81 FR 41529 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; HEAL Program: Physician's Certification of Borrower's Total and Permanent Disability

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)

Page Range		41529-41530
FR Document		2016-15234

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.

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0076]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; HEAL 
Program: Physician's Certification of Borrower's Total and Permanent 
Disability

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

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 an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 26, 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-
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 2E-347, 
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

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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: HEAL Program: Physician's Certification of 
Borrower's Total and Permanent Disability.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0124.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 70.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 18.
    Abstract: This is a request for an extension of OMB approval of 
information collection requirements associated with the form for the 
Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program, Physician's 
Certification of Borrower's Total and Permanent Disability currently 
approved under OMB No. 1845-0124. The form is HEAL Form 539. A borrower 
and the borrower's physician must complete this form. The borrower then 
submits the form and additional information to the lending institution 
(or current holder of the loan) who in turn forwards the form and 
additional information to the Secretary for consideration of discharge 
of the borrower's HEAL loans. The form provides a uniform format for 
borrowers and lenders to use when submitting a disability claim.

    Dated: June 23, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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http://www.regulations.gov as they are number and title for this Federal Dated: June 22, 2016.
received without change, including any Register document. The general policy Aaron Siegel,
personal identifiers or contact for comments and other submissions Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
information. from members of the public is to make Officer, Department of Defense.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick these submissions available for public [FR Doc. 2016–15140 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am]
Licari. viewing on the Internet at http:// BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Written requests for copies of the www.regulations.gov as they are
information collection proposal should received without change, including any
be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD personal identifiers or contact DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center information.
Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0076]
Any associated form(s) for this
Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
collection may be located within this Agency Information Collection
Dated: June 21, 2016. same electronic docket and downloaded Activities; Comment Request; HEAL
Aaron Siegel, for review/testing. Follow the Program: Physician’s Certification of
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison instructions at http:// Borrower’s Total and Permanent
Officer, Department of Defense. www.regulations.gov for submitting Disability
[FR Doc. 2016–15043 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] comments. Please submit comments on
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P any given form identified by docket AGENCY: Department of Education (ED),
number, form number, and title. Federal Student Aid (FSA).
ACTION: Notice.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Office of the Secretary proposed information collection or to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
obtain a copy of the proposal and U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
[Docket ID: DOD–2016–OS–0075]
associated collection instruments, proposing an extension of an existing
Proposed Collection; Comment please write to the Pentagon Force information collection.
Request Protection Agency, Policy Office, 9000 DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Defense Pentagon, ATTN: John Rudaski, submit comments on or before August
AGENCY: Pentagon Force Protection Washington, DC 20301–9000 or call 26, 2016.
Agency, DoD. (703) 695–0484. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
ACTION: Notice. documents related to the information
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the collection listed in this notice, please
Title; Associated Form; and OMB use http://www.regulations.gov by
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Number: Law Enforcement Officers
Pentagon Force Protection Agency searching the Docket ID number ED–
Safety Act (LEOSA) Firearms 2016–ICCD–0076. Comments submitted
announces a proposed public Identification Cards (FICs); PA Form
information collection and seeks public in response to this notice should be
105; OMB Number 0704–XXXX. submitted electronically through the
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: Whether the Needs and Uses: The information Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
proposed collection of information is collection requirement is necessary to www.regulations.gov by selecting the
necessary for the proper performance of obtain information from individuals to Docket ID number or via postal mail,
the functions of the agency, including validate eligibility of separating or commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
whether the information shall have separated PFPA law enforcement Please note that comments submitted by
practical utility; the accuracy of the officers applying for a LEOSA FIC, to fax or email and those submitted after
agency’s estimate of the burden of the include Defense Protective Service of the comment period will not be
proposed information collection; ways other predecessor agency law accepted. Written requests for
to enhance the quality, utility, and enforcement officers. information or comments submitted by
clarity of the information to be Affected Public: Individuals or postal mail or delivery should be
collected; and ways to minimize the Households. addressed to the Director of the
burden of the information collection on Information Collection Clearance
Annual Burden Hours: 50 minutes.
respondents, including through the use Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Number of Respondents: 25. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Responses per Respondent: 1. 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all Annual Responses: 25. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
comments received by August 26, 2016. specific questions related to collection
Average Burden per Response: 2
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, activities, please contact Beth
minutes.
identified by docket number and title, Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
Frequency: On occasion. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Respondents are separating or Department of Education (ED), in
www.regulations.gov. Follow the separated Pentagon Force Protection accordance with the Paperwork
instructions for submitting comments. Agency, Defense Protective Service, or Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office other predecessor agency law 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
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of the Deputy Chief Management enforcement officers applying for an public and Federal agencies with an
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and identification card identifying them as a opportunity to comment on proposed,
Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, ‘‘qualified retired law enforcement revised, and continuing collections of
Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350– officer’’ under 18 U.S.C. 926C and DoD information. This helps the Department
1700. Instruction 5525.12, ‘‘Implementation of assess the impact of its information
Instructions: All submissions received the Amended Law Enforcement Officers collection requirements and minimize
must include the agency name, docket Safety Act of 2004.’’ the public’s reporting burden. It also

