83_FR_54068 83 FR 53861 - Annual Notice of Interest Rates for Variable-Rate Federal Student Loans Made Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program Prior to July 1, 2010

83 FR 53861 - Annual Notice of Interest Rates for Variable-Rate Federal Student Loans Made Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program Prior to July 1, 2010

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 207 (October 25, 2018)

Page Range53861-53864
FR Document2018-23371

The Acting Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid announces the interest rates for loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program that have variable interest rates. The rates announced in this notice are in effect for the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53861-53864]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23371]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Annual Notice of Interest Rates for Variable-Rate Federal Student 
Loans Made Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program Prior to 
July 1, 2010

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Acting Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid 
announces the interest rates for loans made under the Federal Family 
Education Loan (FFEL) Program that have variable interest rates. The 
rates announced in this notice are in effect for the period July 1, 
2018, through June 30, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Utz, U.S. Department of Education, 
830 First Street NE, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 
377-4040 or by email: Jon.Utz@ed.gov.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an 
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact 
disc) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
(CFDA) Number: 84.032.
    Section 427A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) 
(20 U.S.C. 1077a), provides formulas for determining the interest rates 
charged to borrowers on loans made under the FFEL Program, including 
Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans (Stafford Loans), 
Federal PLUS Loans (PLUS Loans), Federal Consolidation Loans 
(Consolidation Loans), and Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS 
Loans). No new loans have been made under the FFEL Program since June 
30, 2010.
    The FFEL Program includes loans with variable interest rates that 
change each year and loans with fixed interest rates that remain the 
same for the life of the loan. For loans with a variable interest rate, 
the specific interest rate formula that applies to a particular loan 
depends on the date of the first disbursement of the loan or, in the 
case of a Consolidation Loan, the date the application for the loan was 
received. If a loan has a variable interest rate, a new rate is 
determined annually and is in effect during the period from July 1 of 
one year through June 30 of the following year.
    This notice announces the interest rates for variable-rate FFEL 
Program loans that will be in effect during the period from July 1, 
2018, through June 30, 2019. Interest rates for fixed-rate FFEL Program 
loans may be found in a Federal Register notice published on September 
15, 2015 (80 FR 55342).
    For the majority of variable-rate FFEL Program loans, the annual 
interest rate is equal to the lesser of--

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    (1) The bond equivalent rate of the 91-day Treasury bills auctioned 
at the final auction held before June 1 of each year, plus a statutory 
add-on percentage; or
    (2) A statutorily established maximum interest rate.
    The bond equivalent rate of the 91-day Treasury bills auctioned on 
May 29, 2018, is 1.931 percent, rounded to 1.93 percent.
    For PLUS Loans first disbursed before July 1, 1998, and for all SLS 
Loans, the annual interest rate is equal to the lesser of--
    (1) The weekly average of the one-year constant maturity Treasury 
yield, as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System for the last day of the calendar week ending on or before June 
26 of each year, plus a statutory add-on percentage; or
    (2) A statutorily established maximum interest rate.
    The weekly average of the one-year constant maturity Treasury yield 
as published for the week ending on or before June 26, 2018, is 2.34 
percent.
    For Consolidation Loans that have a variable interest rate, the 
annual interest rate for the portion of a Consolidation Loan that 
repaid loans other than loans made under the Health Education 
Assistance Loans (HEAL) Program is equal to--
    (1) The bond equivalent rate of the 91-day Treasury bill auctioned 
at the final auction held before June 1 of each year, plus a statutory 
add-on percentage; or
    (2) A statutorily established maximum interest rate.
    If a Consolidation Loan (whether a variable-rate loan or a fixed-
rate loan) repaid loans made under the HEAL Program, the interest rate 
on the portion of the Consolidation Loan that repaid HEAL loans is a 
variable rate that is equal to the average of the bond equivalent rates 
of the 91-day Treasury bills auctioned for the quarter ending June 30, 
plus a statutory add-on percentage. For the portion of a Consolidation 
Loan that repaid HEAL loans, there is no maximum interest rate.
    The average of the bond equivalent rates of the 91-day Treasury 
bills auctioned for the quarter ending on June 30, 2018, is 1.88 
percent.
    The statutory add-on percentages and maximum interest rates vary 
depending on loan type and when the loan was first disbursed. In 
addition, the add-on percentage for certain Stafford Loans is different 
depending on whether the loan is in an in-school, grace, or deferment 
status, or in any other status. If the interest rate calculated in 
accordance with the applicable formula exceeds the statutory maximum 
interest rate, the statutory maximum rate applies.
    Charts 1 through 4 show the interest rate formulas that are used to 
determine the interest rates for all variable-rate FFEL Program loans 
and the interest rates that are in effect during the 12-month period 
from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. Unless otherwise indicated, 
the cohorts shown in each chart include all borrowers, regardless of 
prior borrowing.
    Chart 1 shows the interest rates for loans with rates based on the 
91-day Treasury bill, with the exception of ``converted'' variable-rate 
Federal Stafford Loans and certain Federal Consolidation Loans.
    Chart 2 shows the interest rates for loans with rates based on the 
weekly average of the one-year constant maturity Treasury yield.
    Chart 3 shows the interest rates for ``converted'' variable-rate 
Federal Stafford Loans. These are loans that originally had varying 
fixed interest rates.
    Finally, Chart 4 shows the interest rates for variable-rate Federal 
Consolidation Loans, and for the portion of any Federal Consolidation 
Loan that repaid loans made under the HEAL Program.

