Federal Register #2026-21667

Education Department Seeks Comments on Approved State Ability to Benefit Process Information Collection

The Department of Education is seeking public comments on an information collection, not soliciting products or services. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Education (ED), through Federal Student Aid (FSA). - The proposed action would extend, without change, the approved State Ability to Benefit Process information collection. - The process covers state approval, monitoring, and reporting for an alternative pathway that may make individuals without a high school diploma eligible for Title IV student aid. - State, local, and tribal governments are the affected respondents; the notice estimates 10 annual responses and 3,200 annual burden hours. - No OEMs, vendors, products, quantities, or procurement services are identified.

Description

The Department of Education is proposing an extension without change of the currently approved information collection request for the Approved State Ability to Benefit Process. The State Ability to Benefit process is one of three alternatives that can allow an individual without a high school diploma to become eligible for Title IV aid. The collection concerns state process approval, monitoring, and reporting requirements; affected respondents are state, local, and tribal governments. The notice estimates 10 annual responses and 3,200 annual burden hours, and invites comments by November 23, 2026.

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