81_FR_35109 81 FR 35004 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations

81 FR 35004 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)

Page Range35004-35005
FR Document2016-12735

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35004-35005]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12735]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0031]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0031. 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 2E-103, 
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: Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0023.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Individuals or Households; Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,217,172.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 149,369.
    Abstract: Institutions of higher education make Perkins loans. 
Information is necessary in order to monitor a school's due diligence 
in its contact with the borrower regarding repayment, billing and 
collections, reimbursement to its Perkins loan revolving fund, 
rehabilitation of

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defaulted loans as well as institutions use of third party collections. 
This revision is a request for approval of reporting and record-keeping 
requirements contained in the regulations related to the administrative 
requirements of the Perkins Loan Program.

    Dated: May 25, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-12735 Filed 5-31-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                Federal Student Aid Application File                       Electronic Access to This Document:                information or comments submitted by
                                                system of records (18–11–01), which                     The official version of this document is              postal mail or delivery should be
                                                was most recently published in the                      the document published in the Federal                 addressed to the Director of the
                                                Federal Register on August 3, 2011 (76                  Register. Free Internet access to the                 Information Collection Clearance
                                                FR 46774–46781). ED will disclose this                  official edition of the Federal Register              Division, U.S. Department of Education,
                                                information to VA under routine use 14                  and the Code of Federal Regulations is                400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
                                                of the system of records (18–11–01). ED                 available via the Federal Digital System              2E–103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
                                                data will be matched against data in the                at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                Veterans and Beneficiaries                              can view this document, as well as all                specific questions related to collection
                                                Identification and Records Location                     other documents of this Department                    activities, please contact Beth
                                                Subsystem—VA (38VA21) system of                         published in the Federal Register, in                 Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
                                                records, under routine use 21, as added                 text or Portable Document Format                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                to that system of records (38VA21) by a                 (PDF). To use PDF you must have                       Department of Education (ED), in
                                                notice published in the Federal Register                Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                        accordance with the Paperwork
                                                on June 4, 2001 (66 FR 30049–30050).                    available free at the site.                           Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                   5. Effective Dates of the Matching                      You may also access documents of the
                                                                                                                                                              3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                                Program.                                                Department published in the Federal
                                                                                                                                                              public and Federal agencies with an
                                                   The matching program will be                         Register by using the article search
                                                                                                                                                              opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                                effective on the latest of the following                feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
                                                                                                                                                              revised, and continuing collections of
                                                three dates: (A) June 30, 2016; (B) 30                  Specifically through the advanced
                                                                                                                                                              information. This helps the Department
                                                days from the date ED publishes a                       search feature at this site, you can limit
                                                                                                                                                              assess the impact of its information
                                                Computer Matching Notice in the                         your search to documents published by
                                                                                                                                                              collection requirements and minimize
                                                Federal Register, as required by 5 U.S.C.               the Department.
                                                                                                                                                              the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                                552a(e)(12); or, (C) 40 days from the date                Dated: May 26, 2016.                                helps the public understand the
                                                that ED transmits the report of the                     James W. Runcie,                                      Department’s information collection
                                                matching program, as required by 5                      Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.         requirements and provide the requested
                                                U.S.C. 552a(r), to OMB, the U.S. House                  [FR Doc. 2016–12880 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am]           data in the desired format. ED is
                                                Committee on Oversight and                              BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                soliciting comments on the proposed
                                                Government Reform, and the U.S.                                                                               information collection request (ICR) that
