83_FR_30842 83 FR 30716 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request Forms

83 FR 30716 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request Forms

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 126 (June 29, 2018)

Page Range30716-30717
FR Document2018-14022

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30716-30717]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14022]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 30, 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 206-06, 
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: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 683,903.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 109,424.
    Abstract: These forms serve as the means by which borrowers in the 
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan), Federal Family 
Education

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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: June 26, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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                                                be of high relevance to improving                       Room 5113, Potomac Center Plaza,                       commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
                                                outcomes for infants, toddlers, children                Washington, DC 20202–2500.                             Please note that comments submitted by
                                                and youth with disabilities;                            Telephone: (202) 245–7363. If you use a                fax or email and those submitted after
                                                   • Program Performance Measure #3:                    TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at              the comment period will not be
                                                The percentage of Educational                           1–800–877–8339.                                        accepted. Written requests for
                                                Technology, Media, and Materials                          Electronic Access to This Document:                  information or comments submitted by
                                                Program products and services judged to                 The official version of this document is               postal mail or delivery should be
                                                be of useful in improving results for                   the document published in the Federal                  addressed to the Director of the
                                                infants, toddler, children and youth                    Register.You may access the official                   Information Collection Clearance
                                                with disabilities;                                      edition of the Federal Register and the                Division, U.S. Department of Education,
                                                   • Program Performance Measure #4.1:                  Code of Federal Regulations via the                    400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
                                                The federal cost per unit of accessible                 Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/                206–06, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
                                                educational materials funded by the                     fdsys. At this site you can view this                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                Educational Technology, Media, and                      document, as well as all other                         specific questions related to collection
                                                Materials Program;                                      documents of this Department                           activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202–
                                                   • Program Performance Measure #4.2:                  published in the Federal Register, in                  377–3681.
                                                The federal cost per unit of accessible                 text or Portable Document Format                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                educational materials from the National                 (PDF). To use PDF you must have
                                                Instructional Materials Accessibility                                                                          Department of Education (ED), in
                                                                                                        Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                         accordance with the Paperwork
                                                Center funded by the Educational                        available free at the site.
                                                Technology, Media, and Materials                                                                               Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                          You may also access documents of the
                                                Program; and                                                                                                   3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                                                                                        Department published in the Federal
                                                   • Program Performance Measure #4.3:                                                                         public and Federal agencies with an
                                                                                                        Register by using the article search
                                                The federal cost per unit of video                                                                             opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                                                                                        feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
                                                description funded by the Educational                                                                          revised, and continuing collections of
                                                                                                        Specifically, through the advanced
                                                Technology, Media, and Materials                                                                               information. This helps the Department
                                                                                                        search feature at this site, you can limit
                                                Program.                                                                                                       assess the impact of its information
                                                                                                        your search to documents published by
                                                   Projects funded under this                                                                                  collection requirements and minimize
                                                                                                        the Department.
                                                competition are required to submit data                                                                        the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                                                                                          Dated: June 26, 2018.                                helps the public understand the
                                                on these measures as directed by OSEP.
                                                   Grantees will be required to report                  Johnny W. Collett,                                     Department’s information collection
                                                information on their project’s                          Assistant Secretary for Special Education and          requirements and provide the requested
                                                performance in annual performance                       Rehabilitative Services.                               data in the desired format. ED is
                                                reports and additional performance data                 [FR Doc. 2018–14083 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am]            soliciting comments on the proposed
                                                to the Department (34 CFR 75.590 and                    BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                 information collection request (ICR) that
                                                75.591).                                                                                                       is described below. The Department of
                                                   6. Continuation Awards: In making a                                                                         Education is especially interested in
                                                continuation award under 34 CFR                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                public comment addressing the
                                                75.253, the Secretary considers, among                  [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0033]
                                                                                                                                                               following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                                other things: Whether a grantee has                                                                            necessary to the proper functions of the
                                                made substantial progress in achieving                  Agency Information Collection                          Department; (2) will this information be
                                                the goals and objectives of the project;                Activities; Submission to the Office of                processed and used in a timely manner;
                                                whether the grantee has expended funds                  Management and Budget for Review                       (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
                                                in a manner that is consistent with its                 and Approval; Comment Request;                         (4) how might the Department enhance
                                                approved application and budget; and,                   Federal Student Loan Program                           the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                if the Secretary has established                        Deferment Request Forms                                information to be collected; and (5) how
                                                performance measurement                                                                                        might the Department minimize the
                                                requirements, the performance targets in                AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),                     burden of this collection on the
                                                the grantee’s approved application.                     Department of Education (ED).                          respondents, including through the use
                                                   In making a continuation award, the                  ACTION: Notice.                                        of information technology. Please note
                                                Secretary also considers whether the                                                                           that written comments received in
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                      response to this notice will be
                                                grantee is operating in compliance with
                                                                                                        Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is                 considered public records.
                                                the assurances in its approved
                                                                                                        proposing a revision of an existing                       Title of Collection: Federal Student
                                                application, including those applicable
                                                                                                        information collection.                                Loan Program Deferment Request
                                                to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit
                                                discrimination in programs or activities                DATES: Interested persons are invited to               Forms.
                                                receiving Federal financial assistance                  submit comments on or before July 30,                     OMB Control Number: 1845–0011.
                                                from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,                      2018.                                                     Type of Review: A revision of an
                                                104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).                       ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                existing information collection.
                                                                                                        documents related to the information                      Respondents/Affected Public:
                                                VII. Other Information                                  collection listed in this notice, please               Individuals or Households.
                                                  Accessible Format: Individuals with                   use http://www.regulations.gov by
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                                                                                                                                                                  Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                disabilities can obtain this document                   searching the Docket ID number ED–                     Responses: 683,903.
                                                and a copy of the application package in                2018–ICCD–0033. Comments submitted                        Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                an accessible format (e.g., braille, large              in response to this notice should be                   Burden Hours: 109,424.
                                                print, audiotape, or compact disc) by                   submitted electronically through the                      Abstract: These forms serve as the
                                                contacting the Management Support                       Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                  means by which borrowers in the
                                                Services Team, U.S. Department of                       www.regulations.gov by selecting the                   William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
                                                Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,                      Docket ID number or via postal mail,                   (Direct Loan), Federal Family Education


