81 FR 41530 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment Form

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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

Page Range		41530-41530
FR Document		2016-15107

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

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-15107]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0075]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Application for Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment Form

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 new 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-
0075. 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 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: Application for Borrower Defense to Loan 
Repayment Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1845--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) requests 
approval of this new collection of an Application for Borrower Defense 
to Loan Repayment form (``Universal Borrower Defense Form'') to ensure 
that all borrowers have a consistent platform to petition for relief, 
and to facilitate the Department's receipt of clear and complete 
information necessary to process applications efficiently. This form 
will facilitate processing claims from student borrowers who believe 
that they have a Borrower Defense claim regarding their Federal Loans. 
The form will provide borrowers with an easily accessible and clear 
method to provide the information necessary for the Department to 
review and process claim applications efficiently. The Universal 
Borrower Defense Form will set forth examples of the types of 
activities that could form the basis of borrowers' claims for Borrower 
Defense relief. A successful Borrower Defense claim would provide a 
full or partial discharge of a borrower's loans, as well as 
reimbursement of amounts previously paid (if appropriate).

    Dated: June 22, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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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
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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
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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 41530