# 2026-10917: Education Department Seeks Input on Workforce Pell Certification

2026-10917, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State Workforce Pell Program Certification, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2026-06-01, effective Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or July 1, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-10917
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State Workforce Pell Program Certification
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 91 FR 32396
- Published: 2026-06-01
- Effective: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or July 1, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-01
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Education Department Seeks Input on Workforce Pell Certification

## Summary

The Department of Education is asking states, local, and tribal governments to help by filling out a new form to certify their participation in the State Workforce Pell Program. This new paperwork supports changes from a recent law and aims to keep things running smoothly. Comments on this request are open until July 1, 2026, and the process is expected to take about 1,600 hours total each year.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

## Effects PRIA read

- States Face 1,600-Hour Paperwork: cost, medium. State, local, and tribal governments are asked to fill a new certification form for the State Workforce Pell Program. The Department estimates 100 total annual responses and 1,600 total annual burden hours for this collection.
- New Workforce Pell Grants for Students: benefit, medium. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, 2025, added a new academic workforce program under Section 83002(b) where eligible students could receive Federal Pell Grants. Programs must meet criteria including certification by the State Governor, and the Department is collecting certification inf…
- Optional Standard State Certification Form: benefit, low. The Department proposes an optional form that States can use to certify an institution's eligibility for eligible workforce programs. The form will include the required elements and is being offered to make State reporting and certification easier.

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- [2026-08556](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08556): Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations, 2026-05-01

## Sources
- [2026-10917 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/01/2026-10917/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2026-10917 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-01/pdf/2026-10917.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10917 (as of 2026-06-08).