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services as well as applicable supported 

Marine Corps Non-Appropriated Fund 

Instrumentalities. The completed form 

is maintained to manage the repayment 

option elected by the respondent. If the 

form was not completed, the 

outstanding alleged debt would be 

automatically submitted to the Treasury 

Offset Program to withhold or reduce 

federal payment(s) to satisfy the debt. 

Having a means to manage outstanding 

debt collection supports financial 

accountability. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Individuals or households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 173. 

Number of Respondents: 2,080. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 2,080. 

Average Burden per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: June 30, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA®) Information to be 

Verified for the 2023–2024 Award Year 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: For each award year, the 

Secretary publishes in the Federal 

Register a notice announcing the 

FAFSA information that an institution 

and an applicant may be required to 

verify, as well as the acceptable 

documentation for verifying FAFSA 

information. This is the notice for the 

2023–2024 award year, Assistance 

Listing Numbers 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 

and 84.268. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vanessa Gomez, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 2C179, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 453–6708. Email: 

Vanessa.Gomez@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If the 

Secretary selects an applicant for 

verification, the applicant’s Institutional 

Student Information Record (ISIR) 

includes flags that indicate (1) that the 

applicant has been selected by the 

Secretary for verification and (2) the 

Verification Tracking Group (VTG) in 

which the applicant has been placed. 

The VTG indicates which FAFSA 

information needs to be verified for the 

applicant and, if appropriate, for the 

applicant’s parent(s) or spouse. The 

Student Aid Report (SAR) provided to 

the applicant will indicate that the 

applicant’s FAFSA information has 

been selected for verification and direct 

the applicant to contact the institution 

for further instructions for completing 

the verification process. 

To help institutions and applicants 

deal with the challenges resulting from 

the novel coronavirus disease (COVID– 

19) pandemic, the Secretary has 

provided flexibilities to the verification 

regulations through the end of the first 

payment period that begins after the 

date that the COVID–19 national 

emergency is rescinded. 

The following chart lists, for the 

2023–2024 award year, the FAFSA 

information that an institution and an 

applicant and, if appropriate, the 

applicant’s parent(s) or spouse may be 

required to verify under 34 CFR 668.56. 

The chart also lists the acceptable 

documentation that must, under 

§ 668.57, be provided to an institution 

for that information to be verified. 

FAFSA information Acceptable documentation 

Income information for tax filers: 

a. Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) 

b. U.S. Income Tax Paid 

c. Untaxed Portions of IRA Distributions and Pensions 

d. IRA Deductions and Payments 

e. Tax Exempt Interest Income 

f. Education Credits 

(1) 2021 tax account information of the tax filer that the Secretary has 

identified as having been obtained from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) through the IRS Data Retrieval Tool and that has not been 

changed after the information was obtained from the IRS; 

(2) A transcript 1 obtained at no cost from the IRS or other relevant tax 

authority of a U.S. territory (Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands) or commonwealth (Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands), or a foreign government, that lists 2021 tax account information of the tax filer; or 

(3) A copy of the income tax return 1 and the applicable schedules 1

that were filed with the IRS or other relevant tax authority of a U.S. 

territory, or a foreign government that lists 2021 tax account information of the tax filer. 

Income information for tax filers with special circumstances: 

a. Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) 

b. U.S. Income Tax Paid 

c. Untaxed Portions of IRA Distributions and Pensions 

d. IRA Deductions and Payments 

e. Tax Exempt Interest Income 

f. Education Credits 

(1) For a student, or the parent(s) of a dependent student, who filed a 

2021 joint income tax return and whose income is used in the calculation of the applicant’s expected family contribution and who at 

the time the FAFSA was completed was separated, divorced, widowed, or married to someone other than the individual included on 

the 2021 joint income tax return— 

(a) A transcript obtained from the IRS or other relevant tax authority that lists 2021 tax account information of the tax filer(s); or 

