Voluntary Decline of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds Form

ICR 202104-1840-010

OMB: 1840-0856

Federal Form Document

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ICR Details
1840-0856 202104-1840-010
Active
ED/OPE
Voluntary Decline of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds Form
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Emergency 05/10/2021
Approved without change 05/10/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 05/10/2021
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
11/30/2021 6 Months From Approved
125 0 0
63 0 0
0 0 0

Funding for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) is provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116–136), the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) (Pub. L. 116-260) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2). Institutions eligible for funding under these statutes may elect to voluntarily decline all or a portion of their HEERF grant awards, in which case the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) will then deobligate the funds from the institution’s G5 account and will later redistribute the funds to other institutions with greater needs due to the coronavirus. In order to process the deobligation and redistribution of these funds more efficiently, the Department is requesting approval of a short form that will allow these institutions to provide the Department with information regarding the funds being declined.
If this emergency collection is not approved, the Department will be unable to deobligate and redistribute these funds in a timely manner. The Department is required by statute under CRRSAA to reallocate any funding for which IHEs do not apply within 90 days of publishing a notice inviting applications for funding under CRRSAA (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(4). The Department’s intention is to conduct a single reallocation of CARES, CRRSAA and ARP funds, as running multiple reallocations would create heavy administrative burden for the agency.

PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 2003(4) Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  
PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 2003(4) Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Not associated with rulemaking

No

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
Voluntary Decline of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds Form N/A N/A
Voluntary Decline of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds Form N/A N/A

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 125 0 0 125 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 63 0 0 63 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new collection. Therefore, all burden is new.

$0
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
Yes
Karen Epps 202 453-6337

  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.
05/10/2021


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