                                                Senate Committee on Homeland                                                                                  is described below. The Department of
                                                Security and Governmental Affairs,                      DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               Education is especially interested in
                                                unless OMB waives 10 or fewer days of                                                                         public comment addressing the
                                                this 40-day period for compelling                       [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0031]
                                                                                                                                                              following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                                reasons shown by the Department, in                     Agency Information Collection                         necessary to the proper functions of the
                                                which case, 30 days plus the number of                  Activities; Submission to the Office of               Department; (2) will this information be
                                                days that OMB did not waive from the                    Management and Budget for Review                      processed and used in a timely manner;
                                                date of ED’s transmittal of the matching                and Approval; Comment Request;                        (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
                                                program report to OMB and Congress.                     Federal Perkins Loan Program                          (4) how might the Department enhance
                                                   The matching program will continue                   Regulations                                           the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                for 18 months after the effective date of                                                                     information to be collected; and (5) how
                                                the CMA and may be extended for an                      AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),                    might the Department minimize the
                                                additional 12 months thereafter, if the                 Department of Education (ED).                         burden of this collection on the
                                                conditions specified in 5 U.S.C.                        ACTION: Notice.                                       respondents, including through the use
                                                552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.                                                                                  of information technology. Please note
                                                   6. Address for Receipt of Public                     SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                                                                        Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                   that written comments received in
                                                Comments or Inquiries.                                                                                        response to this notice will be
                                                   Individuals wishing to comment on                    U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
                                                                                                        proposing a revision of an existing                   considered public records.
                                                this matching program or obtain                                                                                  Title of Collection: Federal Perkins
                                                additional information about the                        information collection.
                                                                                                                                                              Loan Program Regulations.
                                                program, including requesting a copy of                 DATES: Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                                                                                 OMB Control Number: 1845–0023.
                                                the CMA between ED and VA, may                          submit comments on or before July 1,                     Type of Review: A revision of an
                                                contact Ms. Marya Dennis, Management                    2016.                                                 existing information collection.
                                                and Program Analyst, U.S. Department                    ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                  Respondents/Affected Public: State,
                                                of Education, Federal Student Aid,                      documents related to the information                  Local, and Tribal Governments;
                                                Union Center Plaza, Room 63G2, 830                      collection listed in this notice, please              Individuals or Households; Private
                                                First Street NE., Washington, DC 20202–                 use http://www.regulations.gov by                     Sector.
                                                5454. Telephone: (202) 377–3385.                        searching the Docket ID number ED–                       Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                   Accessible Format: If you use a                      2016–ICCD–0031. Comments submitted                    Responses: 8,217,172.
                                                telecommunications device for the deaf                  in response to this notice should be                     Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                or a text telephone, call the Federal                   submitted electronically through the                  Burden Hours: 149,369.
                                                Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–                 Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                    Abstract: Institutions of higher
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                                                8339.                                                   www.regulations.gov by selecting the                  education make Perkins loans.
                                                   Individuals with disabilities can                    Docket ID number or via postal mail,                  Information is necessary in order to
                                                obtain this document in an accessible                   commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                monitor a school’s due diligence in its
                                                format (e.g., braille, large print,                     Please note that comments submitted by                contact with the borrower regarding
                                                audiotape, or compact disc) by                          fax or email and those submitted after                repayment, billing and collections,
                                                contacting the person listed in the                     the comment period will not be                        reimbursement to its Perkins loan
                                                preceding paragraph.                                    accepted. Written requests for                        revolving fund, rehabilitation of


