81_FR_85437 81 FR 85210 - Eligibility Designations and Applications for Waiver of Eligibility Requirements; Programs Under Parts A and F of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended (HEA), and Programs Under Title V of the HEA

81 FR 85210 - Eligibility Designations and Applications for Waiver of Eligibility Requirements; Programs Under Parts A and F of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended (HEA), and Programs Under Title V of the HEA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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FR Document2016-28400

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Eligibility Designations and Applications for Waiver of 
Eligibility Requirements; Programs Under Parts A and F of Title III of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended (HEA), and Programs Under 
Title V of the HEA

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education 
(Department).

ACTION: Notice.

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    Overview Information:
    Notice announcing process for designation of eligible institutions, 
and inviting applications for waiver of eligibility requirements for 
fiscal year (FY) 2017.
    This notice applies to the following programs:
    1. Programs authorized under Part A, Title III of the HEA: 
Strengthening Institutions Program (Part A SIP), Alaska Native and 
Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Part A ANNH), Predominantly Black 
Institutions (Part A PBI), Native American-Serving Nontribal 
Institutions (Part A NASNTI), and Asian American and Native American 
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (Part A AANAPISI).
    2. Programs authorized under Part F, Title III of the HEA: 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions STEM and Articulation (Part F, HSI STEM 
and Articulation), Predominantly Black Institutions (Part F

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PBI), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Part F 
ANNH), Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (Part F NASNTI), 
and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving 
Institutions (Part F AANAPISI).
    3. Programs authorized under Title V of the HEA: Developing 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and Promoting Postbaccalaureate 
Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA).

DATES: 
    Applications Available: December 1, 2016.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 9, 2017.
    Special Note: Section 312 of the HEA and 34 CFR 607.2-607.5 include 
most of the basic eligibility requirements for grant programs 
authorized under Titles III and V of the HEA. Section 312(b)(1)(B) of 
the HEA provides that, to be eligible for these programs, an 
institution of higher education's (IHE's or institution's) average 
``educational and general expenditures'' (E&G) per full-time equivalent 
(FTE) undergraduate student must be less than the average E&G 
expenditures per FTE undergraduate student of institutions that offer 
similar instruction in that year.
    Since 2004, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) 
has calculated Core Expenses per FTE of institutions, a statistic 
similar to E&G per FTE. Both E&G per FTE and Core Expenses per FTE are 
based on regular operational expenditures of institutions (excluding 
auxiliary enterprises, independent operations, and hospital expenses). 
They differ only in that E&G per FTE is based on fall undergraduate 
enrollment, while Core Expenses per FTE is based on 12-month 
undergraduate enrollment for the academic year.
    To avoid inconsistency in the data submitted to, and produced by, 
the Department, for the purpose of section 312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA, E&G 
per FTE is calculated using the same methodology as Core Expenses per 
FTE. Accordingly, with regard to this and future notices inviting 
applications for waivers of eligibility requirements, to calculate E&G 
per FTE for the purpose of determining institutional eligibility for 
programs under Title V and Part A and Part F of Title III of the HEA, 
the Department will apply the NCES methodology for calculating Core 
Expenses per FTE. Institutions requesting an eligibility waiver 
determination must use the Core Expenses per FTE data reported to NCES' 
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) for the most 
currently available academic year, in this case academic year 2014-
2015.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Programs:
    The Part A SIP, Part A ANNH, Part A PBI, Part A NASNTI, and Part A 
AANAPISI programs are authorized under Title III, Part A, of the HEA. 
The HSI and PPOHA programs are authorized under Title V of the HEA. The 
Part F, HSI STEM and Articulation, Part F PBI, Part F AANAPISI, Part F 
ANNH, and Part F NASNTI programs are authorized under Title III, Part F 
of the HEA. Please note that certain programs in this notice have the 
same or similar names as other programs that are authorized under a 
different statutory authority. For this reason, we specify the 
statutory authority as part of the acronym for certain programs.
    Under the programs discussed above, institutions are eligible to 
apply for grants if they meet specific statutory and regulatory 
eligibility requirements. An IHE that is designated as an eligible 
institution may also receive a waiver of certain non-Federal cost-
sharing requirements for one year under the Federal Supplemental 
Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program authorized by Part A, 
Title IV of the HEA and the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program authorized 
by section 443 of the HEA. Qualified institutions may receive the FSEOG 
and FWS waivers for one year even if they do not receive a grant under 
the Title III or Title V programs. An applicant that receives a grant 
from the Student Support Services (SSS) program that is authorized 
under section 402D of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14, may receive a waiver 
of the required non-Federal cost share for institutions for the 
duration of the grant. An applicant that receives a grant from the 
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) 
program that is authorized under section 604 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 
1124, may receive a waiver or reduction of the required non-Federal 
cost share for institutions for the duration of the grant.
    Special Note: To qualify as an eligible institution under the grant 
programs listed in this notice, your institution must satisfy several 
criteria. For most of these programs, these criteria include those that 
relate to the enrollment of needy students and to Core Expenses per FTE 
student count for a specified base year. The most recent data available 
in IPEDS for Core Expenses per FTE are for base year 2014-2015. In 
order to award FY 2017 grants in a timely manner, we will use these 
data to evaluate eligibility.
    Accordingly, all institutions interested in either applying for a 
new grant under the Title III or Title V programs addressed in this 
notice, or requesting a waiver of the non-Federal cost share, must be 
designated as an eligible institution for FY 2017. Under the HEA, any 
IHE interested in applying for a grant under any of these programs must 
first be designated as an eligible institution. (34 CFR 606.5 and 
607.5).
    Eligible Applicants:
    The eligibility requirements for the programs authorized under Part 
A of Title III of the HEA are in sections 312 and 317-320 of the HEA 
(20 U.S.C. 1058, 1059d-1059g) and in 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. The 
regulations may be accessed at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2001-title34-vol3/xml/CFR-2001-title34-vol3-part607.xml.
    The eligibility requirements for the programs authorized by Part F 
of Title III of the HEA are in section 371 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1067q). There are currently no specific regulations for these programs.
    The eligibility requirements for the Title V HSI program are in 
Part A of Title V of the HEA and in 34 CFR 606.2 through 34 CFR 606.5. 
The regulations may be accessed at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2001-title34-vol3/xml/CFR-2001-title34-vol3-part606.xml.
    The requirements for the PPOHA program are in Part B of Title V of 
the HEA and in the notice of final requirements published in the 
Federal Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 44055), and in 34 CFR 606.2(a) 
and (b), and 606.3 through 606.5.
    The Department has instituted a process known as the Eligibility 
Matrix (EM), under which we will use information submitted by IHEs to 
IPEDS to determine which institutions meet the basic eligibility 
requirements for the programs authorized by Title III or Title V of the 
HEA listed above. We will use enrollment and fiscal data for the 2014-
2015 year submitted by institutions to IPEDS to make eligibility 
determinations for FY 2017. Beginning December 1, 2016, an institution 
will be able to review the Department's decision on whether it is 
eligible for Title III or Title V grant programs through this process 
by examining its entry in the EM linked through the Department's 
Institutional Service Eligibility Web site at: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html.
    The EM is a read-only worksheet that lists all potentially eligible