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                                                Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins                     conditions. The performance                            index, such as those containing
                                                Loan (Perkins Loan) Programs may                        improvement would be applied to the                    information that is exempt from public
                                                request deferment of repayment on their                 measured performance of the variable-                  disclosure, may not be publicly
                                                loans if they meet certain statutory and                speed room air conditioner when tested                 available.
                                                regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department                under the high-temperature rating                        The docket web page can be found at
                                                of Education and other loan holders                     condition of the DOE test procedure for                http://www.regulations.gov/
                                                uses the information collected on these                 room air conditioners to determine the                 docket?D=EERE-2018-BT-WAV-0006.
                                                forms to determine whether a borrower                   test unit’s final rated CEER value. DOE                The docket web page contains simple
                                                meets the eligibility requirements for                  grants LG an interim waiver from the                   instruction on how to access all
                                                the specific deferment type being                       DOE’s room air conditioner test                        documents, including public comments,
                                                submitted.                                              procedure for the specified basic                      in the docket. See section V for
                                                  Dated: June 26, 2018.                                 models, subject to use of the alternate                information on how to submit
                                                                                                        test procedure as set forth in the Interim             comments through http://
                                                Kate Mullan,
                                                                                                        Waiver Order. DOE solicits comments,                   www.regulations.gov.
                                                Acting Director, Information Collection
                                                Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
                                                                                                        data, and information concerning LG’s                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                Officer, Office of Management.                          petition and its suggested alternate test                Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–14022 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        procedure to inform its final decision on              Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
                                                                                                        LG’s waiver request.                                   Renewable Energy, Building
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                                                                                                        DATES: Written comments and                            Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B,
                                                                                                        information are requested and will be                  1000 Independence Avenue SW,
                                                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    accepted on or before July 30, 2018.                   Washington, DC 20585–0121. E-mail:
                                                                                                        ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                      AS_Waiver_Request@ee.doe.gov.
                                                [Case Number 2018–003; EERE–2018–BT–                    encouraged to submit comments using                      Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of
                                                WAV–0006]                                                                                                      Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
                                                                                                        the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
                                                                                                        http://www.regulations.gov.                            Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building,
                                                Notice of Petition for Waiver of LG
                                                                                                        Alternatively, interested persons may                  1000 Independence Avenue SW,
                                                Electronics USA, Inc. From the
                                                                                                        submit comments, identified by case                    Washington, DC 20585–0103.
                                                Department of Energy Room Air
                                                                                                        number ‘‘2018–003’’, and Docket                        Telephone: (202) 586–1777. E-mail:
                                                Conditioner Test Procedure and Notice
                                                                                                        number ‘‘EERE–2018–BT–WAV–0006,’’                      Sarah.Butler@hq.doe.gov.
                                                of Grant of Interim Waiver
                                                                                                        by any of the following methods:                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                AGENCY:   Office of Energy Efficiency and                  • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                                                                                                                               I. Background and Authority
                                                Renewable Energy, Department of                         www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                Energy.                                                 instructions for submitting comments.                     The Energy Policy and Conservation