                         Chart 1--Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans, Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans, and Federal Plus Loans
                                                      [Interest rate based on 91-day treasury bill]
 
 
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Loan type                       Cohort..........   91-day T-bill              Add-on (%)                Maximum rate  Interest rate 07/01/18 through 06/
                                                   rate 05/29/18                                                 (%)               30/19 (%)
                                                             (%)
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Subsidized Stafford...........  First disbursed             1.93  1.70 (in-school,  2.30 (any other             8.25  3.63 (in-school,  4.23 (any other
Unsubsidized Stafford.........   on/after 07/01/                   grace,            status).                          grace,            status).
                                 98 and before                     deferment).                                         deferment).
                                 07/01/06.
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PLUS..........................  First disbursed             1.93                 3.10                           9.00                 5.03
                                 on/after 07/01/
                                 98 and before
                                 07/01/06.
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Subsidized Stafford...........  First disbursed             1.93  2.50 (in-school,  3.10 (any other             8.25  4.43 (in-school,  5.03 (any other
Unsubsidized Stafford.........   on/after 07/01/                   grace,            status).                          grace,            status).
                                 95 and before                     deferment).                                         deferment).
                                 07/01/98.
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Subsidized Stafford...........  First disbursed             1.93                 3.10                           8.25                 5.03
Unsubsidized Stafford.........   on/after 07/01/
                                 94 and before
                                 07/01/95, for a
                                 period of
                                 enrollment that
                                 included or
                                 began on or
                                 after 07/01/94.
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Subsidized Stafford...........  First disbursed             1.93                 3.10                           9.00                 5.03
Unsubsidized Stafford.........   on/after 10/01/
                                 92 and before
                                 07/01/94; and
                                First disbursed
                                 on/after 07/01/
                                 94, for a
                                 period of
                                 enrollment
                                 ending before
                                 07/01/94 (new
                                 borrowers).
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                                    Chart 2--Federal Plus Loans and SLS Loans
              [Interest rate based on weekly average of one-year constant maturity treasury yield]
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                                                  Weekly average
                                                     of 1-year
                                                     constant
                                                     maturity                                      Interest rate
                                                  treasury yield                   Maximum rate      07/01/18
        Loan type                 Cohort             for last       Add-on (%)          (%)       through 06/30/
                                                   calendar week                                      19 (%)
                                                   ending on or
                                                   before 06/26/
                                                      18 (%)
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PLUS....................  First disbursed on/               2.34            3.10            9.00            5.44
                           after 07/01/94 and
                           before 07/01/98.
PLUS....................  First disbursed on/               2.34            3.10           10.00            5.44
                           after 10/01/92 and
                           before 07/01/94.
SLS.....................  First disbursed on/               2.34            3.10           11.00            5.44
                           after 10/01/92,for a
                           period of enrollment
                           beginning before 07/
                           01/94.
PLUS....................  First disbursed before            2.34            3.25           12.00            5.59
                           10/01/92.
SLS
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                                 Chart 3--``Converted'' Variable-Rate Subsidized and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans
                                                      [Interest rate based on 91-day treasury bill]
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                                                                                                                                           Interest rate
                                                                 Original fixed interest   91-day T-bill                   Maximum rate      07/01/18
              Loan type                         Cohort            rate (later converted    rate 05/29/18    Add-on (%)          (%)       through 06/30/
                                                                  to variable rate) (%)         (%)                                           19 (%)
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Subsidized Stafford..................  First disbursed on or     8.00, increasing to                1.93            3.10           10.00            5.03
Unsubsidized Stafford................   after 07/23/92 and        10.00.
                                        before 07/01/94 (prior
                                        borrowers).
Subsidized Stafford..................  First disbursed on or     9.00...................            1.93            3.10            9.00            5.03
Unsubsidized Stafford................   after 07/23/92 and
                                        before 07/01/94 (prior
                                        borrowers).
Subsidized Stafford..................  First disbursed on or     8.00...................            1.93            3.10            8.00            5.03
Unsubsidized Stafford................   after 07/23/92 and
                                        before 07/01/94 (prior
                                        borrowers).
Subsidized Stafford..................  First disbursed on or     7.00...................            1.93            3.10            7.00            5.03
Unsubsidized Stafford................   after 07/23/92 and
                                        before 07/01/94 (prior
                                        borrowers).
Subsidized Stafford..................  First disbursed on or     8.00, increasing to                1.93            3.25           10.00            5.18
Unsubsidized Stafford................   after 07/23/92 and        10.00.
                                        before 10/01/92 (new
                                        borrowers).
Subsidized Stafford..................  First disbursed on or     8.00, increasing to                1.93            3.25           10.00            5.18
Unsubsidized Stafford................   after 07/01/88 and        10.00.
                                        before 07/23/92.
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                                                          Chart 4--Federal Consolidation Loans
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                                                                                          Average of the
                                                                                               bond
                                                                                            equivalent
                                                                                           rates of the                                    Interest rate
     Consolidation loan component               Cohort            91-day T-bill rate 05/  91-day T-bills    Add-on (%)     Maximum rate      07/01/18
                                                                        29/18 (%)          auctioned for                        (%)       through 06/30/
                                                                                            the quarter                                       19 (%)
                                                                                           ending 06/30/
                                                                                              18 (%)
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Portion of loan that repaid loans      Application received on/  1.93...................             N/A            3.10            8.25            5.03
 other than HEAL loans.                 after 11/13/97 and
                                        before 10/01/98.
Portion of the loan that repaid HEAL   Application received on/  N/A....................            1.88            3.00            None            4.88
 loans.                                 after 11/13/97.
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Federal Regulations via the