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postsecondary institutions, as determined by the Department using the 
data described above. If the entry for your institution in the EM shows 
that your institution is eligible to apply for a grant for a particular 
program, and you plan to submit an application for a grant in that 
program, you will not need to apply for eligibility or for a waiver 
through the process described in this notice. Rather, you may print out 
the eligibility certification directly. However, if the EM does not 
show that your institution is eligible for a program in which you plan 
to apply for a grant, you must submit a waiver request as discussed in 
this notice.
    You may search the EM by institution name, IPEDS unit ID number, or 
OPE ID number. If you are inquiring about general eligibility, look up 
your institution's name under the SIP column. If you are inquiring 
about specific program eligibility, look under that program's column.
    If the EM does not show that your institution is eligible for a 
program, or if your institution does not appear in the EM, or if you 
disagree with the eligibility determination in the EM, you can apply 
for a waiver or reconsideration through the process described in this 
notice. The waiver application process is the same as in previous 
years; you will choose the waiver option on the Web site at http://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/ and submit your institution's waiver request.
    Enrollment of Needy Students: For the Title III and V programs 
(excluding the PBI programs), an institution is considered to have an 
enrollment of needy students if: (1) At least 50 percent of its degree 
students received financial assistance under the Federal Pell Grant, 
FSEOG, FWS, or the Federal Perkins Loan programs; or (2) the percentage 
of its undergraduate degree students who were enrolled on at least a 
half-time basis and received Federal Pell Grants exceeded the median 
percentage of undergraduate degree students who were enrolled on at 
least a half-time basis and received Federal Pell Grants at comparable 
institutions that offer similar instruction.
    To qualify under this latter criterion, an institution's Federal 
Pell Grant percentage for base year 2014-2015 must be more than the 
median for its category of comparable institutions provided in the 
2014-2015 Median Pell Grant and Core Expenses per FTE Student table in 
this notice. If your institution qualifies under the first criterion, 
under which at least 50 percent of its degree students received 
financial assistance under one of several Federal student aid programs 
(the Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, or the Federal Perkins Loan 
programs), but not the second criterion, under which an institution's 
Federal Pell Grant percentage for base year 2014-2015 must be more than 
the median for its category of comparable institutions provided in the 
2014-2015 Median Pell Grant and Core Expenses per FTE Student table in 
this notice, you must submit a waiver request including the requested 
data, which is not available in IPEDS.
    For the definition of ``Enrollment of Needy Students'' for purposes 
of the Part A PBI program, see section 318(b)(2) of the HEA, and for 
purposes of the Part F PBI program see section 371(c)(9)of the HEA.
    Core Expenses per FTE Student: For the Title III, Part A SIP; Part 
A ANNH; Part A PBI; Part A NASNTI; Part A AANAPISI; Title III, Part F 
HSI STEM and Articulation; Part F PBI; Part F AANAPISI; Part F ANNH; 
Part F NASNTI; Title V, Part A HIS, and Title V, Part B PPOHA programs, 
an institution should compare its base year 2014-2015 Core Expenses per 
FTE student to the average Core Expenses per FTE student for its 
category of comparable institutions in the base year 2014-2015 Median 
Pell Grant and Average Core Expenses per FTE Student Table in this 
notice. The institution meets this eligibility requirement under these 
programs if its Core Expenses for the 2014-2015 base year are less than 
the average for its category of comparable institutions.
    Core Expenses are defined as the total expenses for the essential 
education activities of the institution. Core Expenses for public 
institutions reporting under the Governmental Accounting Standards 
Board (GASB) requirements include expenses for instruction, research, 
public service, academic support, student services, institutional 
support, scholarships and fellowships excluding discounts and 
allowances, and other operating and non-operating expenses. Core 
Expenses for institutions reporting under the Financial Accounting 
Standards Board (FASB) standards (primarily private, not-for-profit, 
and for-profit) include expenses for instruction, research, public 
service, academic support, student services, institutional support, net 
grant aid to students (excluding discounts and allowances), and other 
expenses. For both FASB and GASB institutions, core expenses exclude 
expenses for auxiliary enterprises (e.g., bookstores, dormitories), 
hospitals, and independent operations. The following table identifies 
the relevant median Federal Pell Grant percentages for the base year 
2014-2015 and the relevant Core Expenses per FTE student for the base 
year 2014-2015 for the four categories of comparable institutions:

