received that 

sufficiently shows the grant of the 

license would be inconsistent with the 

Bayh-Dole Act or implementing 

regulations. A competing application for 

a patent license agreement, completed 

in compliance with 37 CFR 404.8 and 

received by the Air Force within the 

period for timely objections, will be 

treated as an objection and may be 

considered as an alternative to the 

proposed license. 

Adriane Paris, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16349 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice Inviting Applications for Funds 

Under the Higher Education 

Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), 

Section 2003 of the American Rescue 

Plan (ARP) for Institutions of Higher 

Education That Meet the Criteria for 

the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary is announcing 

the availability of new HEERF funding 

for the ARP (a)(2) grant program 

authorized under ARP section 2003(2) 

and inviting applications under 

Assistance Listing Number 

(ALN)84.425L from eligible public and 

private nonprofit IHEs to address needs 

directly related to the coronavirus. 

These awards are in addition to the ARP 

(a)(1) grants and have been allocated by 

the Secretary proportionally to funding 

for MSI programs in the Further 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. 

The institutions eligible for this funding 

include institutions that generally 

would be eligible to apply for the 

following grant programs under the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (HEA), and that are listed on 

the ARP (a)(2) MSI Allocation Table: 

Title V, part A Developing Hispanic 

Serving Institutions, Title V, part B 

Promoting Postbaccalaureate 

Opportunities for Hispanic Americans, 

and the following Title III Part A 

programs: Strengthening Asian 

American and Native American Pacific 

Islander-Serving Institutions 

(AANAPISI), Strengthening Alaska 

Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving 

Institutions (ANNH), Strengthening 

Native American-Serving Nontribal 

Institutions (NASNTI), and 

Strengthening Predominantly Black 

Institutions (PBI). This notice relates to 

the approved information collection 


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under OMB control number 1840– 

XXXX. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: August 2, 

2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: Applications will be 

accepted on a rolling basis until October 

1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses to obtain 

and submit an application, please refer 

to the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to the Department of 

Education Discretionary Grant 

Programs, published in the Federal 

Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 

3768) and available at https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2019/02/13/2019-02206/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Epps, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 250–64, Washington, DC 20202. 

Department of Education HEERF 

Customer Care Center Phone: (202) 377– 

3711. Email: HEERF@ed.gov. Please also 

visit the HEERF III website at: https:// 

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

arp.html. 

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: 

Full Text of Announcement 

Background: On March 11, 2021, the 

President signed the ARP into law (Pub. 

L. 117–2). This law makes available 

approximately $39.6 billion for IHEs 

under HEERF, with funding 

appropriated through existing programs 

authorized under the CRRSAA. 

With this notice, the Secretary is 

announcing the availability of HEERF 

grant funds under the ARP (a)(2) MSI 

program (ALN 84.425L). 

Eligible institutions are IHEs, as 

defined in sections 101 and 102(c) of the 

HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1001 and 1002(c). 

Allocations for eligible IHEs will be 

calculated according to the formulas 

found in ARP section 2003(2) and 

section 314(a)(2) of the CRRSAA. Under 

ARP section 2003, grant awards under 

this program may be used to (1) defray 

expenses associated with the 

coronavirus, including lost revenue, 

reimbursement for expenses already 

incurred, technology costs associated 

with a transition to distance education, 

faculty and staff training, and payroll; 

and (2) provide financial aid grants to 

students (including students exclusively 

enrolled in distance education), which 

may be used for any component of the 

student’s cost of attendance or for 

emergency costs that arise due to the 

coronavirus, such as tuition, food, 

housing, health care, mental health care, 

or childcare. In making financial aid 

grants to students, an IHE must 

prioritize grants to students with 

exceptional need, such as Pell recipient 

students. IHEs are urged to devote the 

maximum amount of funds possible to 

student financial aid grants. 