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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.

    Dated: October 22, 2018.
James F. Manning,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2018-23371 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               ACTION:   Notice.                                       respondents, including through the use                SUMMARY:    The Acting Chief Operating
                                                                                                       of information technology. Please note                Officer for Federal Student Aid
                                               SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                      that written comments received in                     announces the interest rates for loans
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is                  response to this notice will be                       made under the Federal Family
                                               proposing a reinstatement of a                          considered public records.                            Education Loan (FFEL) Program that
                                               previously approved information                           Title of Collection: Survey on the Use              have variable interest rates. The rates
                                               collection.                                             of Funds Under Title II, Part A:                      announced in this notice are in effect for
                                               DATES: Interested persons are invited to                Supporting Effective Instruction                      the period July 1, 2018, through June 30,
                                               submit comments on or before                            Grants—Subgrants to LEAs.                             2019.
                                               November 26, 2018.                                        OMB Control Number: 1810–0618.                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon
                                               ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                   Type of Review: A reinstatement of a                Utz, U.S. Department of Education, 830
                                               documents related to the information                    previously approved information                       First Street NE, 11th Floor, Washington,
                                               collection listed in this notice, please                collection.                                           DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 377–4040
                                               use http://www.regulations.gov by                         Respondents/Affected Public: State,                 or by email: Jon.Utz@ed.gov.
                                               searching the Docket ID number ED–                      Local, and Tribal Governments.                           If you use a telecommunications
                                                                                                         Total Estimated Number of Annual                    device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
                                               2017–ICCD–0149. Comments submitted
                                                                                                       Responses: 4,326.                                     telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
                                               in response to this notice should be                      Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                               submitted electronically through the                                                                          Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
                                                                                                       Burden Hours: 8,577.
                                               Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                     Abstract: The Elementary and                        8339.
                                               www.regulations.gov by selecting the                                                                             Individuals with disabilities can
                                                                                                       Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
                                               Docket ID number or via postal mail,                                                                          obtain this document in an accessible
                                                                                                       reauthorized by the Every Student
                                               commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                                                                        format (e.g., braille, large print,
                                                                                                       Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), provides
                                               Please note that comments submitted by                                                                        audiotape, or compact disc) on request
                                                                                                       funds to States to prepare, train, and
                                               fax or email and those submitted after                                                                        to the contact person listed under FOR
                                                                                                       recruit high-quality teachers, principals,
                                               the comment period will not be                                                                                FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                                                                                       and other school leaders. These funds
                                               accepted. Written requests for                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Catalog of
                                                                                                       are provided to districts through Title II,
                                               information or comments submitted by                    Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction              Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
                                               postal mail or delivery should be                       Grants). The purpose of these surveys is              Number: 84.032.
                                               addressed to the Director of the                        to provide the U.S. Department of                        Section 427A of the Higher Education
                                               Information Collection Clearance                        Education with a better understanding                 Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20
                                               Division, U.S. Department of Education,                 of how local educational agencies                     U.S.C. 1077a), provides formulas for
                                               550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9088,                     (LEAs) utilize these funds. This survey               determining the interest rates charged to
                                               Washington, DC 20202–0023.                              also collects data on teacher salaries                borrowers on loans made under the