(b) A copy of the income tax return and the applicable schedules 

that were filed with the IRS or other relevant tax authority that 

lists 2021 tax account information of the tax filer(s); and 

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FAFSA information Acceptable documentation 

(2) For an individual who is required to file a 2021 IRS income tax return and has been granted a filing extension by the IRS beyond the 

automatic six-month extension for tax year 2021— 

(a) A copy of the IRS’s approval of an extension beyond the automatic six-month extension for tax year 2021; 3

(b) Verification of non-filing 4 from the IRS dated on or after October 1, 2022; 

(c) A copy of IRS Form W–2 2 for each source of 2021 employment income received or an equivalent document; 2 and 

(d) If self-employed, a signed statement certifying the amount of 

AGI and U.S. income tax paid for tax year 2021. 

Note: An institution may require that, after the income tax return is 

filed, an individual granted a filing extension beyond the automatic 6- 

month extension submit tax information using the IRS Data Retrieval 

Tool, by obtaining a transcript from the IRS, or by submitting a copy 

of the income tax return and the applicable schedules that were filed 

with the IRS that lists 2021 tax account information. When an institution receives such information, it must be used to reverify the income 

and tax information reported on the FAFSA. 

(3) For an individual who was the victim of IRS tax-related identity 

theft— 

(a) A Tax Return DataBase View (TRDBV) transcript 1 obtained 

from the IRS; and 

(b) A statement signed and dated by the tax filer indicating that he 

or she was a victim of IRS tax-related identity theft and that the 

IRS has been made aware of the tax-related identity theft. 

Note: Tax filers may inform the IRS of the tax-related identity theft and 

obtain a TRDBV transcript by calling the IRS’s Identity Protection 

Specialized Unit (IPSU) at 1–800–908–4490. Unless the institution 

has reason to suspect the authenticity of the TRDBV transcript provided by the IRS, a signature or stamp or any other validation from 

the IRS is not needed. 

(4) For an individual who filed an amended income tax return with the 

IRS, a signed copy of the IRS Form 1040X that was filed with the 

IRS for tax year 2021 or documentation from the IRS that include the 

change(s) made to the tax filer’s 2021 tax information, in addition to 

one of the following— 

(a) IRS Data Retrieval Tool information on an ISIR record with all 

tax information from the original 2021 income tax return; 

(b) A transcript obtained from the IRS that lists 2021 tax account 

information of the tax filer(s); or 

(c) A signed copy of the 2021 IRS Form 1040 and the applicable 

schedules that were filed with the IRS. 

Income information for non-tax filers: 

Income earned from work 

For an individual who has not filed and, under IRS or other relevant tax 

authority rules (e.g., the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, a U.S. territory or 

commonwealth or a foreign government), is not required to file a 

2021 income tax return— 

(1) A signed statement certifying— 

(a) That the individual has not filed and is not required to file a 

2021 income tax return; and 

(b) The sources of 2021 income earned from work and the amount 

of income from each source; 

(2) A copy of IRS Form W–2 2 for each source of 2021 employment income received or an equivalent document 2; and 

(3) Except for dependent students, verification of non-filing 4 from 

the IRS or other relevant tax authority dated on or after October 

1, 2022. 

Number of Household Members .............................................................. A statement signed by the applicant and, if the applicant is a dependent student, by one of the applicant’s parents, that lists the name 

and age of each household member for the 2023–2024 award year 

and the relationship of that household member to the applicant. 

Note: Verification of number of household members is not required if— 

• For a dependent student, the household size indicated on the 

ISIR is two and the parent is single, separated, divorced, or widowed, or the household size indicated on the ISIR is three if the 

parents are married or unmarried and living together; or 

• For an independent student, the household size indicated on the 

ISIR is one and the applicant is single, separated, divorced, or 

widowed, or the household size indicated on the ISIR is two if 

the applicant is married. 