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                                          Base year 2014- Base year 2014-
                                            2015 median    2015 average
           Type of institution              Pell Grant     core expenses
                                            percentage        per FTE
                                                              student
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Two-year Public Institutions............              41         $12,333
Two-year Non-profit Private Institutions              59          14,151
Four-year Public Institutions...........              39          29,192
Four-year Non-profit Private                          41          36,629
 Institutions...........................
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    Waiver Information: IHEs that do not meet the needy student 
enrollment requirement or the Core Expenses per FTE requirement may 
apply to the Secretary for a waiver of these requirements, as described 
in sections 392 and 522 of the HEA, and the implementing regulations at 
34 CFR 606.3(b), 606.4(c) and (d), 607.3(b), and 607.4(c) and (d).
    IHEs requesting a waiver of the needy student enrollment 
requirement or the Core Expenses per FTE requirement must include in 
their application detailed information supporting the waiver request, 
as described in the instructions for completing the application.
    The regulations governing the Secretary's authority to waive the 
needy student requirement, 34 CFR 606.3(b)(2) and (3) and 607.3(b)(2) 
and (3), refer to ``low-income'' students or families. The regulations 
at 34 CFR 606.3(c) and 607.3(c) define ``low-income'' as an

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amount that does not exceed 150 percent of the amount equal to the 
poverty level, as established by the U.S. Census Bureau.
    For the purposes of this waiver provision, the following table sets 
forth the low-income levels for various sizes of families:

                                          2015 Annual Low-Income Levels
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                                                                   Family income
                                                                    for the 48
                                                                    contiguous     Family income   Family income
                       Size of family unit                          states, DC,     for Alaska      for Hawaii
                                                                   and outlying
                                                                   jurisdictions
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1...............................................................         $11,770         $14,720         $13,550
2...............................................................          15,930          19,920          18,330
3...............................................................          20,090          25,120          23,110
4...............................................................          24,250          30,320          27,890
5...............................................................          28,410          35,520          32,670
6...............................................................          32,570          40,720          37,450
7...............................................................          36,730          45,920          42,230
8...............................................................          40,890          51,120          47,010
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    Note: We use the 2015 annual low-income levels because those are 
the amounts that apply to the family income reported by students 
enrolled for the fall 2014 semester. For family units with more than 
eight members, add the following amount for each additional family 
member: $4,160 for the contiguous 48 States, the District of Columbia, 
and outlying jurisdictions; $5,200 for Alaska; and $4,780 for Hawaii.
    The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to 
150 percent of the family income levels established by the U.S. Census 
Bureau for determining poverty status. The poverty guidelines were 
published on January 22, 2015, in the Federal Register by the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (80 FR 3236).
    Information about ``metropolitan statistical areas'' referenced in 
34 CFR 606.3(b)(4) and 607.3(b)(4) may be obtained at: www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/10smadb/appendixc.pdf and www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/07ccdb/appd.pdf.
    Electronic Submission of Waiver Applications:
    If your institution does not appear in the EM as one that is 
eligible for the program under which you plan to apply for a grant, you 
must submit an application for a waiver of the eligibility 
requirements. To request a waiver, you must upload a waiver narrative 
at: http://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/.
    Exception to the Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for 
an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit 
your application in paper format if you are unable to submit an 
application electronically because--
     You do not have access to the Internet; or
     You do not have the capacity to upload documents to the 
Web site;
    and
     No later than two weeks before the waiver application 
deadline date (14 calendar days; or, if the fourteenth calendar day 
before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the 
next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a 
written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two 
grounds for an exception prevents you from using the Internet to submit 
your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, 
it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application 
deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we 
must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the 
application deadline date.
    Mail or fax your statement to: Christopher Smith or Jason Cottrell, 
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4C146, 
Washington, DC 20202. Fax: (202) 401-8466.
    Your paper waiver application must be submitted in accordance with 
the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
    Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
    If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a 
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail 
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the 
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: 
Christopher Smith, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 
SW., Room 4C146, Washington, DC 20202.
    You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Education.
    If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

    Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated 
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your 
local post office.

    We will not consider waiver applications postmarked after the 
application deadline date.
    Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
    If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper 
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the 
application, on or before the application deadline date, to the 
Department at the following address: Christopher Smith, U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4C146, Washington, DC 
20202.
    Hand delivered applications will be accepted daily between 8:00 
a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 
and Federal holidays.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General

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Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines to Agencies on 
Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 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 in 
2 CFR part 3474. (d) The regulations for certain Title III programs in 
34 CFR part 607, and for the HSI program in 34 CFR part 606. (e) The 
notice of final requirements for the PPOHA program, published in the 
Federal Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 44055).

    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants 
except federally recognized Indian tribes.


    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.


    Note: There are no program-specific regulations for the Part A 
AANAPISI, Part A NASNTI, and Part A PBI programs or any of the Part 
F, Title III programs. Also, there have been amendments to the HEA 
since the Department last issued regulations for the programs 
established under Titles III and V of the statute. Accordingly, we 
encourage each potential applicant to read the applicable sections 
of the HEA in order to fully understand the eligibility requirements 
for the program for which they are applying.