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    funded by Title II, Part A, and                       FFEL Program, including Federal
                                               specific questions related to collection                professional development provided by                  Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford
                                               activities, please contact Bryan                        LEAs to their teachers.                               Loans (Stafford Loans), Federal PLUS
                                               Thurmond, 202–205–4914.                                   Similar data have been collected                    Loans (PLUS Loans), Federal
                                                                                                       under the Survey on the Use of Funds                  Consolidation Loans (Consolidation
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                       Under Title II, Part A prior to                       Loans), and Federal Supplemental
                                               Department of Education (ED), in
                                                                                                       reauthorization of ESEA. This OMB                     Loans for Students (SLS Loans). No new
                                               accordance with the Paperwork
                                                                                                       clearance request is to continue these                loans have been made under the FFEL
                                               Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.                                                                        Program since June 30, 2010.
                                               3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general                    types of analyses, but using new data
                                                                                                                                                                The FFEL Program includes loans
                                               public and Federal agencies with an                     collection instruments updated to
                                                                                                                                                             with variable interest rates that change
                                               opportunity to comment on proposed,                     reflect changes due to the
                                                                                                                                                             each year and loans with fixed interest
                                               revised, and continuing collections of                  reauthorization of ESEA by the ESSA.
                                                                                                                                                             rates that remain the same for the life of
                                               information. This helps the Department                  The request is to begin data collection
                                                                                                                                                             the loan. For loans with a variable
                                               assess the impact of its information                    and analyses for the 2018–19 school
                                                                                                                                                             interest rate, the specific interest rate
                                               collection requirements and minimize                    year and subsequent years.
                                                                                                                                                             formula that applies to a particular loan
                                               the public’s reporting burden. It also                    Dated: October 19, 2018.                            depends on the date of the first
                                               helps the public understand the                         Tomakie Washington,                                   disbursement of the loan or, in the case
                                               Department’s information collection                     Acting Director, Information Collection               of a Consolidation Loan, the date the
                                               requirements and provide the requested                  Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy       application for the loan was received. If
                                               data in the desired format. ED is                       Officer, Office of Management.                        a loan has a variable interest rate, a new
                                               soliciting comments on the proposed                     [FR Doc. 2018–23275 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am]          rate is determined annually and is in
                                               information collection request (ICR) that               BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                effect during the period from July 1 of
                                               is described below. The Department of                                                                         one year through June 30 of the
                                               Education is especially interested in                                                                         following year.
                                               public comment addressing the                           DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                  This notice announces the interest
                                               following issues: (1) Is this collection                                                                      rates for variable-rate FFEL Program
                                               necessary to the proper functions of the                Annual Notice of Interest Rates for                   loans that will be in effect during the
                                               Department; (2) will this information be                Variable-Rate Federal Student Loans                   period from July 1, 2018, through June
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                                               processed and used in a timely manner;                  Made Under the Federal Family                         30, 2019. Interest rates for fixed-rate
                                               (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;                 Education Loan Program Prior to July                  FFEL Program loans may be found in a
                                               (4) how might the Department enhance                    1, 2010                                               Federal Register notice published on
                                               the quality, utility, and clarity of the                AGENCY: Federal Student Aid,                          September 15, 2015 (80 FR 55342).
                                               information to be collected; and (5) how                Department of Education.                                 For the majority of variable-rate FFEL
                                               might the Department minimize the                                                                             Program loans, the annual interest rate
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice.
                                               burden of this collection on the                                                                              is equal to the lesser of—


