83_FR_24192 83 FR 24091 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Temporary Expansion of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TE-PSLF)

83 FR 24091 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Temporary Expansion of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TE-PSLF)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 101 (May 24, 2018)

Page Range24091-24092
FR Document2018-11109

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24091-24092]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11109]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0060]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Temporary Expansion of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TE-PSLF)

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 
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an 
emergency review of a new information collection.

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DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by May 21, 2018. A 
regular clearance process is also hereby being initiated. Interested 
persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 23, 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-
0060. 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 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: Temporary Expansion of Public Service Loan 
Forgiveness (TE-PSLF).
    OMB Control Number: 1845--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,899.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,380.
    Abstract: This is a request for an emergency clearance to enable 
FSA to ensure that the required operational changes can be implemented 
to allow for the benefits to be available to federal student loan 
borrowers as well as to remain in compliance with the statutory 
requirements.
    Section 315 of Title III, Division H in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018, (Pub. L. 115-141) included a provision for ED 
to implement ``. . . a simple method for borrowers to apply for loan 
cancellation . . .'' under a temporary expansion of the PSLF program. 
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, required ED to implement an 
application process within 60 days of enactment. To meet that 
requirement, we are requesting emergency clearance by May 21, 2018. We 
are also requesting the initiation of the full clearance review to 
allow for public comment on the process.
    ED is requesting a new collection to be used to obtain information 
from federal student loan borrowers to make a determination of their 
eligibility for participation in the loan forgiveness mandated by the 
new appropriations law. This loan forgiveness is only available to 
Direct Loan borrowers who otherwise qualify for Public Service Loan 
Forgiveness (PSLF) and meet other new requirements.
    Additional Information: An emergency clearance approval for the use 
of the system is described below due to the following conditions:
     This is a request for an emergency clearance to enable FSA 
to ensure that the required operational changes can be implemented to 
allow for the benefits to be available to federal student loan 
borrowers as well as to remain in compliance with the statutory 
requirements.

    Dated: May 21, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Administrative and National Policy IRIS and to view the reporting The official version of this document is Requirements: We identify instructions, please go to www.ed.gov/ the document published in the Federal administrative and national policy fund/grant/apply/appforms/ Register. You may access the official requirements in the application package appforms.html. edition of the Federal Register and the and reference these and other (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Code of Federal Regulations via the requirements in the Applicable Secretary may provide a grantee with Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/ Regulations section of this notice. additional funding for data collection fdsys. At this site you can view this We reference the regulations outlining analysis and reporting. If a grantee is document, as well as all other the terms and conditions of an award in provided additional funding for this documents of this Department the Applicable Regulations section of purpose, the Secretary establishes a data published in the Federal Register, in this notice and include these and other collection period. text or Portable Document Format specific conditions in the GAN. The 5. Performance Measures: Under the (PDF). To use PDF you must have GAN also incorporates your approved Government Performance and Results Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is application as part of your binding Act of 1993, the following measures will available free at this site. commitments under the grant. be used to evaluate the success of the You may also access documents of the 3. Open Licensing Requirements: LRC Program: Department published in the Federal Unless an exception applies, if you are (a) Percentage of LRC products or Register by using the article search awarded a grant under this competition, activities judged to be successful by LRC feature at: www.federalregister.gov. you will be required to openly license customers with respect to quality, Specifically, through the advanced to the public grant deliverables created usefulness and relevance. search feature at this site, you can limit in whole, or in part, with Department (b) Percentage of LRC products judged your search to documents published by grant funds. When the deliverable to be successful by an independent the Department. consists of modifications to pre-existing expert review panel with respect to works, the license extends only to those quality, usefulness and relevance. Dated: May 21, 2018. modifications that can be separately (c) Cost per LRC project that increased Frank T. Brogan, identified and only to the extent that the number of training programs for K– Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and open licensing is permitted under the 16 instructors of LCTLs (efficiency Delegated the Duties of Assistant Secretary, terms of any licenses or other legal measure). Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy restrictions on the use of pre-existing The information provided by grantees Development, Delegated the Duties of the works. Additionally, a grantee or in their performance reports submitted Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education. subgrantee that is awarded competitive via the IRIS reporting system will be the [FR Doc. 2018–11187 Filed 5–23–18; 8:45 am] grant funds must have a plan to source of data for these measures. disseminate these public grant Reporting screens for institutions can be BILLING CODE 4000–01–P deliverables. This dissemination plan viewed at: http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/ can be developed and submitted after LRC.pdf. your application has been reviewed and 6. Continuation Awards: In making a DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION selected for funding. For additional continuation award under 34 CFR 75.253, the Secretary considers, among [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0060] information on the open licensing requirements please refer to 2 CFR other things: Whether a grantee has Agency Information Collection 3474.20. made substantial progress in achieving Activities; Comment Request; 4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a the goals and objectives of the project; Temporary Expansion of Public grant under this competition, you must whether the grantee has expended funds Service Loan Forgiveness (TE–PSLF) ensure that you have in place the in a manner that is consistent with its necessary processes and systems to approved application and budget; and, AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), comply with the reporting requirements if the Secretary has established Department of Education (ED). sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES in 2 CFR part 170.110(b). performance measurement ACTION: Notice. (b) At the end of your project period, requirements, the performance targets in you must submit a final performance the grantee’s approved application. SUMMARY: In accordance with the report, including financial information, In making a continuation award, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is as directed by the Secretary. If you Secretary also considers whether the requesting the Office of Management receive a multi-year award, you must grantee is operating in compliance with and Budget (OMB) to conduct an submit an annual performance report the assurances in its approved emergency review of a new information that provides the most current application, including those applicable collection. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 May 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