    For Applications and Further Information Contact: Christopher 
Smith, Institutional Service, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4C146, Request for Eligibility Designation, 
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7946, or by email: 
[email protected].
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    Dated: November 21, 2016.
Lynn B. Mahaffie,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, 
Delegated the Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 
Education.
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                                                    must include the agency name and                                                                              Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-
                                                                                                            Charter Amendment of Department of
                                                    docket number for this Federal Register                                                                       Serving Institutions (Part A ANNH),
                                                                                                            Defense Federal Advisory Committees
                                                    document. The general policy for                                                                              Predominantly Black Institutions (Part
                                                    comments and other submissions from                     AGENCY: Department of Defense.                        A PBI), Native American-Serving
                                                    members of the public is to make these                  ACTION:Amendment of Federal                           Nontribal Institutions (Part A NASNTI),
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                                                    submissions available for public                        Advisory Committee.                                   and Asian American and Native
                                                    viewing on the Internet at http://                                                                            American Pacific Islander-Serving
                                                    www.regulations.gov as they are                         SUMMARY:   The Department of Defense                  Institutions (Part A AANAPISI).
                                                    received without change, including any                  (DoD) is publishing this notice to                       2. Programs authorized under Part F,
                                                    personal identifiers or contact                         announce that it is amending the charter              Title III of the HEA: Hispanic-Serving
                                                    information.                                            for the Defense Innovation Board.                     Institutions STEM and Articulation
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mr.                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim                  (Part F, HSI STEM and Articulation),
                                                    LaDonne L. White, Department of the                     Freeman, Advisory Committee                           Predominantly Black Institutions (Part F


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                                                    PBI), Alaska Native and Native                          NCES’ Integrated Postsecondary                        order to award FY 2017 grants in a
                                                    Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Part F                   Education Data System (IPEDS) for the                 timely manner, we will use these data
                                                    ANNH), Native American-Serving                          most currently available academic year,               to evaluate eligibility.
                                                    Nontribal Institutions (Part F NASNTI),                 in this case academic year 2014–2015.                    Accordingly, all institutions
                                                    and Asian American and Native                                                                                 interested in either applying for a new
                                                                                                            Full Text of Announcement                             grant under the Title III or Title V
                                                    American Pacific Islander-Serving
                                                    Institutions (Part F AANAPISI).                         I. Funding Opportunity Description                    programs addressed in this notice, or
                                                      3. Programs authorized under Title V                     Purpose of Programs:                               requesting a waiver of the non-Federal
                                                    of the HEA: Developing Hispanic-                           The Part A SIP, Part A ANNH, Part A                cost share, must be designated as an
                                                    Serving Institutions (HSI) and                          PBI, Part A NASNTI, and Part A                        eligible institution for FY 2017. Under
                                                    Promoting Postbaccalaureate                             AANAPISI programs are authorized                      the HEA, any IHE interested in applying
                                                    Opportunities for Hispanic Americans                    under Title III, Part A, of the HEA. The              for a grant under any of these programs
                                                    (PPOHA).                                                HSI and PPOHA programs are                            must first be designated as an eligible
                                                                                                            authorized under Title V of the HEA.                  institution. (34 CFR 606.5 and 607.5).
                                                    DATES:                                                                                                           Eligible Applicants:
                                                       Applications Available: December 1,                  The Part F, HSI STEM and Articulation,                   The eligibility requirements for the
                                                    2016.                                                   Part F PBI, Part F AANAPISI, Part F                   programs authorized under Part A of
                                                       Deadline for Transmittal of                          ANNH, and Part F NASNTI programs                      Title III of the HEA are in sections 312
                                                    Applications: January 9, 2017.                          are authorized under Title III, Part F of             and 317–320 of the HEA (20 U.S.C.
                                                       Special Note: Section 312 of the HEA                 the HEA. Please note that certain                     1058, 1059d–1059g) and in 34 CFR
                                                    and 34 CFR 607.2–607.5 include most of                  programs in this notice have the same                 607.2 through 607.5. The regulations
                                                    the basic eligibility requirements for                  or similar names as other programs that               may be accessed at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
                                                    grant programs authorized under Titles                  are authorized under a different                      pkg/CFR-2001-title34-vol3/xml/CFR-
                                                    III and V of the HEA. Section                           statutory authority. For this reason, we              2001-title34-vol3-part607.xml.
                                                    312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA provides that, to               specify the statutory authority as part of               The eligibility requirements for the
                                                    be eligible for these programs, an                      the acronym for certain programs.                     programs authorized by Part F of Title
                                                    institution of higher education’s (IHE’s                   Under the programs discussed above,                III of the HEA are in section 371 of the
                                                    or institution’s) average ‘‘educational                 institutions are eligible to apply for                HEA (20 U.S.C. 1067q). There are
                                                    and general expenditures’’ (E&G) per                    grants if they meet specific statutory and            currently no specific regulations for
                                                    full-time equivalent (FTE)                              regulatory eligibility requirements. An               these programs.
                                                    undergraduate student must be less than                 IHE that is designated as an eligible                    The eligibility requirements for the
                                                    the average E&G expenditures per FTE                    institution may also receive a waiver of              Title V HSI program are in Part A of
                                                    undergraduate student of institutions                   certain non-Federal cost-sharing                      Title V of the HEA and in 34 CFR 606.2
                                                    that offer similar instruction in that                  requirements for one year under the                   through 34 CFR 606.5. The regulations
                                                    year.                                                   Federal Supplemental Educational                      may be accessed at:
                                                       Since 2004, the National Center for                  Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program                     www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2001-
                                                    Educational Statistics (NCES) has                       authorized by Part A, Title IV of the                 title34-vol3/xml/CFR-2001-title34-vol3-
                                                    calculated Core Expenses per FTE of                     HEA and the Federal Work-Study (FWS)                  part606.xml.
                                                    institutions, a statistic similar to E&G                program authorized by section 443 of                     The requirements for the PPOHA
                                                    per FTE. Both E&G per FTE and Core                      the HEA. Qualified institutions may                   program are in Part B of Title V of the
                                                    Expenses per FTE are based on regular                   receive the FSEOG and FWS waivers for                 HEA and in the notice of final
                                                    operational expenditures of institutions                one year even if they do not receive a                requirements published in the Federal
                                                    (excluding auxiliary enterprises,                       grant under the Title III or Title V                  Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 44055),
                                                    independent operations, and hospital                    programs. An applicant that receives a                and in 34 CFR 606.2(a) and (b), and
                                                    expenses). They differ only in that E&G                 grant from the Student Support Services               606.3 through 606.5.
                                                    per FTE is based on fall undergraduate                  (SSS) program that is authorized under                   The Department has instituted a
                                                    enrollment, while Core Expenses per                     section 402D of the HEA, 20 U.S.C.                    process known as the Eligibility Matrix
                                                    FTE is based on 12-month                                1070a–14, may receive a waiver of the                 (EM), under which we will use
                                                    undergraduate enrollment for the                        required non-Federal cost share for                   information submitted by IHEs to IPEDS
                                                    academic year.                                          institutions for the duration of the grant.           to determine which institutions meet
                                                       To avoid inconsistency in the data                   An applicant that receives a grant from               the basic eligibility requirements for the
                                                    submitted to, and produced by, the                      the Undergraduate International Studies               programs authorized by Title III or Title
                                                    Department, for the purpose of section                  and Foreign Language (UISFL) program                  V of the HEA listed above. We will use
                                                    312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA, E&G per FTE is                 that is authorized under section 604 of               enrollment and fiscal data for the 2014–
                                                    calculated using the same methodology                   the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1124, may receive a                2015 year submitted by institutions to
                                                    as Core Expenses per FTE. Accordingly,                  waiver or reduction of the required non-              IPEDS to make eligibility
                                                    with regard to this and future notices                  Federal cost share for institutions for the           determinations for FY 2017. Beginning
                                                    inviting applications for waivers of                    duration of the grant.                                December 1, 2016, an institution will be
                                                    eligibility requirements, to calculate                     Special Note: To qualify as an eligible            able to review the Department’s
                                                    E&G per FTE for the purpose of                          institution under the grant programs                  decision on whether it is eligible for
                                                    determining institutional eligibility for               listed in this notice, your institution               Title III or Title V grant programs
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                                                    programs under Title V and Part A and                   must satisfy several criteria. For most of            through this process by examining its
                                                    Part F of Title III of the HEA, the                     these programs, these criteria include                entry in the EM linked through the
                                                    Department will apply the NCES                          those that relate to the enrollment of                Department’s Institutional Service
                                                    methodology for calculating Core                        needy students and to Core Expenses                   Eligibility Web site at: http://
                                                    Expenses per FTE. Institutions                          per FTE student count for a specified                 www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/
                                                    requesting an eligibility waiver                        base year. The most recent data                       idues/eligibility.html.
                                                    determination must use the Core                         available in IPEDS for Core Expenses                     The EM is a read-only worksheet that
                                                    Expenses per FTE data reported to                       per FTE are for base year 2014–2015. In               lists all potentially eligible