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                                                 (1) The bond equivalent rate of the 91-                                    (1) The bond equivalent rate of the 91-                 statutory maximum interest rate, the
                                               day Treasury bills auctioned at the final                                 day Treasury bill auctioned at the final                   statutory maximum rate applies.
                                               auction held before June 1 of each year,                                  auction held before June 1 of each year,                      Charts 1 through 4 show the interest
                                               plus a statutory add-on percentage; or                                    plus a statutory add-on percentage; or                     rate formulas that are used to determine
                                                 (2) A statutorily established maximum                                      (2) A statutorily established maximum                   the interest rates for all variable-rate
                                               interest rate.                                                            interest rate.                                             FFEL Program loans and the interest
                                                 The bond equivalent rate of the 91-                                        If a Consolidation Loan (whether a                      rates that are in effect during the 12-
                                               day Treasury bills auctioned on May 29,                                   variable-rate loan or a fixed-rate loan)                   month period from July 1, 2018, through
                                               2018, is 1.931 percent, rounded to 1.93                                   repaid loans made under the HEAL                           June 30, 2019. Unless otherwise
                                               percent.                                                                  Program, the interest rate on the portion                  indicated, the cohorts shown in each
                                                 For PLUS Loans first disbursed before                                   of the Consolidation Loan that repaid                      chart include all borrowers, regardless
                                               July 1, 1998, and for all SLS Loans, the                                  HEAL loans is a variable rate that is                      of prior borrowing.
                                               annual interest rate is equal to the lesser                               equal to the average of the bond                              Chart 1 shows the interest rates for
                                               of—                                                                       equivalent rates of the 91-day Treasury                    loans with rates based on the 91-day
                                                 (1) The weekly average of the one-year                                  bills auctioned for the quarter ending                     Treasury bill, with the exception of
                                               constant maturity Treasury yield, as                                      June 30, plus a statutory add-on                           ‘‘converted’’ variable-rate Federal
                                               published by the Board of Governors of                                    percentage. For the portion of a                           Stafford Loans and certain Federal
                                               the Federal Reserve System for the last                                   Consolidation Loan that repaid HEAL                        Consolidation Loans.
                                               day of the calendar week ending on or                                     loans, there is no maximum interest
                                               before June 26 of each year, plus a                                       rate.                                                         Chart 2 shows the interest rates for
                                               statutory add-on percentage; or                                              The average of the bond equivalent                      loans with rates based on the weekly
                                                 (2) A statutorily established maximum                                   rates of the 91-day Treasury bills                         average of the one-year constant
                                               interest rate.                                                            auctioned for the quarter ending on June                   maturity Treasury yield.
                                                 The weekly average of the one-year                                      30, 2018, is 1.88 percent.                                    Chart 3 shows the interest rates for
                                               constant maturity Treasury yield as                                          The statutory add-on percentages and                    ‘‘converted’’ variable-rate Federal
                                               published for the week ending on or                                       maximum interest rates vary depending                      Stafford Loans. These are loans that
                                               before June 26, 2018, is 2.34 percent.                                    on loan type and when the loan was                         originally had varying fixed interest
                                                 For Consolidation Loans that have a                                     first disbursed. In addition, the add-on                   rates.
                                               variable interest rate, the annual interest                               percentage for certain Stafford Loans is                      Finally, Chart 4 shows the interest
                                               rate for the portion of a Consolidation                                   different depending on whether the loan                    rates for variable-rate Federal
                                               Loan that repaid loans other than loans                                   is in an in-school, grace, or deferment                    Consolidation Loans, and for the portion
                                               made under the Health Education                                           status, or in any other status. If the                     of any Federal Consolidation Loan that
                                               Assistance Loans (HEAL) Program is                                        interest rate calculated in accordance                     repaid loans made under the HEAL
                                               equal to—                                                                 with the applicable formula exceeds the                    Program.
                                                    CHART 1—SUBSIDIZED FEDERAL STAFFORD LOANS, UNSUBSIDIZED FEDERAL STAFFORD LOANS, AND FEDERAL PLUS
                                                                                                LOANS
                                                                                                                            [Interest rate based on 91-day treasury bill]

