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website, at www2.ed.gov/fund/data/ 

report/contracts/ 

servicecontractinventoryappendix/ 

servicecontractinventory.html. A service 

contract inventory is a tool for assisting 

the agency in better understanding how 

contracted services are being used to 

support mission and operations and 

whether contract labor is being utilized 

in an appropriate and effective manner. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan Watters, U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of Finance and 

Operations, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 245–6942. Email: 

Nathan.Watters@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: Section 

743 of Division C of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2010, Public Law 

111–117, requires civilian agencies, 

other than the Department of Defense, 

that are required to submit an inventory 

in accordance with the Federal 

Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 

(Pub. L. 105–270, 31 U.S.C. 501 note) to 

submit their inventories to the Office of 

Federal Procurement Policy in the 

Office of Management and Budget. In 

addition, section 743 requires these 

agencies, which include the Department 

of Education, to (1) make the inventory 

available to the public, and (2) publish 

in the Federal Register a notice 

announcing that the inventory is 

available to the public along with the 

name, telephone number, and email 

address of the agency point of contact. 

Through this notice, the Department 

announces the availability of its 

inventory for FY 2020 on the following 

website: www2.ed.gov/fund/data/ 

report/contracts/ 

servicecontractinventoryappendix/ 

servicecontractinventory.html. The 

point of contact is provided under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

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. 

Denise Carter, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Finance 

and Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15059 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0049] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Application for Approval To Participate 

in Federal Student Aid Programs 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

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 August 

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 Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. 

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: Application for 

Approval to Participate in Federal 

Student Aid Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0012. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 

Sector Total Estimated Number of 

Annual Responses: 7,286. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 24,812. 

Abstract: Section 487(c) of the Higher 

Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as 

amended, requires that the Secretary of 

Education prescribe regulations to 

ensure that any funds postsecondary 

institutions receive under the HEA are 

used solely for the purposes specified in 

and in accordance with the provision of 

the applicable programs. The concept of 

this federal gatekeeping has a long 

history, originating in 1952. Part H, 

Subpart 3, Section 498 of the HEA of 

1965, as amended, gives the Secretary 

the responsibility for determining 

qualifications of institutions of higher 

education to participate in programs 

under the HEA. To comply with this 

requirement Section 498(b) of the HEA 

specified that the Secretary prepare and 

prescribe a single application form. The 

Department of Education (the 

Department) developed the Application 

for Approval to Participate in the 

Federal Student Financial Aid Programs 

to comply with the statutory 

requirements of collecting necessary 

information under the HEA. An 

institution must use this Application to 


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apply for approval to be determined to 

be eligible and if the institution wishes, 

to participate; to expand its eligibility; 

or to continue to participate in the Title 

IV programs. An institution must also 

use the Application to report certain 

required data as part of its 

recordkeeping requirements contained 

in the regulations under 34 CFR part 

600 (Institutional Eligibility under the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended). The Department uses the 

information reported on the Application 

in its determination of whether an 

institution meets the statutory and 

regulatory requirements. This request is 

for a revision of the current information 

collection. The Department is 

transitioning the current Application to 

an electronic webform housed within 

the FSA Partner Connect system 

(fsapartners.ed.gov). 

Dated: July 11, 2022. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15021 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0059] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

2023–24 National Postsecondary 

Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Field 

Test—Institution Contacting and List 

Collection 

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 revision of a currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

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 (ICR) by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two 

links to view documents related to this 

information collection request. 

Information collection forms and 

instructions may be found by clicking 

on the ‘‘View Information Collection 

(IC) List’’ link. Supporting statements 

and other supporting documentation 

may be found by clicking on the ‘‘View 

Supporting Statement and Other 

Documents’’ link. 

Comments may also be sent to 

ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie 

Claraday, 202–245–6347. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, 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 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: 2023–24 National 

Postsecondary Student Aid Study 

(NPSAS:24) Field Test—Institution 

Contacting and List Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0666. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 505. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,232. 

Abstract: This request is to conduct 

the 2023–24 National Postsecondary 

Student Aid Study Institution 

Contacting and List Collection Field 

Test (NPSAS:24 FT). This study is being 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), within the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 

part of the U.S. Department of 

Education. This submission covers 

materials and procedures related to 

institution sampling, enrollment list 

collection, and matching to 

administrative data files as part of the 

NPSAS:24 FT data collection and 

includes details about the full-scale 

institution sampling and enrollment list 

data collection. NCES will submit a 

separate clearance package covering the 

student FT data collection, including 

the student record data abstraction and 

student surveys, in the summer of 2022. 

The materials and procedures for 

NPSAS:24 are based on those developed 

for previous institution-based data 

collections, including the 2019–20 

National Postsecondary Student Aid 

Study (NPSAS:20) [OMB #1850–0666 

v.23], and the 2017–18 National 

Postsecondary Student Aid Study 

Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18– 

AC) [1850–0666 v.21]. The first NPSAS 

was implemented by NCES during the 

1986–87 academic year to meet the need 

for national data about significant 

financial aid issues. Since 1987, NPSAS 

has been fielded every 2 to 4 years, most 

recently during the 2019–20 academic 

year (NPSAS:20). NPSAS:24 will be 

nationally-representative. The 

NPSAS:24 field test sample size will be 

6,000 students, and the full-scale 

sample will include 137,000 nationally 

representative undergraduate and 

25,000 nationally representative 

graduate students who will be asked to 

complete a survey and for whom we 

will collect student records and 

administrative data. If the full-scale 

budget allows, we will include staterepresentative sampling for the fullscale collection and provide the budget 

for a state-representative sampling plan 

in the 30-day full-scale package, 

planned for 2023. Also, if exercised, 

NPSAS:24 will serve as the base year for 

the 2024 cohort of the Baccalaureate and 

Beyond (B&B) Longitudinal Study and 

will include a nationally representative 

sample of students who will complete 

requirements for the bachelor’s degree 

during the NPSAS year (i.e., completed 

at some point between July 1, 2022 and 

June 30, 2023 for the field test and July 

1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 for the fullscale). Subsets of questions in the 

student survey will focus on describing 

aspects of the experience of students in 

their last year of postsecondary 

education, including student debt and 

education experiences. This submission 

is designed to adequately justify the 


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