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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 115 / Thursday, June 17, 2021 / Notices
OMB Control Number: 18100684.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 51.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,173.
Abstract: This is a request for an extension without change for the 1810
0684 High School Equivalency Program HEP Annual Performance Report collection. The Office of Migrant Education OME is collecting information for the High School Equivalency Program HEP which is authorized under Title IV, Section 418A
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by Section 408 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act HEOA20
U.S.C. 1070d2 special programs for students whose families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farmwork and 2
CFR 200.328 which requires that recipients of discretionary grants submit an Annual Performance Report APR to best inform improvements in program outcomes and productivity.
Although the Education Department continues to use the generic 524B, OME
is requesting to continue the use of a customized APR that goes beyond the generic 524B APR to facilitate the collection of more standardized and comprehensive data to inform Government Performance Results Act GPRA indicators, to improve the overall quality of data collected, and to increase the quality of data that can be used to inform policy decisions.
Dated: June 14, 2021.
Juliana Pearson, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development.
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Early Implementation of the FAFSA
Simplification Acts Removal of Requirements for Title IV Eligibility Related to Selective Service Registration and Drug-Related Convictions Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of Education Department publishes this notice, as required by the FAFSA

SUMMARY:

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Simplification Act Act, which was enacted into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, of early implementation of the Acts removal of requirements for Title IV
eligibility related to Selective Service registration and drug-related convictions.
DATES:
Effective date: June 17, 2021.
Implementation date: August 16, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Washington, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 2C182, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: 202 4537241. Email:
Aaron.Washington@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf TDD or a text telephone TTY, call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 18008778339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department publishes this notice, as required by the Act, of early implementation of the Acts removal of requirements for Title IV eligibility related to Selective Service registration and drug-related convictions. A Dear Colleague Letter issued by the Department on June 11, 2021, providing information regarding the early implementation of the Acts removal of these requirements, including actions institutions must take as these changes are implemented in phases across award years 20212022, 20222023, and 2023
2024, is available in the Appendix of this notice.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format.
The Department will provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format RTF or text format txt, a thumb drive, an MP3
file, braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Tiwanda Burse, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management & Planning, Office of Postsecondary Education.

AppendixDCL ID: GEN21xx Subject: Early Implementation of the FAFSA Simplification Acts Removal of Selective Service and Drug Conviction Requirements for Title IV Eligibility.
Summary: This letter provides information about the early implementation of the FAFSA
Simplification Acts removal of Selective Service and drug conviction requirements for Title IV eligibility, as well as actions that institutions must take as these changes are implemented in phases across award years 20212022, 20222023, and 20232024.
Certain other aspects of the law being implemented are discussed in separate communications.
Dear Colleague:
On December 27, 2020, the FAFSA
Simplification Act Act was enacted into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act makes many important changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965
HEA and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid FAFSA. Two changes referred to by this DCL include amending Sec. 484 of the HEA to remove:
The requirement that male students register with the Selective Service before the age of 26 to be eligible for federal student aid under Title IV of the HEA Title IV; and Suspension of eligibility for Title IV aid for drug-related convictions that occurred while receiving Title IV aid.
Under the Act, the Department of Education Department may implement these changes by providing 60 days notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary is issuing this notice in the coming days. Institutions may implement the changes as early as the date the Federal Register notice publishes.
They must implement the changes no later than 60 days after the date of the Federal Register notice implementation date. To make Title IV aid accessible to as many students as soon as possible, the Department of Education Department will implement these changes in three phases across three award years: The 20212022, 20222023, and 20232024 award years.
Other than statutory and regulatory requirements included in the document, the contents of this guidance do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.
20212022 Award Year For the 20212022 award year, for which the FAFSA cycle has already begun, the Selective Service and drug conviction questions as well as the option to register with the Selective Service via the FAFSA
will remain on the FAFSA. However, failing to register with the Selective Service or
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