                                                               Loan type                                 Cohort                91-day T-bill               Add-on (%)                Maximum rate   Interest rate 07/01/18 through 06/
                                                                                                                              rate 05/29/18                                              (%)                     30/19 (%)
                                                                                                                                   (%)

                                               Subsidized Stafford ....................          First disbursed on/                    1.93   1.70 (in-school,   2.30 (any other            8.25   3.63 (in-school,   4.23 (any other
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                                after 07/01/98 and                           grace,             status).                          grace,             status).
                                                                                                    before 07/01/06.                             deferment).                                          deferment).

                                               PLUS ..........................................   First disbursed on/                    1.93                  3.10                           9.00                  5.03
                                                                                                    after 07/01/98 and
                                                                                                    before 07/01/06.

                                               Subsidized Stafford ....................          First disbursed on/                    1.93   2.50 (in-school,   3.10 (any other            8.25   4.43 (in-school,   5.03 (any other
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                                after 07/01/95 and                           grace,             status).                          grace,             status).
                                                                                                    before 07/01/98.                             deferment).                                          deferment).

                                               Subsidized Stafford ....................          First disbursed on/                    1.93                  3.10                           8.25                  5.03
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                                after 07/01/94 and
                                                                                                    before 07/01/95, for
                                                                                                    a period of enroll-
                                                                                                    ment that included
                                                                                                    or began on or after
                                                                                                    07/01/94.

                                               Subsidized Stafford ....................          First disbursed on/                    1.93                  3.10                           9.00                  5.03
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                                after 10/01/92 and
                                                                                                    before 07/01/94;
                                                                                                    and
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                                                                                                 First disbursed on/
                                                                                                    after 07/01/94, for a
                                                                                                    period of enrollment
                                                                                                    ending before 07/
                                                                                                    01/94 (new bor-
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                                                                                                      CHART 2—FEDERAL PLUS LOANS AND SLS LOANS
                                                                                         [Interest rate based on weekly average of one-year constant maturity treasury yield]

                                                                                                                                                        Weekly
                                                                                                                                                      average of
                                                                                                                                                     1-year con-
                                                                                                                                                          stant                                          Interest rate
                                                                                                                                                        maturity                                           07/01/18
                                                                                                                                                    treasury yield      Add-on           Maximum rate
                                                 Loan type                                             Cohort                                                                                           through 06/30/
                                                                                                                                                      for last cal-      (%)                 (%)               19
                                                                                                                                                     endar week                                               (%)
                                                                                                                                                     ending on or
                                                                                                                                                    before 06/26/
                                                                                                                                                            18
                                                                                                                                                           (%)

                                               PLUS ...........     First disbursed on/after 07/01/94 and before 07/01/98 .........                            2.34             3.10             9.00             5.44
                                               PLUS ...........     First disbursed on/after 10/01/92 and before 07/01/94 .........                            2.34             3.10            10.00             5.44
                                               SLS ..............   First disbursed on/after 10/01/92,for a period of enrollment                               2.34             3.10            11.00             5.44
                                                                       beginning before 07/01/94.
                                               PLUS ...........     First disbursed before 10/01/92 .............................................              2.34             3.25            12.00             5.59
                                               SLS


                                                              CHART 3—‘‘CONVERTED’’ VARIABLE-RATE SUBSIDIZED AND UNSUBSIDIZED FEDERAL STAFFORD LOANS
                                                                                                                 [Interest rate based on 91-day treasury bill]

                                                                                                                                Original fixed                                                           Interest rate
                                                                                                                                 interest rate       91-day T-bill                                         07/01/18
                                                                                                                                     (later                             Add-on           Maximum rate
                                                           Loan type                                   Cohort                                       rate 05/29/18                                       through 06/30/
                                                                                                                                converted to                             (%)                 (%)
                                                                                                                                                         (%)                                                   19
                                                                                                                                variable rate)                                                                (%)
                                                                                                                                      (%)

