80_FR_33055 80 FR 32944 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Borrower Defenses against Loan Repayment

80 FR 32944 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Borrower Defenses against Loan Repayment

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 111 (June 10, 2015)

Page Range32944-32945
FR Document2015-14184

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)), ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32944-32945]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14184]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0072]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Borrower Defenses against Loan Repayment

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 3507(j)), ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.

DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), due to an unanticipated event. 
Approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been 
requested by June 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0072 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period

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in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. Written 
requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or 
delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information 
Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, 
DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Colleen McGinnis, (202) 377-4330.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: Borrower Defenses Against Loan Repayment.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 150,000.
    Abstract: This is a request for an emergency collection to 
facilitate the collection of information for borrowers who believe they 
have cause to invoke the borrower defenses against repayment of a loan 
as noted in regulation. This collection includes Web site language that 
will provide minimum information that requests need to include for 
consideration as well as a separate specific attestation form. These 
processes are being offered to aid in preserving borrowers' rights and 
to meet the fiduciary responsibilities of the federal student loan 
programs. These collections will allow the Department of Education to 
inform borrowers and loan servicers of the information needed to review 
and adjudicate requests for relief under borrower defenses regulations.
    Additional Information: Section 455(h) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1087e(h) provides that the U.S. 
Department of Education (Department) defines by regulation which claims 
against a school constitute defenses to repayment of a loan under the 
Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program. Following a negotiated 
rulemaking process, the Department published amendments to the Direct 
Loan program regulations on December 1, 1994. These regulations 
included borrower defenses specified in 34 CFR 685.206(c). The 
regulation, in part, states ``(c)(1) [i]n any proceeding to collect on 
a Direct Loan, the borrower may assert as a defense against repayment, 
an act or omission of the school attended by the student that would 
give rise to a cause of action against the school under applicable 
State law.'' Prior to 2015, the borrower defense identified above was 
rarely asserted by any borrowers and no specific methods of collecting 
information was defined or found necessary. In the 20 years prior, the 
Department received 5 claims for borrower defense. Over the last 
several months, the Department has received over 1000 such claims due 
to a building debt activism movement as well as the notoriety of 
Corinthian's collapse, creating a need for a clearer process for 
potential claimants. This exponential increase in demand was unexpected 
and outside of the Department's control.