Additionally, under ARP section 

2003(5), institutions must use a portion 

of their funds under ALN 84.425L to (1) 

implement evidence-based practices to 

monitor and suppress coronavirus in 

accordance with the public health 

guidelines; and (2) conduct direct 

outreach to financial aid applicants 

about the opportunity to receive a 

financial aid adjustment due to recent 

unemployment status or other changes 

in financial circumstances as described 

in section 479A of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

1087tt). 

The Department is not requiring IHEs 

that received grants under section 

314(a)(2) of the CRRSAA to submit a 

new or revised application to receive 

funding under the ARP (a)(2) MSI 

program. As a result, the Department 

will award supplemental funds to 

eligible IHEs that received a section 

314(a)(2) award under the CRRSAA, 

ALN 84.425L (identified by a Grant 

Award beginning with P425Lxx). No 

action is required by eligible IHEs to 

receive these supplemental awards. The 

project director identified on the most 

current Grant Award Notification (GAN) 

will automatically receive an email 

indicating a supplemental award has 

been made to your institution. Please 

note that drawing down any amount of 

these supplemental funds constitutes an 

institution’s acceptance of the new ARP 

terms and conditions and a new 

Supplemental Agreement, which are 

attached to this notice for reference. 

IHEs that have not yet complied with 

the reporting requirements of the 

HEERF grant program may receive 

delayed supplemental ARP (a)(2) 

awards and/or may receive awards with 

a restriction on the ability to draw down 

those awarded funds (route payment 

status) until the institution has satisfied 

its HEERF reporting obligations. 

IHEs that did not receive a CRRSAA 

section 314(a)(2) MSI award but that are 

on the Department’s section 2003(2) 

ARP MSI Allocation Table may apply 

for and receive an ARP (a)(2) MSI grant 

award. The Department must receive an 

application from such institutions 

within 60 days of the publication of this 

notice. 

Program Authority: Section 2003 of 

the ARP and section 314 of the 

CRRSAA. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 

99. (b) The Office of Management and 

Budget Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Non-procurement) 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 as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Formula grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: $767.3 

million. 

Grant Period: Institutions must 

expend funds received under this 

program within 12 months of the 

obligation of the funds by the 

Department. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Public and 

private nonprofit IHEs, as defined in 

sections 101 and 102(c) of the HEA, that 

are eligible for certain programs under 

part A of title III and parts A and B of 

title V of the HEA. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Subgrantees: Subgrantees are not 

allowed under this program. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

submit their applications using 

Grants.gov. To register for Grants.gov, 

please visit their ‘‘How to Apply for 

Grants’’ web page (https://

www.grants.gov/applicants/apply-forgrants.html) or call their Applicant 

Support helpdesk at 1–800–518–4726. 

Each completed application must 

consist of— 

• A complete SF–424; 

• Supplemental Information for the 

SF–424; and 

• The Certification and Agreement 

(C&A) for an Award under Section 2003 

for ARP (a)(2). 

Note: The applicant must submit the 

corresponding C&A for the funds 

requested. Each C&A must be completed 

and include the correct OPEID and 

DUNS number of the institution 

requesting funds. Each grantee will 

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and listed in the ARP (a)(2) MSI 

Allocation Table. 

2. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. However, under 34 CFR 79.8(a), 

we waive intergovernmental review to 

make timely awards. 

3. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

funding restrictions in the Certificate 

and Agreement. 

4. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: In general, to do business 

with the Department, 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), the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

(c) Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your SAM application; and 

(d) Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number at the 

following website: http://

fedgov.dnb.com/webform. 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 two to five 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 you enter into the 

SAM database. If you 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. 

If you are currently registered with 

SAM, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make sure 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also, note that you 

will need to update your registration 

annually. This process 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, 

please see our SAM.gov Tip Sheet, at: 

https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

sam-faqs.html. 

In addition, in order to submit your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

register as an applicant using your 

DUNS number and (2) be designated by 

your organization’s E-Biz Point of 

Contact as an Authorized Organization 

Representative (AOR). Details on these 

steps are outlined at the following 

Grants.gov web page: https://

www.grants.gov/web/grants/ 

register.html. 

V. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If you receive a 

grant award under this program, we will 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN) or an email containing a link to 

access an electronic version of your 

GAN. 

2. Reporting: Reporting requirements 

are specified in the C&A. 

VI. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format on request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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, and 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. 

Annmarie Weisman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Planning and Innovation, Office of 

Postsecondary Education. 

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

Supplemental Agreement for an Award 

Under ARP (a)(2) (ALN 84.425 J, K, L, 

M) 

Supplemental Grant Funds 

The terms, conditions, and 

requirements governing your 

institution’s (Recipient’s) use of these 

supplemental grant funds awarded 

pursuant to section 2003 of the 

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

(ARP) (Pub. L. 117–2) (supplemental 

award or grant) by the U.S. Department 

of Education (Department) are governed 

by section 2003 of the ARP and section 

314 of the Coronavirus Response and 

Relief Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) (Pub. L. 116–260) 

and the following terms and conditions 

of this Supplemental Agreement. 

BY DRAWING DOWN THESE GRANT 

FUNDS, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND 

BY THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH ON 

BEHALF OF THE INSTITUTION YOU 

REPRESENT, AND YOU WARRANT 

THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY 

TO BIND THE INSTITUTION TO THE 

FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 

Use of Supplemental Grant Funds 

1. Section 314(a)(2) of CRRSAA 

authorizes the Secretary to make 

additional awards under parts A and B 

of title III, parts A and B of title V, and 

subpart 4 of part A of title VII of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (‘‘HEA’’), to address needs 

directly related to the coronavirus. 

These awards are in addition to awards 

made in Section 2003 for the ARP 

funding stream and have been allocated 

by the Secretary proportionally to such 

programs based on the relative share of 

funding appropriated to such programs 

in the Further Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116– 

94). 

2. Pursuant to Section 314(c) of 

CRRSAA, Recipient may use this award 

to defray expenses associated with the 

coronavirus (including lost revenue, 

reimbursement for expenses already 

incurred, technology costs associated 

with a transition to distance education, 

faculty and staff trainings, and payroll); 

and make additional emergency 

financial grants to students, which may 

be used for any component of the 

student’s cost of attendance or for 

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coronavirus, such as tuition, food, 

housing, health care (including mental 

health care), or child care. 

3. Under section 2003(5) of the ARP, 

Recipient must use a portion of their 

funds received under this supplemental 

award to (a) implement evidence-based 

practices to monitor and suppress 

coronavirus in accordance with public 

health guidelines and (b) conduct direct 

outreach to financial aid applicants 

about the opportunity to receive a 

financial aid adjustment due to the 

recent unemployment of a family 

member or independent student, or 

other circumstances, described in 

section 479A of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

1087tt). 

4. The Secretary urges Recipient to 

devote the maximum amount of funds 

possible to emergency financial aid 

grants to students. The Secretary urges 

Recipient to take strong measures to 

ensure that emergency financial aid 

grants to students are made to the 

maximum extent possible. 

5. Recipient acknowledges that no 

supplemental grant funds may be used 

to fund construction; acquisition of real 

property; contractors for the provision 

of pre-enrollment recruitment activities; 

marketing or recruitment; endowments; 

capital outlays associated with facilities 

related to athletics, sectarian 

instruction, or religious worship; senior 

administrator or executive salaries, 

benefits, bonuses, contracts, incentives; 

stock buybacks, shareholder dividends, 

capital distributions, and stock options; 

or any other cash or other benefit for a 

senior administrator or executive. 

6. Recipient acknowledges that it may 

voluntarily decline all or a portion of its 

ARP (a)(2) funds. The recipient may 

indicate this by submitting the 

Voluntary Decline of HEERF form (OMB 

Control Number 1840–0856) to the 

Department by August 11, 2021. 

Recipient further acknowledges if it 

submits this form, it will be ineligible 

for the future redistribution of ARP 

HEERF grant funds to other institutions 

with greater needs due to the 

coronavirus. 