                                               Subsidized Stafford ..............        First disbursed on or after          8.00, increas-                   1.93             3.10            10.00             5.03
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                        07/23/92 and before 07/             ing to 10.00.
                                                                                            01/94 (prior borrowers).
                                               Subsidized Stafford ..............        First disbursed on or after          9.00 ..............              1.93             3.10             9.00             5.03
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                        07/23/92 and before 07/
                                                                                            01/94 (prior borrowers).
                                               Subsidized Stafford ..............        First disbursed on or after          8.00 ..............              1.93             3.10             8.00             5.03
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                        07/23/92 and before 07/
                                                                                            01/94 (prior borrowers).
                                               Subsidized Stafford ..............        First disbursed on or after          7.00 ..............              1.93             3.10             7.00             5.03
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                        07/23/92 and before 07/
                                                                                            01/94 (prior borrowers).
                                               Subsidized Stafford ..............        First disbursed on or after          8.00, increas-                   1.93             3.25            10.00             5.18
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                        07/23/92 and before 10/             ing to 10.00.
                                                                                            01/92 (new borrowers).
                                               Subsidized Stafford ..............        First disbursed on or after          8.00, increas-                   1.93             3.25            10.00             5.18
                                               Unsubsidized Stafford                        07/01/88 and before 07/             ing to 10.00.
                                                                                            23/92.


                                                                                                          CHART 4—FEDERAL CONSOLIDATION LOANS
                                                                                                                                                    Average of the
                                                                                                                                                          bond
                                                                                                                                                       equivalent                                        Interest rate
                                                                                                                                                      rates of the
                                                                                                                                91-day T-bill                                                              07/01/18
                                                     Consolidation loan                                                                             91-day T-bills      Add-on           Maximum rate
                                                                                                       Cohort                  rate 05/29/18                                                            through 06/30/
                                                        component                                                                                    auctioned for       (%)                 (%)
                                                                                                                                    (%)                                                                        19
                                                                                                                                                      the quarter                                             (%)
                                                                                                                                                    ending 06/30/
                                                                                                                                                            18
                                                                                                                                                           (%)

                                               Portion of loan that repaid               Application received on/             1.93 ..............              N/A              3.10             8.25             5.03
                                                 loans other than HEAL                     after 11/13/97 and before
                                                 loans.                                    10/01/98.
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                                               Portion of the loan that re-              Application received on/             N/A ...............              1.88             3.00            None              4.88
                                                 paid HEAL loans.                          after 11/13/97.