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                                                defaulted loans as well as institutions                 development and deployment of energy                    Issued on May 25, 2016 in Washington,
                                                use of third party collections. This                    efficiency and renewable energy                       DC.
                                                revision is a request for approval of                   technologies and market-based solutions               Hoyt Battey,
                                                reporting and record-keeping                            that strengthen U.S. energy security,                 Acting Director, Wind and Water Power
                                                requirements contained in the                           environmental quality, and economic                   Technologies Office, Office of Energy
                                                regulations related to the administrative               vitality. The Wind Program supports                   Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
                                                requirements of the Perkins Loan                        environmentally sustainable                           [FR Doc. 2016–12870 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am]
                                                Program.                                                development of wind power and invests                 BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

                                                  Dated: May 25, 2016.                                  in projects that seek to understand and
                                                Kate Mullan,                                            mitigate the impacts of wind energy on
                                                                                                        wildlife and to address other siting                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                Acting Director, Information Collection
                                                Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy         issues.
                                                                                                                                                              Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                Officer, Office of Management.                             The Wind Program is hosting a                      Commission
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–12735 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am]             meeting to seek input on its draft 5 to
                                                BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                  15 year wind energy environmental                     [Docket No. ER16–1754–000]
                                                                                                        research strategy. Specifically, the
                                                                                                        purpose of this meeting is to seek                    Americhoice Energy PA, LLC;
                                                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    individual input on near-term and long-               Supplemental Notice That Initial
                                                                                                        term wind energy environmental                        Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
                                                Office of Energy Efficiency and                         research priorities. The Program will                 Request For Blanket Section 204
                                                Renewable Energy                                        also seek input on how the draft plan                 Authorization
                                                                                                        aligns with and complements the
                                                Notice of Meeting on DOE Wind Energy                    current and future research goals and                    This is a supplemental notice in the
                                                Environmental Research Strategy                         plans of other individuals and relevant               above-referenced proceeding of
                                                                                                        organizations.                                        Americhoice Energy PA, LLC’s
                                                AGENCY:   Wind and Water Power                                                                                application for market-based rate
                                                Technologies Office, Office of Energy                      Participants will include stakeholders             authority, with an accompanying rate
                                                Efficiency and Renewable Energy,                        from the wind energy environmental                    tariff, noting that such application
                                                Department of Energy.                                   community, including but not limited to               includes a request for blanket
                                                ACTION: Notice of Meeting on DOE Wind                   wind plant developers/operators,                      authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
                                                Energy Environmental Research                           wildlife regulatory agencies,                         future issuances of securities and
                                                Strategy.                                               environmental consultants/researchers,                assumptions of liability.
                                                                                                        and NGOs.                                                Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                                SUMMARY:   The Wind and Water Power
                                                Technologies Office (‘‘WWPTO’’) within                  Public Participation                                  protest should file with the Federal
                                                the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)                                                                           Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                                intends to hold a meeting to seek input                    While this meeting is open to the                  First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
                                                on its draft wind energy environmental                  public, seating is limited and will be                in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
                                                research strategy on June 24, 2016 from                 provided on a first-come-first-served                 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Boulder,                     basis. Individuals wishing to participate             and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                                Colorado at the National Renewable                      must submit a registration request to                 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
                                                Energy Laboratory’s (‘‘NREL’’) National                 WindEnviroStrategy@ee.doe.gov. DOE                    intervene or protest must serve a copy
                                                Wind Technology Center (‘‘NWTC’’). At                   will also accept public comments for                  of that document on the Applicant.
                                                this meeting, the WWPTO will seek                       purposes of better understanding                         Notice is hereby given that the
                                                input on wind energy near-term and                      stakeholder’s research priorities relating            deadline for filing protests with regard
                                                long-term environmental research                        to understanding, avoiding, minimizing,               to the applicant’s request for blanket
                                                priorities needed to help enable the                    mitigating, and compensating for                      authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
                                                sustainable development of wind energy                  wildlife impacts from wind power.                     future issuances of securities and
                                                technologies in the United States.                      These comments may be submitted at                    assumptions of liability, is June 13,
                                                                                                        WindEnviroStrategy@ee.doe.gov.                        2016.
                                                DATES: NREL will host the meeting from
                                                                                                                                                                 The Commission encourages
                                                8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June                    Participants should limit information
                                                                                                                                                              electronic submission of protests and
                                                24, 2016.                                               and comments to those based on
                                                                                                                                                              interventions in lieu of paper, using the
                                                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  personal experience, individual advice,
                                                                                                                                                              FERC Online links at http://
                                                the National Wind Technology Center,                    information, or facts regarding this
                                                                                                                                                              www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
                                                18200 CO–128, Boulder, CO 80303.                        topic. It is not the object of this meeting           service, persons with Internet access
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                        to obtain any group position or                       who will eFile a document and/or be
                                                Jocelyn Brown-Saracino, Office of                       consensus from participants. To most                  listed as a contact for an intervenor
                                                Energy Efficiency and Renewable                         effectively use the limited time, please              must create and validate an
                                                Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,                      refrain from passing judgment on                      eRegistration account using the
                                                1000 Independence Ave SW.,                              another participant’s recommendations                 eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
                                                Washington, DC 20585. Telephone:                        or advice, and instead, concentrate on                link to log on and submit the
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                                                (202) 287–6097. Email:                                  your individual experiences.                          intervention or protests.
                                                WindEnviroStrategy@ee.doe.gov.                             Following the meeting, a summary                      Persons unable to file electronically
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              will be compiled by DOE and posted to                 should submit an original and 5 copies
                                                                                                        wind.energy.gov for public review.                    of the intervention or protest to the
                                                Background                                              Those interested in providing additional              Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
                                                  The Office of Energy Efficiency and                   comments may do so by emailing                        888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
                                                Renewable Energy accelerates                            WindEnviroStrategy@ee.doe.gov.                        20426.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 1, 2016.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation81 FR 35004 

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