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                                                    postsecondary institutions, as                                          were enrolled on at least a half-time                                   institution should compare its base year
                                                    determined by the Department using the                                  basis and received Federal Pell Grants                                  2014–2015 Core Expenses per FTE
                                                    data described above. If the entry for                                  exceeded the median percentage of                                       student to the average Core Expenses
                                                    your institution in the EM shows that                                   undergraduate degree students who                                       per FTE student for its category of
                                                    your institution is eligible to apply for                               were enrolled on at least a half-time                                   comparable institutions in the base year
                                                    a grant for a particular program, and you                               basis and received Federal Pell Grants at                               2014–2015 Median Pell Grant and
                                                    plan to submit an application for a grant                               comparable institutions that offer                                      Average Core Expenses per FTE Student
                                                    in that program, you will not need to                                   similar instruction.                                                    Table in this notice. The institution
                                                    apply for eligibility or for a waiver                                      To qualify under this latter criterion,                              meets this eligibility requirement under
                                                    through the process described in this                                   an institution’s Federal Pell Grant                                     these programs if its Core Expenses for
                                                    notice. Rather, you may print out the                                   percentage for base year 2014–2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                    the 2014–2015 base year are less than
                                                    eligibility certification directly.                                     must be more than the median for its
                                                                                                                                                                                                    the average for its category of
                                                    However, if the EM does not show that                                   category of comparable institutions
                                                                                                                            provided in the 2014–2015 Median Pell                                   comparable institutions.
                                                    your institution is eligible for a program
                                                    in which you plan to apply for a grant,                                 Grant and Core Expenses per FTE                                            Core Expenses are defined as the total
                                                    you must submit a waiver request as                                     Student table in this notice. If your                                   expenses for the essential education
                                                    discussed in this notice.                                               institution qualifies under the first                                   activities of the institution. Core
                                                       You may search the EM by institution                                 criterion, under which at least 50                                      Expenses for public institutions
                                                    name, IPEDS unit ID number, or OPE ID                                   percent of its degree students received                                 reporting under the Governmental
                                                    number. If you are inquiring about                                      financial assistance under one of several                               Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
                                                    general eligibility, look up your                                       Federal student aid programs (the                                       requirements include expenses for
                                                    institution’s name under the SIP                                        Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, or the                                  instruction, research, public service,
                                                    column. If you are inquiring about                                      Federal Perkins Loan programs), but not                                 academic support, student services,
                                                    specific program eligibility, look under                                the second criterion, under which an                                    institutional support, scholarships and
                                                    that program’s column.                                                  institution’s Federal Pell Grant                                        fellowships excluding discounts and
                                                       If the EM does not show that your                                    percentage for base year 2014–2015                                      allowances, and other operating and
                                                    institution is eligible for a program, or                               must be more than the median for its                                    non-operating expenses. Core Expenses
                                                    if your institution does not appear in the                              category of comparable institutions                                     for institutions reporting under the
                                                    EM, or if you disagree with the                                         provided in the 2014–2015 Median Pell                                   Financial Accounting Standards Board
                                                    eligibility determination in the EM, you                                Grant and Core Expenses per FTE                                         (FASB) standards (primarily private,
                                                    can apply for a waiver or                                               Student table in this notice, you must                                  not-for-profit, and for-profit) include
                                                    reconsideration through the process                                     submit a waiver request including the                                   expenses for instruction, research,
                                                    described in this notice. The waiver                                    requested data, which is not available in                               public service, academic support,
                                                    application process is the same as in                                   IPEDS.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    student services, institutional support,
                                                    previous years; you will choose the                                        For the definition of ‘‘Enrollment of
                                                    waiver option on the Web site at http://                                Needy Students’’ for purposes of the                                    net grant aid to students (excluding
                                                    opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/ and submit                                    Part A PBI program, see section                                         discounts and allowances), and other
                                                    your institution’s waiver request.                                      318(b)(2) of the HEA, and for purposes                                  expenses. For both FASB and GASB
                                                       Enrollment of Needy Students: For the                                of the Part F PBI program see section                                   institutions, core expenses exclude
                                                    Title III and V programs (excluding the                                 371(c)(9)of the HEA.                                                    expenses for auxiliary enterprises (e.g.,
                                                    PBI programs), an institution is                                           Core Expenses per FTE Student: For                                   bookstores, dormitories), hospitals, and
                                                    considered to have an enrollment of                                     the Title III, Part A SIP; Part A ANNH;                                 independent operations. The following
                                                    needy students if: (1) At least 50 percent                              Part A PBI; Part A NASNTI; Part A                                       table identifies the relevant median
                                                    of its degree students received financial                               AANAPISI; Title III, Part F HSI STEM                                    Federal Pell Grant percentages for the
                                                    assistance under the Federal Pell Grant,                                and Articulation; Part F PBI; Part F                                    base year 2014–2015 and the relevant
                                                    FSEOG, FWS, or the Federal Perkins                                      AANAPISI; Part F ANNH; Part F                                           Core Expenses per FTE student for the
                                                    Loan programs; or (2) the percentage of                                 NASNTI; Title V, Part A HIS, and Title                                  base year 2014–2015 for the four
                                                    its undergraduate degree students who                                   V, Part B PPOHA programs, an                                            categories of comparable institutions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Base year        Base year
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2014–2015       2014–2015
                                                                                                                       Type of institution                                                                               median Pell    average core
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Grant        expenses per
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         percentage      FTE student