    Dated: June 5, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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32944 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) www.regulations.gov by selecting Respondents/Affected Public: State, of the National Environmental Policy Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0075 Local and Tribal Governments Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Total Estimated Number of Annual the Council on Environmental Quality or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Responses: 450 Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), site is not available to the public for any Total Estimated Number of Annual the Department of the Navy (DoN) has reason, ED will temporarily accept Burden Hours: 7,200 prepared the ROD for the FEIS for the comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Abstract: Talent Search grantees must disposal and reuse of NASJRB Willow Please note that comments submitted by submit the report annually. The report Grove Pennsylvania. The DoN is fax or email and those submitted after provides the Department of Education required to close NASJRB Willow Grove the comment period will not be with information needed to evaluate a per Public Law 101–510, the Defense accepted; ED will ONLY accept grantee’s performance and compliance Base Closure and Realignment Act of comments during the comment period with program requirements and to 1990, as amended in 2005. The ROD in this mailbox when the regulations.gov award prior experience points in was prepared by the DoN. site is not available. Written requests for accordance with the program FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information or comments submitted by regulations. The data collection is also Director, Base Realignment and Closure postal mail or delivery should be aggregated to provide national (BRAC) Program Management Office addressed to the Director of the information on project participants and East, 4911 Broad Street, Building 679, Information Collection Clearance program outcomes. Philadelphia, PA 19112–1303, Division, U.S. Department of Education, Dated: June 5, 2015. telephone 215–897–4900, fax 215–897– 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Stephanie Valentine, 4902, email: Gregory.preston@navy.mil Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, Acting Director, Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Washington, DC 20202. Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy complete text of the ROD is available on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Officer, Office of Management. the Navy BRAC Program Management specific questions related to collection [FR Doc. 2015–14165 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] Office Web site at http:// activities, please contact Craig Pooler, BILLING CODE 4000–01–P www.bracpmo.navy.mil/ along with the 202–502–7640. FEIS and other supporting documents. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Single copies of the ROD are available DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Department of Education (ED), in upon request by contacting Director, accordance with the Paperwork [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0072] BRAC Program Management Office East, Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 4911 Broad Street, Building 679, 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Agency Information Collection Philadelphia, PA 19112–1303, public and Federal agencies with an Activities; Comment Request; telephone 215–897–4900, fax 215–897– opportunity to comment on proposed, Borrower Defenses against Loan 4902, email: Gregory.preston@navy.mil revised, and continuing collections of Repayment Dated: June 4, 2015. information. This helps the Department AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), N.A. Hagerty-Ford, assess the impact of its information Department of Education (ED). Federal Register Liaison Officer, Commander, collection requirements and minimize ACTION: Notice. Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy. the public’s reporting burden. It also [FR Doc. 2015–14172 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] helps the public understand the SUMMARY: In accordance with the BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P Department’s information collection Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. requirements and provide the requested Chapter 3507(j)), ED is requesting the data in the desired format. ED is Office of Management and Budget DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION soliciting comments on the proposed (OMB) to conduct an emergency review information collection request (ICR) that of a new information collection. [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0075] is described below. The Department of DATES: An emergency review has been Education is especially interested in requested in accordance with the Act Agency Information Collection public comment addressing the (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), due to an Activities; Comment Request; Talent following issues: (1) Is this collection unanticipated event. Approval by the Search (TS) Annual Performance necessary to the proper functions of the Office of Management and Budget Report Department; (2) will this information be (OMB) has been requested by June 4, AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary processed and used in a timely manner; 2015. Education (OPE), Department of (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in Education (ED). (4) how might the Department enhance response to this notice should be ACTION: Notice. the quality, utility, and clarity of the submitted electronically through the information to be collected; and (5) how Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// SUMMARY: In accordance with the might the Department minimize the www.regulations.gov by selecting Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 burden of this collection on the Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0072 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is respondents, including through the use or via postal mail, commercial delivery, proposing an extension of an existing of information technology. Please note or hand delivery. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices 32945 in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site language that will provide DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY site is not available. Written requests for minimum information that requests information or comments submitted by need to include for consideration as Federal Energy Regulatory postal mail or delivery should be well as a separate specific attestation Commission addressed to the Director of the form. These processes are being offered [Project No. 3230–010] Information Collection Clearance to aid in preserving borrowers’ rights Division, U.S. Department of Education, and to meet the fiduciary Chasm Hydro Partnership; Ampersand 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, responsibilities of the federal student Chasm Falls Hydro LLC; Notice of Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, loan programs. These collections will Transfer of Exemption Washington, DC 20202. allow the Department of Education to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 1. By letter filed March 3, 2015, inform borrowers and loan servicers of Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC specific questions related to collection the information needed to review and activities, please contact Colleen informed the Commission that the adjudicate requests for relief under exemption from licensing for the McGinnis, (202) 377–4330. borrower defenses regulations. Chateaugay Chasm Project, FERC No. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Additional Information: Section 3230, originally issued June 15, 1981,1 Department of Education (ED), in has been transferred to Ampersand 455(h) of the Higher Education Act of accordance with the Paperwork Chasm Falls Hydro LLC. The project is Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1087e(h) provides that the U.S. Department of located on the Chateaugay River in 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Franklin County, New York. The public and Federal agencies with an Education (Department) defines by regulation which claims against a school transfer of an exemption does not opportunity to comment on proposed, require Commission approval. revised, and continuing collections of constitute defenses to repayment of a loan under the Federal Direct Loan 2. Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC information. This helps the Department is now the exemptee of the Chateaugay assess the impact of its information (Direct Loan) program. Following a Chasm Project, FERC No. 3230. All collection requirements and minimize negotiated rulemaking process, the correspondence should be forwarded to: the public’s reporting burden. It also Department published amendments to Ian Chow, Project Manager, Ampersand helps the public understand the the Direct Loan program regulations on Chasm Falls Hydro LLC, 717 Atlantic Department’s information collection December 1, 1994. These regulations Avenue, Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111. requirements and provide the requested included borrower defenses specified in data in the desired format. ED is Dated: June 3, 2015. 34 CFR 685.206(c). The regulation, in soliciting comments on the proposed part, states ‘‘(c)(1) [i]n any proceeding to Kimberly D. Bose, information collection request (ICR) that collect on a Direct Loan, the borrower Secretary. is described below. The Department of may assert as a defense against [FR Doc. 2015–14107 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] Education is especially interested in repayment, an act or omission of the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P public comment addressing the school attended by the student that following issues: (1) Is this collection would give rise to a cause of action necessary to the proper functions of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY against the school under applicable Department; (2) will this information be State law.’’ Prior to 2015, the borrower processed and used in a timely manner; Federal Energy Regulatory defense identified above was rarely Commission (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; asserted by any borrowers and no (4) how might the Department enhance specific methods of collecting Combined Notice of Filings #1 the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how information was defined or found Take notice that the Commission might the Department minimize the necessary. In the 20 years prior, the received the following electric rate burden of this collection on the Department received 5 claims for filings: respondents, including through the use borrower defense. Over the last several Docket Numbers: ER06–615–061; of information technology. Please note months, the Department has received ER02–1656–038. that written comments received in over 1000 such claims due to a building Applicants: California Independent response to this notice will be debt activism movement as well as the System Operator Corporation. considered public records. notoriety of Corinthian’s collapse, Description: Compliance Filing in Title of Collection: Borrower Defenses creating a need for a clearer process for Response to June 3, 2014 Order of the Against Loan Repayment. potential claimants. This exponential California Independent System Operator OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW. increase in demand was unexpected and Corporation. Type of Review: A new information outside of the Department’s control. Filed Date: 6/3/15. collection. Dated: June 5, 2015. Accession Number: 20150603–5191. Respondents/Affected Public: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/15. Individuals or Households. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Docket Numbers: ER12–2414–004. Total Estimated Number of Annual Applicants: New York Independent Responses: 150,000. Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. System Operator, Inc.. Total Estimated Number of Annual asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2015–14184 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] Description: Compliance filing per 35: Burden Hours: 150,000. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesAn emergency review has been requested in accordance with the Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), due to an unanticipated event. Approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by June 4, 2015.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Colleen McGinnis, (202) 377-4330.
FR Citation80 FR 32944 
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