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                                               Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:        For           counted for 90/10 purposes. The
                                               fdsys. At this site you can view this                   specific questions related to collection              regulations require an institution to
                                               document, as well as all other                          activities, please contact Beth                       disclose in a footnote to its audited
                                               documents of this Department                            Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.                           financial statements the amounts of
                                               published in the Federal Register, in                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        Federal and non-Federal revenues, by
                                               text or Portable Document Format                        Department of Education (ED), in                      category, that it used in calculating its
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                                               Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                          Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.                HEA). This is a request to extend the
                                               available free at the site.                             3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general                  information collection that identifies the
                                                 You may also access documents of the                  public and Federal agencies with an                   reporting burden for this regulation.
                                               Department published in the Federal                     opportunity to comment on proposed,                     Dated: October 22, 2018.
                                               Register by using the article search                    revised, and continuing collections of                Kate Mullan,
                                               feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                    information. This helps the Department
                                               Specifically, through the advanced                                                                            Acting Director, Information Collection
                                                                                                       assess the impact of its information                  Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
                                               search feature at this site, you can limit              collection requirements and minimize                  Officer, Office of Management.
                                               your search to documents published by                   the public’s reporting burden. It also                [FR Doc. 2018–23364 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                               the Department.                                         helps the public understand the                       BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                  Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.            Department’s information collection
                                                 Dated: October 22, 2018.                              requirements and provide the requested
                                               James F. Manning,                                       data in the desired format. ED is                     DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                               Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal                 soliciting comments on the proposed
                                               Student Aid.                                            information collection request (ICR) that             Annual Notice of Interest Rates for
                                                                                                       is described below. The Department of                 Fixed-Rate Federal Student Loans
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–23371 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       Education is especially interested in                 Made Under the William D. Ford
                                               BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                                                                       public comment addressing the                         Federal Direct Loan Program
                                                                                                       following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                                                                                                                                             AGENCY: Federal Student Aid,
                                               DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                 necessary to the proper functions of the
                                                                                                                                                             Department of Education.
                                                                                                       Department; (2) will this information be
                                               [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0111]                         processed and used in a timely manner;                ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                       (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;               SUMMARY:   The Acting Chief Operating
                                               Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                       (4) how might the Department enhance                  Officer for Federal Student Aid
                                               Activities; Comment Request; Student
                                                                                                       the quality, utility, and clarity of the              announces the interest rates for Federal
                                               Assistance General Provisions—Non-
                                                                                                       information to be collected; and (5) how              Direct Stafford/Ford Loans (Direct
                                               Title IV Revenue Requirements (90/10)
                                                                                                       might the Department minimize the                     Subsidized Loans), Federal Direct
                                               AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),                      burden of this collection on the                      Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loans
                                               Department of Education (ED).                           respondents, including through the use                (Direct Unsubsidized Loans), and
                                               ACTION: Notice.                                         of information technology. Please note                Federal Direct PLUS Loans (Direct PLUS
                                                                                                       that written comments received in                     Loans) made under the William D. Ford
                                               SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       response to this notice will be
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is                                                                        Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
                                                                                                       considered public records.                            Program with first disbursement dates
                                               proposing an extension of an existing                      Title of Collection: Student Assistance
                                               information collection.                                                                                       on or after July 1, 2018, and before July
                                                                                                       General Provisions—Non-Title IV                       1, 2019.
                                               DATES: Interested persons are invited to                Revenue Requirements (90/10).
                                               submit comments on or before                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon
                                                                                                          OMB Control Number: 1845–0096.
                                               December 24, 2018.                                         Type of Review: An extension of an                 Utz, U.S. Department of Education, 830
                                               ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                 existing information collection.                      First Street NE, 11th Floor, Washington,
                                               documents related to the information                       Respondents/Affected Public: Private               DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 377–4040
                                               collection listed in this notice, please                Sector.                                               or by email: Jon.Utz@ed.gov.
                                               use http://www.regulations.gov by                          Total Estimated Number of Annual                      If you use a telecommunications
                                               searching the Docket ID number ED–                      Responses: 1,872.                                     device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
                                               2018–ICCD–0111. Comments submitted                         Total Estimated Number of Annual                   telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
                                               in response to this notice should be                    Burden Hours: 2,808.                                  Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
                                               submitted electronically through the                       Abstract: As enacted by the Higher                 8339.
                                               Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                   Education Opportunity Act (Pub. L.                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       Catalog of
                                               www.regulations.gov by selecting the                    110–315), the regulations in 34 CFR                   Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
                                               Docket ID number or via postal mail,                    668.28 provide that a proprietary                     Number: 84.268.
                                               commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                  institution must derive at least 10% of                 Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct
                                               Please note that comments submitted by                  its annual revenue from sources other                 Unsubsidized Loans, Direct PLUS
                                               fax or email and those submitted after                  than Title IV, HEA funds, sanctions for               Loans, and Direct Consolidation Loans
                                               the comment period will not be                          failing to meet this requirement, and                 (collectively referred to as ‘‘Direct
                                               accepted. Written requests for                          otherwise implement the statute by (1)                Loans’’) may have either fixed or
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                                               information or comments submitted by                    specifying a Net Present Value (NPV)                  variable interest rates, depending on
                                               postal mail or delivery should be                       formula used to establish the revenue                 when the loan was first disbursed or, in
                                               addressed to the Director of the                        for institutional loans, (2) providing an             the case of a Direct Consolidation Loan,
                                               Information Collection Clearance                        administratively easier alternative to the            when the application for the loan was
                                               Division, U.S. Department of Education,                 NPV calculation, and (3) describing                   received. Direct Subsidized Loans,
                                               550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,                     more fully the non-Title IV eligible                  Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct
                                               Washington, DC 20202–0023.                              programs from which revenue may be                    PLUS Loans first disbursed on or after


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ContactJon Utz, U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Street NE, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 377-4040 or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 53861 

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