                                                    Two-year Public Institutions .....................................................................................................................................             41        $12,333
                                                    Two-year Non-profit Private Institutions ..................................................................................................................                    59         14,151
                                                    Four-year Public Institutions ....................................................................................................................................             39         29,192
                                                    Four-year Non-profit Private Institutions ..................................................................................................................                   41         36,629



                                                      Waiver Information: IHEs that do not                                  606.3(b), 606.4(c) and (d), 607.3(b), and                               instructions for completing the
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                                                    meet the needy student enrollment                                       607.4(c) and (d).                                                       application.
                                                    requirement or the Core Expenses per                                      IHEs requesting a waiver of the needy                                    The regulations governing the
                                                    FTE requirement may apply to the                                        student enrollment requirement or the                                   Secretary’s authority to waive the needy
                                                    Secretary for a waiver of these                                         Core Expenses per FTE requirement                                       student requirement, 34 CFR 606.3(b)(2)
                                                    requirements, as described in sections                                  must include in their application                                       and (3) and 607.3(b)(2) and (3), refer to
                                                    392 and 522 of the HEA, and the                                                                                                                 ‘‘low-income’’ students or families. The
                                                                                                                            detailed information supporting the
                                                    implementing regulations at 34 CFR                                                                                                              regulations at 34 CFR 606.3(c) and
                                                                                                                            waiver request, as described in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                    607.3(c) define ‘‘low-income’’ as an


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                                                    amount that does not exceed 150                                                poverty level, as established by the U.S.                                    the low-income levels for various sizes
                                                    percent of the amount equal to the                                             Census Bureau.                                                               of families:
                                                                                                                                     For the purposes of this waiver
                                                                                                                                   provision, the following table sets forth

                                                                                                                                       2015 ANNUAL LOW-INCOME LEVELS
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Family income
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 for the 48
                                                                                                                                                                                                                contiguous     Family income   Family income
                                                                                                                 Size of family unit                                                                            states, DC,      for Alaska      for Hawaii
                                                                                                                                                                                                               and outlying
                                                                                                                                                                                                               jurisdictions

                                                    1   ...................................................................................................................................................         $11,770          $14,720         $13,550
                                                    2   ...................................................................................................................................................          15,930           19,920          18,330
                                                    3   ...................................................................................................................................................          20,090           25,120          23,110
                                                    4   ...................................................................................................................................................          24,250           30,320          27,890
                                                    5   ...................................................................................................................................................          28,410           35,520          32,670
                                                    6   ...................................................................................................................................................          32,570           40,720          37,450
                                                    7   ...................................................................................................................................................          36,730           45,920          42,230
                                                    8   ...................................................................................................................................................          40,890           51,120          47,010



