OMB approves the
Department's request for emergency clearance of this ICR. Given
ED's inability to seek public comment in advance of OMB approval,
ED will include 60-day public comment language for the regular
collection within the emergency notice. This will allow the public
the full comment period for the regular collection as required by 5
CFR 1320.8(d).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2020
6 Months From Approved
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n the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27,
2020), Congress provided authority for deferments due to a
qualifying emergency. Generally, the CARES Act provides that the
Secretary may grant a deferment to recipients of Program loans,
regardless of whether the recipient is a public or private HBCU,
for the duration of the coronavirus-related emergency. The
Department has developed an application for HBCUs to seek a
deferment of a Program loan under the CARES Act. This application
will allow a Program participant to request the deferment and
submit information for the Department’s required report to Congress
regarding its use of its CARES Act authority to grant the
deferments.
Pursuant to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures established at 5 CFR
1320, ED requests that the following collection of information,
HBCU Capital Financing Program Deferment Applications, be processed
in accordance with section 1320.13 Emergency Processing. ED has
determined that this information must be collected prior to the
expiration of time periods established under Part 1320, and that
this information is essential to the ED’s ability to effectively
implement the CARES Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27, 2020) and
address the economic disruption posed by the Novel (new)
Coronavirus (“2019-nCoV”).
This is a new collection
resulting from passage of the CARES Act. Therefore, all burden is
new.
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Don Watson 202 453-6166
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.