                                                ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver and                  • Email: LG2018WAV0006@                             Act of 1975 (‘‘EPCA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’),1
                                                grant of an interim waiver, and request                 ee.doe.gov. Include the case number                    Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–
                                                for comments.                                           [Case No. 2018–003] in the subject line                6317, as codified), among other things,
                                                                                                        of the message.                                        authorizes DOE to regulate the energy
                                                SUMMARY:   This document announces                         • Postal Mail: Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S.               efficiency of a number of consumer
                                                receipt of and publishes a petition for                 Department of Energy, Office of Energy                 products and industrial equipment.
                                                waiver from LG Electronics USA, Inc.                    Efficiency and Renewable Energy,                       Title III, Part B 2 of EPCA established the
                                                (‘‘LG’’), which seeks an exemption from                 Building Technologies Office, Mailstop                 Energy Conservation Program for
                                                the U.S. Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’)                 EE–5B, Petition for Waiver Case No.                    Consumer Products Other Than
                                                test procedure used for determining the                 2018–003, 1000 Independence Avenue                     Automobiles, a program that includes
                                                efficiency of specified room air                        SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. If                      room air conditioners, which are the
                                                conditioner basic models. LG seeks to                   possible, please submit all items on a                 subject of this document. (42 U.S.C.
                                                use an alternate test procedure to                      compact disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is             6292(a)(2)).
                                                address issues involved in testing the                  not necessary to include printed copies.                  DOE regulations set forth at 10 CFR
                                                basic models identified in its petition.                   • Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance                  430.27 contain provisions that allow
                                                According to LG, the current DOE test                   and Equipment Standards Program, U.S.                  any interested person to seek a waiver
                                                procedure for room air conditioners,                    Department of Energy, Building                         from test procedure requirements for a
                                                which provides for testing at full-load                 Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza                particular basic model when the
                                                performance only, does not take into                    SW, Room 6046, Washington, DC 20024.                   petitioner’s basic model for which the
                                                account the benefits of room air                        If possible, please submit all items on a              petition for waiver was submitted
                                                conditioners that use variable-speed                    ‘‘CD’’, in which case it is not necessary              contains one or more design
                                                compressors (‘‘variable speed air                       to include printed copies.                             characteristics that either (1) prevent
                                                conditioners’’), with their part-load                      No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be                  testing according to the prescribed test
                                                performance characteristics, and                        accepted. For detailed instructions on                 procedure, or (2) cause the prescribed
                                                misrepresents their actual energy                       submitting comments and additional                     test procedures to evaluate the basic
                                                consumption. LG requests that it be                     information on this process, see section               model in a manner so unrepresentative
                                                permitted to test the specified basic                   V of this document.                                    of its true energy consumption
                                                models at four rating conditions instead                   Docket: The docket, which includes                  characteristics as to provide materially
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                                                of a single rating condition and to                     Federal Register notices, comments,                    inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR
                                                calculate the test unit’s weighted-                     and other supporting documents/
                                                average combined energy efficiency                      materials, is available for review at                     1 All references to EPCA in this document refer

                                                ratio (CEER), which can then be                         http://www.regulations.gov. All                        to the statute as amended through the EPS
                                                                                                                                                               Improvement Act of 2017, Public Law 11–115
                                                compared to the expected performance                    documents in the docket are listed in                  (January 12, 2018).
                                                of a comparable single-speed room air                   the http://www.regulations.gov index.                     2 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the

                                                conditioner across the same four rating                 However, some documents listed in the                  U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A.



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Document Created: 2018-06-29 01:14:08
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 30, 2018.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202-377-3681.
FR Citation83 FR 30716 

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