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helps the public understand the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the
Department’s information collection Department; (2) will this information be
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0075]
requirements and provide the requested processed and used in a timely manner;
data in the desired format. ED is Agency Information Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
soliciting comments on the proposed Activities; Comment Request; (4) how might the Department enhance
information collection request (ICR) that Application for Borrower Defense to the quality, utility, and clarity of the
is described below. The Department of Loan Repayment Form information to be collected; and (5) how
Education is especially interested in might the Department minimize the
public comment addressing the AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
burden of this collection on the
following issues: (1) Is this collection Department of Education (ED).
respondents, including through the use
necessary to the proper functions of the ACTION: Notice.
of information technology. Please note
Department; (2) will this information be that written comments received in
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
processed and used in a timely manner; response to this notice will be
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; considered public records.
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
(4) how might the Department enhance
proposing a new information collection. Title of Collection: Application for
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how DATES: Interested persons are invited to Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment
might the Department minimize the submit comments on or before August Form.
burden of this collection on the 26, 2016.
OMB Control Number: 1845—NEW.
respondents, including through the use ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information Type of Review: A new information
of information technology. Please note
collection listed in this notice, please collection.
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be use http://www.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public:
considered public records. searching the Docket ID number ED– Individuals or Households.
2016–ICCD–0075. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
Title of Collection: HEAL Program:
in response to this notice should be Responses: 10,000.
Physician’s Certification of Borrower’s
submitted electronically through the
Total and Permanent Disability. Total Estimated Number of Annual
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
OMB Control Number: 1845–0124. www.regulations.gov by selecting the Burden Hours: 10,000.
Type of Review: An extension of an Docket ID number or via postal mail, Abstract: The Department of
existing information collection. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Education (the Department) requests
Please note that comments submitted by approval of this new collection of an
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
fax or email and those submitted after Application for Borrower Defense to
Local, and Tribal Governments;
the comment period will not be Loan Repayment form (‘‘Universal
Individuals or Households.
accepted. Written requests for Borrower Defense Form’’) to ensure that
Total Estimated Number of Annual information or comments submitted by all borrowers have a consistent platform
Responses: 70. postal mail or delivery should be to petition for relief, and to facilitate the
Total Estimated Number of Annual addressed to the Director of the Department’s receipt of clear and
Burden Hours: 18. Information Collection Clearance
complete information necessary to
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Abstract: This is a request for an process applications efficiently. This
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
extension of OMB approval of form will facilitate processing claims
2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
information collection requirements from student borrowers who believe that
associated with the form for the Health FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
they have a Borrower Defense claim
Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) specific questions related to collection
regarding their Federal Loans. The form
Program, Physician’s Certification of activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. will provide borrowers with an easily
Borrower’s Total and Permanent accessible and clear method to provide
Disability currently approved under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
the information necessary for the
OMB No. 1845–0124. The form is HEAL Department of Education (ED), in
Department to review and process claim
Form 539. A borrower and the accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. applications efficiently. The Universal
borrower’s physician must complete Borrower Defense Form will set forth
this form. The borrower then submits 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an examples of the types of activities that
the form and additional information to
opportunity to comment on proposed, could form the basis of borrowers’
the lending institution (or current
holder of the loan) who in turn forwards revised, and continuing collections of claims for Borrower Defense relief. A
the form and additional information to information. This helps the Department successful Borrower Defense claim
the Secretary for consideration of assess the impact of its information would provide a full or partial discharge
discharge of the borrower’s HEAL loans. collection requirements and minimize of a borrower’s loans, as well as
The form provides a uniform format for the public’s reporting burden. It also reimbursement of amounts previously
borrowers and lenders to use when helps the public understand the paid (if appropriate).
submitting a disability claim. Department’s information collection Dated: June 22, 2016.
requirements and provide the requested
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Dated: June 23, 2016. Kate Mullan,
data in the desired format. ED is
Kate Mullan, soliciting comments on the proposed Acting Director, Information Collection
Acting Director, Information Collection information collection request (ICR) that Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
is described below. The Department of
Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016–15107 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am]
Education is especially interested in
[FR Doc. 2016–15234 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] public comment addressing the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P following issues: (1) Is this collection

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 26, 2016.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation		81 FR 41529