                                                       Note: We use the 2015 annual low-                                              • You do not have access to the                                             You must show proof of mailing
                                                    income levels because those are the                                            Internet; or                                                                 consisting of one of the following:
                                                    amounts that apply to the family income                                           • You do not have the capacity to                                           (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
                                                    reported by students enrolled for the fall                                     upload documents to the Web site;                                            postmark.
                                                    2014 semester. For family units with                                              and                                                                         (2) A legible mail receipt with the
                                                    more than eight members, add the                                                  • No later than two weeks before the                                      date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
                                                    following amount for each additional                                           waiver application deadline date (14                                         Postal Service.
                                                    family member: $4,160 for the                                                  calendar days; or, if the fourteenth                                           (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
                                                    contiguous 48 States, the District of                                          calendar day before the application                                          receipt from a commercial carrier.
                                                    Columbia, and outlying jurisdictions;                                          deadline date falls on a Federal holiday,                                      (4) Any other proof of mailing
                                                    $5,200 for Alaska; and $4,780 for                                              the next business day following the                                          acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
                                                    Hawaii.                                                                        Federal holiday), you mail or fax a                                          Department of Education.
                                                       The figures shown under family                                              written statement to the Department,                                           If you mail your application through
                                                    income represent amounts equal to 150                                          explaining which of the two grounds for                                      the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
                                                    percent of the family income levels                                            an exception prevents you from using                                         accept either of the following as proof
                                                    established by the U.S. Census Bureau                                          the Internet to submit your application.                                     of mailing:
                                                    for determining poverty status. The                                            If you mail your written statement to the                                      (1) A private metered postmark.
                                                    poverty guidelines were published on                                           Department, it must be postmarked no                                           (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
                                                    January 22, 2015, in the Federal                                               later than two weeks before the                                              the U.S. Postal Service.
                                                                                                                                   application deadline date. If you fax
                                                    Register by the U.S. Department of                                                                                                                            Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
                                                                                                                                   your written statement to the
                                                    Health and Human Services (80 FR                                                                                                                            uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
                                                                                                                                   Department, we must receive the faxed
                                                    3236).                                                                                                                                                      relying on this method, you should check
                                                                                                                                   statement no later than two weeks                                            with your local post office.
                                                       Information about ‘‘metropolitan
                                                                                                                                   before the application deadline date.
                                                    statistical areas’’ referenced in 34 CFR                                          Mail or fax your statement to:                                              We will not consider waiver
                                                    606.3(b)(4) and 607.3(b)(4) may be                                             Christopher Smith or Jason Cottrell, U.S.                                    applications postmarked after the
                                                    obtained at: www.census.gov/prod/                                              Department of Education, 400 Maryland                                        application deadline date.
                                                    2010pubs/10smadb/appendixc.pdf and                                             Avenue SW., Room 4C146, Washington,                                            Submission of Paper Applications by
                                                    www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/                                                  DC 20202. Fax: (202) 401–8466.                                               Hand Delivery.
                                                    07ccdb/appd.pdf.                                                                  Your paper waiver application must                                          If you qualify for an exception to the
                                                       Electronic Submission of Waiver                                             be submitted in accordance with the                                          electronic submission requirement, you
                                                    Applications:                                                                  mail or hand delivery instructions                                           (or a courier service) may deliver your
                                                       If your institution does not appear in                                      described in this notice.                                                    paper application to the Department by
                                                    the EM as one that is eligible for the                                            Submission of Paper Applications by                                       hand. You must deliver the application,
                                                    program under which you plan to apply                                          Mail.                                                                        on or before the application deadline
                                                    for a grant, you must submit an                                                   If you qualify for an exception to the                                    date, to the Department at the following
                                                    application for a waiver of the eligibility                                    electronic submission requirement, you                                       address: Christopher Smith, U.S.
                                                    requirements. To request a waiver, you                                         may mail (through the U.S. Postal                                            Department of Education, 400 Maryland
                                                    must upload a waiver narrative at:                                             Service or a commercial carrier) your                                        Avenue SW., Room 4C146, Washington,
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                                                    http://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/.                                              application to the Department. You                                           DC 20202.
                                                       Exception to the Electronic                                                 must mail the original and two copies                                          Hand delivered applications will be
                                                    Submission Requirement: You qualify                                            of your application, on or before the                                        accepted daily between 8:00 a.m. and
                                                    for an exception to the electronic                                             application deadline date, to the                                            4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time,
                                                    submission requirement, and may                                                Department at the following address:                                         except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal
                                                    submit your application in paper format                                        Christopher Smith, U.S. Department of                                        holidays.
                                                    if you are unable to submit an                                                 Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,                                            Applicable Regulations: (a) The
                                                    application electronically because—                                            Room 4C146, Washington, DC 20202.                                            Education Department General


