82 FR 13102 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application and Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 45 (March 9, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 45 (March 9, 2017)
| Page Range | 13102-13102 | |
| FR Document | 2017-04652 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 13102] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04652] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0144] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application and Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 10, 2017. 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- 0144. 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 224-84, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202-377-3681. 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 and Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. OMB Control Number: 1845-0110. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 728,419. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 364,210. Abstract: Final regulations for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2008 (73 FR 63256) and were codified in 34 CFR 685.219. These regulations require a borrower to submit an application for loan forgiveness to the U.S. Department of Education (the Department). To determine whether a borrower is eligible for loan forgiveness, the Department must confirm that the borrower was employed full-time by a qualifying public service organization at the time each of the required 120 payments was made. Because borrowers must make 120 payments on or after October 1, 2007 before becoming eligible for forgiveness, the earliest that any borrower could apply for forgiveness under PSLF would be October 1, 2017. The Department is creating an application for forgiveness and revising the Employment Certification Form which is already part of this collection. Pages 2 through 6 of the current Employment Certification Form will also be embedded in the application. Slight changes have been made to the language on the Employment Certification Form to increase consistency and understanding. Dated: March 6, 2017. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2017-04652 Filed 3-8-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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Title of Collection: Financial Status proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Application and
and Program Performance Final Report information collection. Employment Certification for Public
for State and Partnership for the Gaining DATES: Interested persons are invited to Service Loan Forgiveness.
Early Awareness and Readiness for submit comments on or before April 10, OMB Control Number: 1845–0110.
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). 2017. Type of Review: A revision of an
OMB Control Number: 1840–0782. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection.
Type of Review: An extension of an documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public:
existing information collection. collection listed in this notice, please Individuals or Households.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Total Estimated Number of Annual
use http://www.regulations.gov by
Local, and Tribal Governments. Responses: 728,419.
searching the Docket ID number ED–
Total Estimated Number of Annual Total Estimated Number of Annual
2016–ICCD–0144. Comments submitted
Responses: 134. Burden Hours: 364,210.
Total Estimated Number of Annual in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Abstract: Final regulations for the
Burden Hours: 6,030. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Abstract: The purpose of this Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Program were published in the Federal
information collection is to determine
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Register on October 23, 2008 (73 FR
whether recipients of Gaining Early
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 63256) and were codified in 34 CFR
Awareness and Readiness for
Please note that comments submitted by 685.219. These regulations require a
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
fax or email and those submitted after borrower to submit an application for
have made substantial progress towards
the comment period will not be loan forgiveness to the U.S. Department
meeting the objectives of their
accepted. Written requests for of Education (the Department). To
respective projects, as outlined in their
information or comments submitted by determine whether a borrower is eligible
grant applications and/or subsequent
postal mail or delivery should be for loan forgiveness, the Department
work plans. In addition, the final report
addressed to the Director of the must confirm that the borrower was
will enable the Department to evaluate
Information Collection Clearance employed full-time by a qualifying
each grant project’s fiscal operations for
Division, U.S. Department of Education, public service organization at the time
the entire grant performance period, and
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room each of the required 120 payments was
compare total expenditures relative to
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537. made. Because borrowers must make
federal funds awarded, and actual cost-
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 120 payments on or after October 1,
share/matching relative to the total
specific questions related to collection 2007 before becoming eligible for
amount in the approved grant
activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202– forgiveness, the earliest that any
application. This report is a means for
377–3681. borrower could apply for forgiveness
grantees to share the overall experience
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The under PSLF would be October 1, 2017.
of their projects and document
Department of Education (ED), in The Department is creating an
achievements and concerns, and
accordance with the Paperwork application for forgiveness and revising
describe effects of their projects on
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. the Employment Certification Form
participants being served; project
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general which is already part of this collection.
barriers and major accomplishments;
public and Federal agencies with an Pages 2 through 6 of the current
and evidence of sustainability. The
opportunity to comment on proposed, Employment Certification Form will
report will be GEAR UP’s primary
revised, and continuing collections of also be embedded in the application.
method to collect/analyze data on
information. This helps the Department Slight changes have been made to the
students’ high school graduation and
assess the impact of its information language on the Employment
immediate college enrollment rates.
collection requirements and minimize Certification Form to increase
Dated: March 6, 2017. consistency and understanding.
the public’s reporting burden. It also
Kate Mullan, helps the public understand the Dated: March 6, 2017.
Acting Director, Information Collection Department’s information collection Kate Mullan,
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy requirements and provide the requested
Officer, Office of Management. Acting Director, Information Collection
data in the desired format. ED is Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
[FR Doc. 2017–04653 Filed 3–8–17; 8:45 am]
soliciting comments on the proposed Officer, Office of Management.
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P information collection request (ICR) that [FR Doc. 2017–04652 Filed 3–8–17; 8:45 am]
is described below. The Department of BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Education is especially interested in
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
public comment addressing the
[Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0144] following issues: (1) Is this collection DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
necessary to the proper functions of the
Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0131]
Activities; Submission to the Office of processed and used in a timely manner;
Management and Budget for Review (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Agency Information Collection
and Approval; Comment Request; (4) how might the Department enhance Activities; Submission to the Office of
Application and Employment the quality, utility, and clarity of the Management and Budget for Review
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Certification for Public Service Loan information to be collected; and (5) how and Approval; Comment Request;
Forgiveness might the Department minimize the Annual Performance Reports for Title
burden of this collection on the III, Title V, and Title VII Grantees
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED). respondents, including through the use AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary
ACTION: Notice.
of information technology. Please note Education (OPE), Department of
that written comments received in Education (ED).
SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
ACTION: Notice.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
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| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 10, 2017. | |
| Contact | For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202-377-3681. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 13102 |
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