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FAFSA information Acceptable documentation 

Number in College .................................................................................... (1) A statement signed by the applicant and, if the applicant is a dependent student, by one of the applicant’s parents listing the name 

and age of each household member, excluding the parents, who is 

or will be attending an eligible postsecondary educational institution 

as at least a half-time student in the 2023–2024 award year in a program that leads to a degree or certificate and the name of that educational institution. 

(2) If an institution has reason to believe that the signed statement provided by the applicant regarding the number of household members 

enrolled in eligible postsecondary institutions is inaccurate, the institution must obtain documentation from each institution named by the 

applicant that the household member in question is, or will be, attending on at least a half-time basis unless— 

(a) The applicant’s institution determines that such documentation 

is not available because the household member in question has 

not yet registered at the institution the household member plans 

to attend; or 

(b) The institution has documentation indicating that the household 

member in question will be attending the same institution as the 

applicant. 

Note: Verification of the number of household members in college is 

not required if the number in college indicated on the ISIR is ‘‘1.’’ 

Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose .............................................. (1) An applicant must appear in person and present the following documentation to an institutionally authorized individual to verify the applicant’s identity: 

(a) An unexpired valid government-issued photo identification 5

such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, non-driver’s identification card, other State-issued identification, or U.S. passport. 

The institution must maintain an annotated copy of the unexpired valid government-issued photo identification that includes— 

i. The date the identification was presented; and 

ii. The name of the institutionally authorized individual who reviewed the identification; and 

(b) A signed statement using the exact language as follows, except that the student’s identification number is optional if collected elsewhere on the same page as the statement: 

Statement of Educational Purpose 

I certify that I llllll am 

(Print Student’s Name) 

the individual signing this Statement of Educational Purpose and that 

the Federal student financial assistance I may receive will only be 

used for educational purposes and to pay the cost of attending 

llllll for 2023–2024. 

(Name of Postsecondary Educational Institution) 

llllllllll lll 

(Student’s Signature) (Date) 

llllllllll 

(Student’s ID Number) 

(2) If an institution determines that an applicant is unable to appear in 

person to present an unexpired valid government-issued photo identification and execute the Statement of Educational Purpose, the applicant must provide the institution with— 

(a) A copy of an unexpired valid government-issued photo identification,5 such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, non-driver’s identification card, other State-issued identification, or U.S. 

passport that is acknowledged in a notary statement or that is 

presented to a notary; and 

(b) An original notarized statement signed by the applicant using 

the exact language as follows, except that the student’s identification number is optional if collected elsewhere on the same 

page as the statement: 

Statement of Educational Purpose 

I certify that I llllll am 

(Print Student’s Name) 

the individual signing this Statement of Educational Purpose and that 

the Federal student financial assistance I may receive will only be 

used for educational purposes and to pay the cost of attending 

llllll for 2023–2024. 

(Name of Postsecondary Educational Institution) 

llllllllll lll 

(Student’s Signature) (Date) 


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FAFSA information Acceptable documentation 

llllllllll 

(Student’s ID Number) 

1This footnote applies, where applicable, whenever an income tax return, the applicable schedules, or transcript is mentioned in the above 

chart. 

The copy of the 2021 income tax return must include the signature of the tax filer, or one of the filers of a joint income tax return, or the 

signed, stamped, typed, or printed name and address of the preparer of the income tax return and the preparer’s Social Security number, Employer Identification Number, or Preparer Tax Identification Number. 

For a tax filer who filed an income tax return other than an IRS form, such as a foreign or Puerto Rican tax form, the institution must use the 

income information (converted to U.S. dollars) from the lines of that form that correspond most closely to the income information reported on a 

U.S. income tax return. 