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                                                    Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in                   have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                   activities, please contact Veronica
                                                    34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97,                available free at the site.                           Pickett, 202–377–4232.
                                                    98, and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines to                     You may also access documents of the                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                    Agencies on Governmentwide                              Department published in the Federal                   Department of Education (ED), in
                                                    Debarment and Suspension                                Register by using the article search                  accordance with the Paperwork
                                                    (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 180, as                       feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                  Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                    adopted and amended as regulations of                   Specifically, through the advanced                    3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                                    the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c)                  search feature at this site, you can limit            public and Federal agencies with an
                                                    The Uniform Administrative                              your search to documents published by                 opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                                    Requirements, Cost Principles, and                      the Department.                                       revised, and continuing collections of
                                                    Audit Requirements for Federal Awards                     Dated: November 21, 2016.                           information. This helps the Department
                                                    in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted in 2 CFR                  Lynn B. Mahaffie,                                     assess the impact of its information
                                                    part 3474. (d) The regulations for certain              Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,                collection requirements and minimize
                                                    Title III programs in 34 CFR part 607,                  Planning and Innovation, Delegated the                the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                                    and for the HSI program in 34 CFR part                  Duties of the Assistant Secretary for                 helps the public understand the
                                                    606. (e) The notice of final requirements               Postsecondary Education.                              Department’s information collection
                                                    for the PPOHA program, published in                     [FR Doc. 2016–28400 Filed 11–23–16; 8:45 am]          requirements and provide the requested
                                                    the Federal Register on July 27, 2010                   BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                data in the desired format. ED is
                                                    (75 FR 44055).                                                                                                soliciting comments on the proposed
                                                      Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79                                                                     information collection request (ICR) that
                                                    apply to all applicants except federally                DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               is described below. The Department of
                                                    recognized Indian tribes.                                                                                     Education is especially interested in
                                                                                                            [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0094]
                                                                                                                                                                  public comment addressing the
                                                      Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86                                                                     following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                                    apply to IHEs only.                                     Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                            Activities; Submission to the Office of               necessary to the proper functions of the
                                                      Note: There are no program-specific                   Management and Budget for Review                      Department; (2) will this information be
                                                    regulations for the Part A AANAPISI, Part A             and Approval; Comment Request;                        processed and used in a timely manner;
                                                    NASNTI, and Part A PBI programs or any of               Application for Approval To Participate               (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
                                                    the Part F, Title III programs. Also, there have        in Federal Student Financial Aid                      (4) how might the Department enhance
                                                    been amendments to the HEA since the                                                                          the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                                                                            Programs
                                                    Department last issued regulations for the                                                                    information to be collected; and (5) how
                                                    programs established under Titles III and V             AGENCY:  Department of Education (ED),                might the Department minimize the
                                                    of the statute. Accordingly, we encourage               Federal Student Aid (FSA).
                                                    each potential applicant to read the
                                                                                                                                                                  burden of this collection on the
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.                                       respondents, including through the use
                                                    applicable sections of the HEA in order to
                                                    fully understand the eligibility requirements                                                                 of information technology. Please note
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                     that written comments received in
                                                    for the program for which they are applying.
                                                                                                            Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                   response to this notice will be
                                                       For Applications and Further                         U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is                   considered public records.
                                                    Information Contact: Christopher Smith,                 proposing an extension of an existing                    Title of Collection: Application for
                                                    Institutional Service, U.S. Department of               information collection.                               Approval to Participate in Federal
                                                    Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,                     DATES: Interested persons are invited to              Student Financial Aid Programs.
                                                    Room 4C146, Request for Eligibility                     submit comments on or before                             OMB Control Number: 1845–0012.
                                                    Designation, Washington, DC 20202.                      December 27, 2016.                                       Type of Review: An extension of an
                                                    Telephone: (202) 453–7946, or by email:                 ADDRESSES: To access and review all the               existing information collection.
                                                    Christopher.smith@ed.gov.                               documents related to the information                     Respondents/Affected Public: State,
                                                       If you use a telecommunications                      collection listed in this notice, please              Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
                                                    device for the deaf or a text telephone,                use http://www.regulations.gov by                     Sector.
                                                    call the Federal Relay Service, toll free,              searching the Docket ID number ED–                       Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                    at 1–800–877–8339.                                      2016–ICCD–0094. Comments submitted                    Responses: 7,286.
                                                       Individuals with disabilities can                    in response to this notice should be                     Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                    obtain this document in an accessible                   submitted electronically through the                  Burden Hours: 24,352.
                                                    format (e.g., Braille, large print, audio               Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                    Abstract: Section 487(c) of the Higher
                                                    tape, or compact disc) on request to one                www.regulations.gov by selecting the                  Education Act of 1965, as amended
                                                    of the contact persons listed in this                   Docket ID number or via postal mail,                  (HEA) requires that the Secretary of
                                                    section.                                                commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                Education prescribe regulations to
                                                       Electronic Access to This Document:                  Please note that comments submitted by                ensure that any funds postsecondary
                                                    The official version of this document is                fax or email and those submitted after                institutions receive under the HEA are
                                                    the document published in the Federal                   the comment period will not be                        used solely for the purposes specified
                                                    Register. Free Internet access to the                   accepted. Written requests for                        in, and in accordance with, the
                                                    official edition of the Federal Register                information or comments submitted by                  provision of the applicable programs.
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                                                    and the Code of Federal Regulations is                  postal mail or delivery should be                     The Institutional Eligibility regulations
                                                    available via the Federal Digital System                addressed to the Director of the                      govern the initial and continuing
                                                    at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you                 Information Collection Clearance                      eligibility of postsecondary educational
                                                    can view this document, as well as all                  Division, U.S. Department of Education,               institutions participating in the student
                                                    other documents of this Department                      400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room                    financial assistance program authorized
                                                    published in the Federal Register, in                   2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537.                    by Title IV of the HEA. An institution
                                                    text or Adobe Portable Document                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  must use this Application to apply for
                                                    Format (PDF). To use PDF you must                       specific questions related to collection              approval to be determined to be eligible


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Document Created: 2016-11-23 23:17:37
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesApplications Available: December 1, 2016.
FR Citation81 FR 85210 

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