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OMB Control No: 1840-0850	ICR Reference No: 202407-1840-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-1840-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No: ED-2024-SCC-0089
Title: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) I, II and III Data Collection Form
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/15/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/30/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2025
Responses	270	0	4,879
Time Burden (Hours)	2,160	0	195,160
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Under the current unprecedented national health emergency, the legislative and executive branches of government have come together to offer relief to those individuals and industries affected by the COVID-19 virus under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), and the American Rescue Plan (ARP). In each of these statutes, targeted relief to institutions of higher education (IHEs) was made available under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). HEERF, originally established by Section 18004(a) of the CARES Act, P.L. 116-136 (March 27, 2020) and expanded through CRRSAA and ARP, authorizes the Secretary of Education to allocate formula grant funds to participating IHEs to address impacts of the COVID-19 virus. This information collection requests approval for a revision to a previously approved collection that includes annual reporting requirements to comply with the requirements of the HEERF program and obtain information on how the funds were used. The revision simplifies the collection by substantially reducing the number of items because specific grant activities within HEERF have expired and many of the items have become moot. In accordance with the Recipients Funding Certification and Agreements executed by HEERF grantees, the Secretary may specify additional forms of reporting.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 136 18004(a)(1) Name of Law: CARES Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 57399	07/15/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 79281	09/27/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	270	4,879	0	-4,609
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,160	195,160	-10,800	-182,200
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This is a revision to the current collection package for the HEERF Information collection Form. There is a decrease in the numbers of responses and burden hours due to: Fewer respondents. Only HEERF grantees who received no cost extensions for grant implementation will respond in the data collection. This represents a minority of institutions that are received HEERF. Fewer required items. Since grant implementation activities have become more limited after the start of 2024, many items in the information collection have become moot.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $63,520

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

Agency Contact: Gaby Watts 202 502-7545 gaby.watts@ed.gov

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