An individual who did not retain a copy of his or her 2021 tax account information, and for whom that information cannot be located by the IRS 

or other relevant tax authority, must submit to the institution— 

(a) Copies of all IRS Form W–2s for each source of 2021 employment income or equivalent documents; or 

(b) If the individual is self-employed or filed an income tax return with a government of a U.S. territory or commonwealth or a foreign government, a signed statement certifying the amount of AGI and income taxes paid for tax year 2021; and 

(c) Documentation from the IRS or other relevant tax authority that indicates the individual’s 2021 tax account information cannot be located; 

and 

(d) A signed statement that indicates that the individual did not retain a copy of his or her 2021 tax account information. 

If an individual who was the victim of IRS tax-related identity theft is unable to obtain a TRDBV, the institution may accept an equivalent document provided by the IRS or a copy of the signed 2021 income tax return the individual filed with the IRS. 2An individual who is required to submit an IRS Form W–2 or an equivalent document but did not maintain a copy should request a duplicate 

from the employer who issued the original or from the government agency that issued the equivalent document. If the individual is unable to obtain a duplicate W–2 or an equivalent document in a timely manner, the institution may permit that individual to provide a signed statement, in 

accordance with 34 CFR 668.57(a)(6), that includes— 

(a) The amount of income earned from work; 

(b) The source of that income; and 

(c) The reason why the IRS Form W–2, or an equivalent document, is not available in a timely manner. 

3For an individual who was called up for active duty or for qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national 

emergency, an institution must accept a statement from the individual certifying that he or she has not filed an income tax return or a request for 

a filing extension because of that service. 4 If an individual is unable to obtain verification of non-filing from the IRS or other relevant tax authority and, based upon the institution’s determination, it has no reason to question the student’s or family’s good-faith effort to obtain the required documentation, the institution may accept a 

signed statement certifying that the individual attempted to obtain the verification of non-filing from the IRS or other relevant tax authority and 

was unable to obtain the required documentation. 

For IRS extension filers, the signed statement must also indicate that the individual has not filed a 2021 income tax return and list the sources 

of any 2021 income, and the amount of income from each source. 

Since individuals without a Social Security number, an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or an Employer Identification Number are unable to obtain a verification of non-filing from the IRS, these individuals whose income is below the IRS filing threshold must submit to the institution a signed and dated statement— 

(a) Certifying that the individual(s) does not have a Social Security number, an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or an Employer Identification Number; and 

(b) Listing the sources and amounts of earnings, other income, and resources that supported the individual(s) for the 2021 tax year. 5An unexpired valid government-issued photo identification is one issued by the U.S. government, any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribe, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau. 

Verification Requirements for 

Individuals Who Are Eligible for an 

Auto-Zero Expected Family 

Contribution (EFC) 

Only the following FAFSA/ISIR 

information must be verified: 

For dependent students— 

• The parents’ AGI if the parents were 

tax filers; 

• The parents’ income earned from 

work if the parents were non-tax filers; 

and 

• The student’s identity/statement of 

educational purpose, if required. 

For independent students— 

• The student’s and spouse’s AGI if 

they were tax filers; 

• The student’s and spouse’s income 

earned from work if they were non-tax 

filers; 

• The student’s identity/statement of 

educational purpose, if required; and 

• The number of household members 

to determine if the independent student 

has one or more dependents other than 

a spouse. 

Note: Verification of non-filing 4 from 

the IRS (or other relevant tax authority, 

if applicable) dated on or after October 

1, 2022, must be provided for (1) 

independent students (and spouses, if 

applicable) and parents of dependent 

students who did not file and are not 

required to file a 2021 income tax 

return, and (2) individuals who are 

required to file a 2021 IRS income tax 

return but have not filed because they 

have been granted a tax filing extension 

by the IRS beyond the automatic 6- 

month extension for the 2021 tax year. 

The individual FAFSA items that an 

applicant must verify are based upon 

the Verification Tracking Group to 

which the applicant is assigned as 

outlined in the following chart. 

Verification tracking 

flag Verification tracking group name FAFSA information required to be verified 

V1 .......................... Standard Verification Group ................................................... Tax Filers: 

• Adjusted Gross Income. 