Grant Administration 

7. Recipient acknowledges that 

consistent with 2 CFR 200.305, it must 

minimize the time between drawing 

down funds from G5 and paying 

incurred obligations (liquidation). 

Recipient further acknowledges that if it 

draws down funds and does not pay the 

incurred obligations (liquidates) within 

three calendar days it may be subject to 

heightened scrutiny by the Department, 

Recipient’s auditors, and/or the 

Department’s Office of Inspector 

General (OIG). Recipient further 

acknowledges that returning funds 

pursuant to mistakes in drawing down 

excessive grant funds in advance of 

need may also be subject to heightened 

scrutiny by the Department, Recipient’s 

auditors, and/or the Department’s OIG. 

Finally, Recipient acknowledges that it 

must maintain drawn down grant funds 

in an interest-bearing account, and any 

interest earned on all Federal grant 

funds above $500 (all Federal grants 

together) during an institution’s fiscal 

year must be returned (remitted) to the 

Federal government via a process 

described here: https://www2.ed.gov/ 

documents/funding-101/g5-returninginterest.pdf. 

8. Recipient may charge indirect costs 

to supplemental funds made available 

under this award consistent with its 

negotiated indirect cost rate agreement. 

If Recipient does not have a current 

negotiated indirect cost rate with its 

cognizant agency for indirect costs, it 

may appropriately charge the de 

minimis rate of ten percent of Modified 

Total Direct Costs (MTDC) under 2 CFR 

200.414. Recipient may also charge 

reasonable direct administrative costs to 

the supplemental funds made available 

under this award. 

9. Recipient acknowledges that any 

obligation under this grant (pre-award 

costs pursuant to 2 CFR 200.458) must 

have been incurred on or after March 

13, 2020, the date of the declaration of 

a National Emergency Concerning the 

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) 

Outbreak (85 FR 15337). 

10. Recipient must promptly and to 

the greatest extent practicable expend 

all grant funds from this award within 

the one-year period of performance (2 

CFR 200.77) specified in Box 6 of this 

Grant Award Notification (GAN). 

11. Recipient must, to the greatest 

extent practicable, continue to pay its 

employees and contractors during the 

period of any disruptions or closures 

related to coronavirus pursuant to 

section 315 of the CRRSAA. 

12. Recipient acknowledges that its 

failure to draw down any amount ($1 or 

more) of its HEERF grant funds from the 

institution’s HEERF account within 90 

days of the date of this supplemental 

award will constitute nonacceptance of 

the terms, conditions, and requirements 

of this Supplemental Agreement and of 

these supplemental grant funds. In such 

event, the Department, in its sole 

discretion, may choose to deobligate 

these supplemental grant funds or take 

other appropriate administrative action, 

up to and including terminating the 

grant award pursuant to 2 CFR 200.340. 

Reporting and Accountability 

13. Recipient must promptly and 

timely provide a detailed accounting of 

the use and expenditure of the funds 

provided by this supplemental award in 

such manner and with such frequency 

as the Secretary may require. Recipient 

acknowledges the Department may 

require additional or more frequent 

reporting to be specified by the 

Secretary. 

14. Recipient must comply with all 

requirements of the Single Audit Act 

Amendments of 1996, 31 U.S.C. 7501, et 

seq. (Single Audit Act) and all 

applicable auditing standards. 

Considering that the HEERF grant 

program is a new program not 

previously audited or subjected to 

Department oversight, and the inherent 

risk that comes with a new program, the 

Department strongly suggests that the 

HEERF grant program be audited as a 

major program in the first fiscal year(s) 

that the institution received a HEERF 

grant. 

15. Recipient acknowledges it is 

under a continuing affirmative duty to 

inform the Department if Recipient is to 

lose its accreditation, close or terminate 

operations as an institution, or merge 

with another institution. In such cases, 

Recipient must promptly notify in 

writing the assigned education program 

officer contact in Box 3. Additionally, 

Recipient must promptly notify the 

assigned education program officer if 

the Recipient’s Authorized 

Representative changes. 

