Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Register: November 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 215)
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 5, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere
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with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The IC
Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection;
(4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;
(5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or
Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment.
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.
Dated: October 30, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Documents Associated with the Notice of Terms and Conditions of Purchase of Loans under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student
Loans Act of 2008.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit (primary); Not-for- profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 14,465.
Burden Hours: 25,750.
Abstract: As one of several measures intended to address concerns about the availability of loans under the Federal Family Education Loan
(FFEL) Program during the 2008-2009 academic year, the Ensuring
Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (ECASLA), and the
Extension of Student Loan Purchase Authority which extended the program through the 2009-2010 academic year, provides the Department of
Education (the Department) with temporary authority to purchase student loans from FFEL Program lenders. The documents included in this collection set forth the terms and conditions of the loan purchase program authorized by ECASLA and its extension, and collect the information from lenders that is required by the Department to administer the program.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3878. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
FR Doc. E8-26414 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am
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