24092 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 101 / Thursday, May 24, 2018 / Notices DATES: Approval by the OMB has been response to this notice will be DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION requested by May 21, 2018. A regular considered public records. clearance process is also hereby being Title of Collection: Temporary Extension of Deadlines for Transmittal initiated. Interested persons are invited Expansion of Public Service Loan of Applications; Hurricane Education to submit comments on or before July Forgiveness (TE–PSLF). Recovery 23, 2018. OMB Control Number: 1845—NEW. AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Type of Review: A new information ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Secondary Education, Department of collection. documents related to the information Education. Respondents/Affected Public: collection listed in this notice, please ACTION: Notice; extension of deadlines. Individuals or Households. use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual searching the Docket ID number ED– SUMMARY: On April 25, 2018, the U.S. Responses: 10,899. Department of Education (Department) 2018–ICCD–0060. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual in response to this notice should be published in the Federal Register a Burden Hours: 4,380. notice announcing the availability of submitted electronically through the Abstract: This is a request for an Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// funds and application deadlines for the emergency clearance to enable FSA to Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for www.regulations.gov by selecting the ensure that the required operational Docket ID number or via postal mail, Displaced Students (Emergency Impact changes can be implemented to allow Aid) and the Assistance for Homeless commercial delivery, or hand delivery. for the benefits to be available to federal Please note that comments submitted by Children and Youth programs under student loan borrowers as well as to Division B, Subdivision 1, Title VIII, fax or email and those submitted after remain in compliance with the statutory the comment period will not be ‘‘Hurricane Education Recovery,’’ of requirements. Public Law 115–123, the ‘‘Bipartisan accepted. Written requests for Section 315 of Title III, Division H in information or comments submitted by Budget Act of 2018.’’ This notice the Consolidated Appropriations Act, extends the original May 25, 2018 postal mail or delivery should be 2018, (Pub. L. 115–141) included a addressed to the Director of the deadlines for State educational agency provision for ED to implement ‘‘. . . a (SEA) transmittal of both applications to Information Collection Clearance simple method for borrowers to apply Division, U.S. Department of Education, June 4, 2018. In addition, this notice for loan cancellation . . .’’ under a extends the original May 15, 2018 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room temporary expansion of the PSLF 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. deadline for local educational agencies program. The Consolidated (LEAs) to submit applications to SEAs FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Appropriations Act, 2018, required ED under the Emergency Impact Aid specific questions related to collection to implement an application process program to May 25, 2018. activities, please contact Beth within 60 days of enactment. To meet DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of SEA Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. that requirement, we are requesting emergency clearance by May 21, 2018. Application for the Emergency Impact SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Aid program: June 4, 2018. SEAs must Department of Education (ED), in We are also requesting the initiation of the full clearance review to allow for submit any application amendments accordance with the Paperwork affecting allocations under the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. public comment on the process. ED is requesting a new collection to Emergency Impact Aid program to the 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Department no later than July 20, 2018. be used to obtain information from public and Federal agencies with an Deadline for Transmittal of SEA federal student loan borrowers to make opportunity to comment on proposed, Application for the Homeless Children a determination of their eligibility for revised, and continuing collections of and Youth program: June 4, 2018. participation in the loan forgiveness Deadline for LEAs to submit information. This helps the Department mandated by the new appropriations applications to SEAs under the assess the impact of its information law. This loan forgiveness is only Emergency Impact Aid program: May collection requirements and minimize available to Direct Loan borrowers who 25, 2018. An SEA may establish the public’s reporting burden. It also otherwise qualify for Public Service additional reasonable deadlines to helps the public understand the Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and meet other collect necessary revisions from LEAs, Department’s information collection new requirements. Bureau of Indian Education schools, and requirements and provide the requested Additional Information: An non-public schools, to facilitate data in the desired format. ED is emergency clearance approval for the submission of SEA final application soliciting comments on the proposed use of the system is described below amendments by July 20, 2018. information collection request (ICR) that due to the following conditions: Deadline for LEAs to submit is described below. The Department of • This is a request for an emergency applications to SEAs under the Education is especially interested in clearance to enable FSA to ensure that Assistance for Homeless Children and public comment addressing the the required operational changes can be Youth program: There is no statutory following issues: (1) Is this collection implemented to allow for the benefits to deadline for LEA applications under necessary to the proper functions of the be available to federal student loan this program. Each eligible SEA will set Department; (2) will this information be borrowers as well as to remain in a reasonable deadline for the processed and used in a timely manner; compliance with the statutory submission of LEA applications. (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; requirements. (4) how might the Department enhance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES the quality, utility, and clarity of the Dated: May 21, 2018. additional information on the information to be collected; and (5) how Kate Mullan, Emergency Impact Aid program, please might the Department minimize the Acting Director, Information Collection contact Francisco Ramirez. Telephone burden of this collection on the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy (202) 260–1541. Email: respondents, including through the use Officer, Office of Management. K12EmergencyImpactAid@ed.gov. For of information technology. Please note [FR Doc. 2018–11109 Filed 5–23–18; 8:45 am] additional information on the that written comments received in BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Assistance for Homeless Children and VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 May 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesApproval by the OMB has been requested by May 21, 2018. A regular clearance process is also hereby being initiated. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 23, 2018.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation83 FR 24091 
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