16. Recipient must cooperate with any 

examination of records with respect to 

the advanced funds by making records 

and authorized individuals available 

when requested, whether by (a) the 

Department and/or its OIG; or (b) any 

other Federal agency, commission, or 

department in the lawful exercise of its 

jurisdiction and authority. Recipient 

must retain all financial records, 

supporting documents, statistical 

records, and all other non-Federal entity 

records pertinent to a Federal award for 

a period of three years from the date of 

submission of the final expenditure 

report pursuant to 2 CFR 200.334. 

17. Recipient acknowledges that 

failure to comply with this 

Supplemental Agreement, its terms and 

conditions, and/or all relevant 

provisions and requirements of the 

CRRSAA or ARP or any other applicable 

law may result in Recipient’s liability 

under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 

3729, et seq.; OMB Guidelines to 

Agencies on Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 


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the Department in 2 CFR part 3485; 18 

U.S.C. 1001, as appropriate; and all of 

the laws and regulations referenced in 

the ‘‘Applicable Law’’ section of this 

Supplemental Agreement, below. 

Applicable Law 

18. Recipient must comply with all 

applicable assurances in OMB Standard 

Forms (SF) SF–424B and SF–424D 

(Assurances for Non-Construction and 

Assurances for Construction Programs), 

including the assurances relating to the 

legal authority to apply for assistance; 

access to records; conflict of interest; 

nondiscrimination; Hatch Act 

provisions; labor standards; Single 

Audit Act; and the general agreement to 

comply with all applicable Federal 

laws, executive orders, and regulations. 

19. Recipient certifies that with 

respect to the certification regarding 

lobbying in Department Form 80–0013, 

no Federal appropriated funds have 

been paid or will be paid to any person 

for influencing or attempting to 

influence an officer or employee of any 

agency, a Member of Congress, an 

officer or employee of Congress, or an 

employee of a Member of Congress in 

connection with the making or 

supplementing of Federal grants under 

this program; Recipient must complete 

and submit Standard Form-LLL, 

‘‘Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,’’ 

when required (34 CFR part 82, 

Appendix B). 

20. Recipient must comply with the 

provisions of all applicable acts, 

regulations and assurances; the 

following provisions of Education 

Department General Administrative 

Regulations (EDGAR) 34 CFR parts 75, 

77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99; 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; and the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0066] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Common Core of Data (CCD) SchoolLevel Finance Survey (SLFS) 2021– 

2023 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 1, 2021. 

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 Carrie Clarady, 

(202) 245–6347. 

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: Common Core of 

Data (CCD) School-Level Finance 

Survey (SLFS) 2021–2023. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0930. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 306. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,938. 

Abstract: NCES annually publishes 

comprehensive data on the finances of 

public elementary/secondary schools 

through the Common Core of Data 

(CCD). For numerous years, these data 

have been released at the state level 

through the National Public Education 

Financial Survey (NPEFS) (OMB#1850– 

0067) and at the school district level 

through the Local Education Agency 

(School District) Finance Survey (F–33). 

(OMB# 0607–0700). There is a 

significant demand for finance data at 

the school level. Policymakers, 

researchers, and the public have long 

voiced concerns about the equitable 

distribution of school funding within 

and across school districts. School-level 

finance data addresses the need for 

reliable and unbiased measures that can 

be utilized to compare how resources 

are distributed among schools within 

local districts. Education expenditure 

data are now available at the school 

level through the School-Level Finance 

Survey (SLFS). The School-Level 

Finance Survey (SLFS) data collection is 

conducted annually by the National 

Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 

within the U.S. Department of 

Education (ED). In November of 2018, 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approved changes to the SLFS 

wherein variables have been added to 

make the SLFS directly analogous to the 

F–33 Survey and to the Every Student 

Succeeds Act (ESSA) provisions on 

reporting expenditures per-pupil at the 

local education agency (LEA) and 

school-level. This request is to collect 

SLFS data for FY 2021, 2022, and 2023. 

Dated: July 27, 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. 

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