83 FR 13973 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request Forms

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 63 (April 2, 2018)

Page Range		13973-13973
FR Document		2018-06634

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 13973]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06634]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0033]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request Forms

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, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 1, 2018.

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-2018-ICCD-
0033. 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 216-34,
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: Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request
Forms.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0011.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,211,634.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 193,861.
Abstract: These forms serve as the means by which borrowers in the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan), Federal Family
Education Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan)
Programs may request deferment of repayment on their loans if they meet
certain statutory and regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department of
Education and other loan holders uses the information collected on
these forms to determine whether a borrower meets the eligibility
requirements for the specific deferment type being submitted.

Dated: March 28, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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necessary to the proper functions of the The 524B is being revised to collect assess the impact of its information
Department; (2) will this information be additional information to sufficiently collection requirements and minimize
processed and used in a timely manner; monitor states on data security the public’s reporting burden. It also
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; requirements for grant programs. helps the public understand the
(4) how might the Department enhance Dated: March 27, 2018. Department’s information collection
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Stephanie Valentine, requirements and provide the requested
information to be collected; and (5) how Acting Director, Information Collection data in the desired format. ED is
might the Department minimize the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy soliciting comments on the proposed
burden of this collection on the Officer, Office of Management. information collection request (ICR) that
respondents, including through the use [FR Doc. 2018–06560 Filed 3–30–18; 8:45 am] is described below. The Department of
of information technology. Please note BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Education is especially interested in
that written comments received in public comment addressing the
response to this notice will be
following issues: (1) Is this collection
considered public records. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the
Title of Collection: U.S. Department of
[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0033] Department; (2) will this information be
Education Grant Performance Report
Form (ED 524B). processed and used in a timely manner;
Agency Information Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
OMB Control Number: 1894–0003. Activities; Comment Request; Federal
Type of Review: A revision of an (4) how might the Department enhance
Student Loan Program Deferment the quality, utility, and clarity of the
existing information collection. Request Forms
Respondents/Affected Public: State, information to be collected; and (5) how
Local, and Tribal Governments. AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), might the Department minimize the
Total Estimated Number of Annual Department of Education (ED). burden of this collection on the
Responses: 5,300. ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use
Total Estimated Number of Annual of information technology. Please note
SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in
Burden Hours: 121,050.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is response to this notice will be
Abstract: The ED 524B form and
proposing an extension of an existing considered public records.
instructions are used in order for
information collection.
grantees to meet Department of Title of Collection: Federal Student
Education (ED) deadline dates for DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 1, Loan Program Deferment Request
submission of performance reports for Forms.
ED discretionary grant programs. 2018.
Recipients of multi-year discretionary ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1845–0011.
grants must submit an annual documents related to the information Type of Review: An extension of an
performance report for each year collection listed in this notice, please existing information collection.
funding has been approved in order to use http://www.regulations.gov by
Respondents/Affected Public:
receive a continuation award. The searching the Docket ID number ED–
Individuals or Households.
annual performance report should 2018–ICCD–0033. Comments submitted
demonstrate whether substantial in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
progress has been made toward meeting submitted electronically through the Responses: 1,211,634.
the approved goals and objectives of the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Total Estimated Number of Annual
project. ED program offices may also www.regulations.gov by selecting the Burden Hours: 193,861.
require recipients of ‘‘forward funded’’ Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Abstract: These forms serve as the
grants that are awarded funds for their means by which borrowers in the
entire multi-year project up-front in a Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
single grant award to submit the ED
the comment period will not be (Direct Loan), Federal Family Education
524B on an annual basis. In addition,
accepted. Written requests for Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins
ED program offices may also require
information or comments submitted by Loan (Perkins Loan) Programs may
recipients to use the ED 524B to submit
their final performance reports to postal mail or delivery should be request deferment of repayment on their
demonstrate project success, impact and addressed to the Director of the loans if they meet certain statutory and
outcomes. In both the annual and final Information Collection Clearance regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department
performance reports, grantees are Division, U.S. Department of Education, of Education and other loan holders
required to provide data on established 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room uses the information collected on these
performance measures for the grant 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. forms to determine whether a borrower
program (e.g., Government Performance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For meets the eligibility requirements for
and Results Act measures) and on specific questions related to collection the specific deferment type being
project performance measures that were activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202– submitted.
included in the grantee’s approved grant 377–3681. Dated: March 28, 2018.
application. The ED 524B also contains SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Kate Mullan,
a number of questions related to project Department of Education (ED), in
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financial data such as Federal and non- accordance with the Paperwork Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Federal expenditures and indirect cost Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
Officer, Office of Management.
information. Performance reporting 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
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requirements are found in 34 CFR 74.51, public and Federal agencies with an
75.118, 75.253, 75.590 and 80.40 of the opportunity to comment on proposed, BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Education Department General revised, and continuing collections of
Administrative Regulations. information. This helps the Department

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 June 1, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202-377-3681.
FR Citation		83 FR 13973