83 FR 41071 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Family Educational Loan Program-Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 160 (August 17, 2018)

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 41071]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17758]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0086]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Federal Family Educational Loan Program--Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (SCRA)

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 
October 16, 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-
0086. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9081, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

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 Family Educational Loan Program--
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0093.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 16,731.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 50,115.
    Abstract: The Department is requesting a revision of the current 
information collection. These Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 
Program regulations require a loan holder to match its database against 
the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and automatically apply the 
interest rate limitation, as appropriate, to borrowers under the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). There has been no change in the 
statute or in the regulations. The Department is revising downward the 
overall collection burden due to the decreasing number of FFEL loan 
holders and affected loans. Additionally, the Department is removing 
the minimal burden previously assessed individuals as a separate form 
was created subsequent to the initial information collection and the 
burden on individuals is more appropriate linked to that information 
collection.

    Dated: August 14, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-17758 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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