Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations
| Published date | 08 August 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 38949 |
| Record Number | 2019-17012 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Education Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38949-38950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17012]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0069]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 9, 2019.
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-2019-ICCD-
0069. 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. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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 9086,
Washington, DC 20202-0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the
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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 Perkins Loan Program Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0023.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,217,172.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 149,369.
Abstract: Institutions of higher education made Federal Perkins
loans. This information is necessary to monitor a school's due
diligence in its contact with the borrower regarding repayment, billing
and collections, reimbursement to its Perkins loan revolving fund,
rehabilitation of defaulted loans as well as institutions use of third
party collections. There has been no change to the regulations this is
a request for an extension of the currently approved reporting and
record-keeping requirements contained in the regulations related to the
administrative requirements of the Perkins Loan Program.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-17012 Filed 8-7-19; 8:45 am]
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