ED has issued a formal request for public comment on its Sampling and Estimation Methodology Plan (S&EMP), which is the the approach used to estimate improper and unknown payments annually. This methodology follows guidelines under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) and OMB Circular A-123, Appendix C (A-123C).
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 27, 2025.
“The Department executes a two-stage Sampling and Estimation Methodology Plan (S&EMP) that is based in part on the results of compliance audits to estimate its improper payments and unknown payments in accordance with the Public Law 116-117, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) and OMB Circular A-123, Part C (A-123C). This is a request for a new information collection to develop a form for institutions of higher education to have a mechanism to report to the Department information required to carry out the S&EMP and publish payment integrity information on an annual basis.”
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