81 FR 66642 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment Form

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 188 (September 28, 2016)

Page Range		66642-66643
FR Document		2016-23400

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 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66642-66643]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23400]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
October 28, 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 2E347, 
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

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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: Individual 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: September 23, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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information. This helps the Department Dated: September 23, 2016. revised, and continuing collections of
assess the impact of its information Kate Mullan, information. This helps the Department
collection requirements and minimize Acting Director, Information Collection assess the impact of its information
the public’s reporting burden. It also Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy collection requirements and minimize
helps the public understand the Officer, Office of Management. the public’s reporting burden. It also
Department’s information collection [FR Doc. 2016–23400 Filed 9–27–16; 8:45 am] helps the public understand the
requirements and provide the requested BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Department’s information collection
data in the desired format. ED is requirements and provide the requested
soliciting comments on the proposed data in the desired format. ED is
information collection request (ICR) that DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION soliciting comments on the proposed
is described below. The Department of information collection request (ICR) that
[Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0087]
Education is especially interested in is described below. The Department of
public comment addressing the Agency Information Collection Education is especially interested in
following issues: (1) Is this collection Activities; Submission to the Office of public comment addressing the
necessary to the proper functions of the Management and Budget for Review following issues: (1) Is this collection
Department; (2) will this information be and Approval; Comment Request; necessary to the proper functions of the
processed and used in a timely manner; National Teacher and Principal Survey Department; (2) will this information be
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; of 2017–2018 (NTPS 2017–18) processed and used in a timely manner;
(4) how might the Department enhance Preliminary Field Activities (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
the quality, utility, and clarity of the (4) how might the Department enhance
information to be collected; and (5) how AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), the quality, utility, and clarity of the
might the Department minimize the National Center for Education Statistics information to be collected; and (5) how
burden of this collection on the (NCES). might the Department minimize the
respondents, including through the use ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the
of information technology. Please note respondents, including through the use
that written comments received in SUMMARY: In accordance with the of information technology. Please note
response to this notice will be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 that written comments received in
considered public records. U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is response to this notice will be
Title of Collection: Application for proposing a revision of an existing considered public records.
Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment information collection. Title of Collection: National Teacher
Form. DATES: Interested persons are invited to and Principal Survey of 2017–2018
OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW. submit comments on or before October (NTPS 2017–18) Preliminary Field
Type of Review: A new information 28, 2016. Activities.
collection. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1850–0598.
Respondents/Affected Public: documents related to the information Type of Review: A revision of an
Individual or Households. collection listed in this notice, please existing information collection.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents/Affected Public:
use http://www.regulations.gov by
Responses: 10,000. Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual searching the Docket ID number ED–
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10,000. 2016–ICCD–0087. Comments submitted
Responses: 13,015.
Abstract: The Department of in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
Education (the Department) requests submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 3,537.
approval of this new collection of an Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The National Teacher and
Application for Borrower Defense to www.regulations.gov by selecting the Principal Survey (NTPS), conducted
Loan Repayment form (‘‘Universal Docket ID number or via postal mail, biennially by the National Center for
Borrower Defense Form’’) to ensure that commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Education Statistics (NCES), is a system
all borrowers have a consistent platform Please note that comments submitted by of related questionnaires that provides
to petition for relief, and to facilitate the fax or email and those submitted after descriptive data on the context of
Department’s receipt of clear and the comment period will not be elementary and secondary education.
complete information necessary to accepted. Written requests for Redesigned from the Schools and
process applications efficiently. This information or comments submitted by Staffing Survey (SASS) with a focus on
form will facilitate processing claims postal mail or delivery should be flexibility, timeliness, and integration
from student borrowers who believe that addressed to the Director of the with other ED data, the NTPS system
they have a Borrower Defense claim Information Collection Clearance allows for school, principal, and teacher
regarding their Federal Loans. The form Division, U.S. Department of Education, characteristics to be analyzed in relation
will provide borrowers with an easily 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room to one another. NTPS is an in-depth,
accessible and clear method to provide 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. nationally representative survey of first
the information necessary for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For through twelfth grade public school
Department to review and process claim specific questions related to collection teachers, principals, and schools.
applications efficiently. The Universal activities, please contact NCES Kindergarten teachers in schools with at
Borrower Defense Form will set forth Information Collections at least a first grade are also surveyed.
examples of the types of activities that NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. NTPS utilizes core content and a series
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could form the basis of borrowers’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The of rotating modules to allow timely
claims for Borrower Defense relief. A Department of Education (ED), in collection of important education trends
successful Borrower Defense claim accordance with the Paperwork as well as trend analysis. Topics
would provide a full or partial discharge Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. covered include characteristics of
of a borrower’s loans, as well as 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general teachers, principals, schools, teacher
reimbursement of amounts previously public and Federal agencies with an training opportunities, retention,
paid (if appropriate). opportunity to comment on proposed, retirement, hiring, and shortages. This

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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 October 28, 2016.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation		81 FR 66642