• U.S. Income Tax Paid. 

• Untaxed Portions of IRA Distributions and Pensions. 

• IRA Deductions and Payments. 

• Tax Exempt Interest Income. 

• Education Tax Credits. 

Non-Tax Filers: 

• Income Earned from Work. 


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Verification tracking 

flag Verification tracking group name FAFSA information required to be verified 

Tax Filers and Non-Tax Filers: 

• Number of Household Members. 

• Number in College. 

V2 .......................... Reserved ................................................................................ N/A. 

V3 .......................... Reserved ................................................................................ N/A. 

V4 .......................... Custom Verification Group ..................................................... • Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose. 

V5 .......................... Aggregate Verification Group ................................................. Tax Filers: 

• Adjusted Gross Income. 

• U.S. Income Tax Paid. 

• Untaxed Portions of IRA Distributions and Pensions. 

• IRA Deductions and Payments. 

• Tax Exempt Interest Income. 

• Education Tax Credits. 

Non-Tax Filers: 

• Income Earned from Work. 

Tax Filers and Non-Tax Filers: 

• Number of Household Members. 

• Number in College. 

• Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose. 

V6 .......................... Reserved ................................................................................ N/A. 

Other Sources for Detailed Information 

We provide a more detailed 

discussion on the verification process in 

the following resources that will be 

available on the Knowledge Center web 

page at https://fsapartners.ed.gov/ 

knowledge-center: 

• 2023–2024 Application and 

Verification Guide. 

• 2023–2024 ISIR Guide. 

• 2023–2024 SAR Comment Codes 

and Text. 

• 2023–2024 COD Technical 

Reference. 

• Program Integrity Information— 

Questions and Answers on Verification 

at www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/ 

hearulemaking/2009/verification.html. 

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. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 

1070b–1070b–4, 1087a–1087j, and 20 

U.S.C. 1087–51–1087–58. 

Annmarie Weisman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Planning, and Innovation, Office of 

Postsecondary Education. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Draft Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Long-Term 

Management and Storage of Elemental 

Mercury 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces the availability 

of the second Draft Long-Term 

Management and Storage of Elemental 

Mercury Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (Draft Mercury 

Storage SEIS–II, DOE/EIS–0423–S2D) 

for public comment. As required by the 

Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 and the 

2016 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical 

Safety for the 21st Century Act (all 

together referred to as MEBA), DOE 

proposes to identify an existing facility 

or facilities for the long-term 

management and storage of elemental 

mercury generated within the United 

States. To this end, DOE issued the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Long-Term Management and 

Storage of Elemental Mercury (Mercury 

Storage EIS, DOE/EIS–0423, January 

2011) and the first Final Long-Term 

Management and Storage of Elemental 

Mercury Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (Mercury Storage 

SEIS, DOE/EIS–0423–S1, September 

2013), which analyzed reasonable 

alternatives, in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), for locating and developing 

such a facility. On May 24, 2021, DOE 

announced its intent to prepare a 

second supplement to the Mercury 

Storage EIS to update these previous 

analyses of potential environmental 

impacts and analyze additional 

alternatives, in accordance with NEPA. 

DATES: DOE invites public comment on 

this Draft Mercury Storage SEIS–II 

during a 45-day public comment period, 

which commences with the publication 

of this Notice in the Federal Register 

and continues until August 22, 2022. In 

preparing the Final Mercury Storage 

SEIS–II, DOE will consider all 

comments received by that date. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

DOE will hold two web-based public 

hearings via Zoom. The hearings will 

cover the same material. The first 

hearing will be held on August 2, 2022, 

from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. The 

second hearing will be held on August 

4, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

EDT. See Section V, ‘‘Public 

Participation,’’ for further information 

on the public comment process and the 

web-based hearings. 

ADDRESSES: Additional information 

regarding the SEIS–II, the 2011 Mercury 

Storage EIS, 2013 Mercury Storage SEIS, 


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