80 FR 55839 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Borrower Defenses Against Loan Repayment
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-23346 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 55839] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23346] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0076] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Borrower Defenses Against Loan Repayment AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 19, 2015. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use http://wwww.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD- 0076. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. 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, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger (202) 377-4018. 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: 1845-0132. Type of Review: An extension of an existing 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 to for an extension of the emergency clearance that was granted on this collection on June 5, 2015 to facilitate the continued collection of information from borrowers who believe they have cause to invoke the borrower defenses against repayment of a student loan as noted in regulation. The regulations for borrower defenses are specified in 34 CFR 685.206(c). The regulation states, in part, ``(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. 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. Dated: September 14, 2015. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015-23346 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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E and 5 as identified in the 2015 Final proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: Borrower Defenses
Supplemental Environmental Impact information collection. Against Loan Repayment.
Statement (SEIS) as the preferred DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1845–0132.
alternatives. Alternatives E and 5 submit comments on or before October Type of Review: An extension of an
consist of a cantonment at Naval 19, 2015. existing information collection.
Computer and Telecommunications ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public:
Station Finegayan (Finegayan) and documents related to the information Individuals or Households.
family housing at Andersen Air Force collection listed in this notice, please Total Estimated Number of Annual
Base (AAFB), and a LFTRC at AAFB– use http://wwww.regulations.gov by Responses: 150,000.
Northwest Field (NWF). The LFTRC searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
also includes a stand-alone hand 2015–ICCD–0076. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 150,000.
grenade range at Andersen South. Under in response to this notice should be Abstract: This is a request to for an
these selected alternatives, the DON will submitted electronically through the extension of the emergency clearance
be able to meet current and future DON Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// that was granted on this collection on
and Department of Defense (DoD) www.regulations.gov by selecting the June 5, 2015 to facilitate the continued
training and operational requirements. Docket ID number or via postal mail, collection of information from
The Record of Decision (ROD) commercial delivery, or hand delivery. borrowers who believe they have cause
documents why the DoD has chosen to Please note that comments submitted by to invoke the borrower defenses against
implement the preferred alternatives as fax or email and those submitted after repayment of a student loan as noted in
described in the 2015 Final SEIS. The the comment period will not be regulation. The regulations for borrower
ROD includes descriptions and accepted. Written requests for defenses are specified in 34 CFR
discussions of the anticipated information or comments submitted by 685.206(c). The regulation states, in
environmental impacts of the proposed postal mail or delivery should be part, ‘‘(c)(1) [i]n any proceeding to
action. It also includes descriptions and addressed to the Director of the collect on a Direct Loan, the borrower
discussions of all related actions and Information Collection Clearance may assert as a defense against
their anticipated impacts. Division, U.S. Department of Education, repayment, an act or omission of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room school attended by the student that
Director, Joint Guam Program Office 2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. would give rise to a cause of action
Forward, P.O. Box 153246, Santa Rita, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For against the school under applicable
Guam 96915. specific questions related to collection State law.’’ Prior to 2015, the borrower
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The activities, please contact Beth defense identified above was rarely
complete text of the ROD is available for Grebeldinger (202) 377–4018. asserted by any borrowers and no
public viewing at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specific methods of collecting
www.guambuildupeis.us. Hard copies of Department of Education (ED), in information was defined or found
the ROD will be available at the accordance with the Paperwork necessary.
following locations: University of Guam Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. These processes are being offered to
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library, 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general aid in preserving borrowers rights and
Government Documents Tan Siu Lin public and Federal agencies with an to meet the fiduciary responsibilities of
Building, UOG Station, Mangilao, GU opportunity to comment on proposed, the federal student loan programs.
96923 and Nieves M. Flores Memorial revised, and continuing collections of These collections will allow the
Library, 254 Martyr Street, Hagåtña, GU information. This helps the Department Department of Education to inform
96910. assess the impact of its information borrowers and loan servicers of the
Dated: September 9, 2015. collection requirements and minimize information needed to review and
the public’s reporting burden. It also adjudicate requests for relief under
N.A. Hagerty-Ford,
helps the public understand the borrower defenses regulations.
Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate
General, U.S. Navy, Administrative Law Department’s information collection Dated: September 14, 2015.
Division, Federal Register Liaison Officer. requirements and provide the requested Kate Mullan,
[FR Doc. 2015–23244 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] data in the desired format. ED is Acting Director, Information Collection
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soliciting comments on the proposed Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
information collection request (ICR) that Officer, Office of Management.
is described below. The Department of [FR Doc. 2015–23346 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am]
Education is especially interested in
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public comment addressing the
[Docket No. ED–2015–ICCD–0076] following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be
Activities; Submission to the Office of processed and used in a timely manner; [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0111]
Management and Budget for Review (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
and Approval; Comment Request; (4) how might the Department enhance Agency Information Collection
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Repayment information to be collected; and (5) how Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–
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AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the 2017 Operational Field Test
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use AGENCY: National Center for Education
of information technology. Please note Statistics (NCES), Department of
SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in Education (ED).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be
ACTION: Notice.
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records.
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| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 19, 2015. | |
| Contact | For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger (202) 377-4018. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 55839 |
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