Notice2023-14504
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins and TEACH Grant Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application and Related Forms
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Published
July 10, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a revision of a currently approved information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43556-43557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14504]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0120]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Direct
Loan, FFEL, Perkins and TEACH Grant Total and Permanent Disability
Discharge Application and Related Forms
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a revision of a currently approved information
collection.
DATES: The Department requested emergency processing from OMB for this
information collection request on June 28th, 2023. As a result, the
Department is providing the public with the opportunity to comment
under the full comment period. Interested persons are invited to submit
comments on or before September 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0120.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdb4beb9929e969889b09a8fbd9899d39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="763f353219151d13023b110436131258111900">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 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 Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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: Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins and TEACH Grant
Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application and Related Forms.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0065.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61,629.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 30,814.
Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) requested
emergency processing for this revision of the information collection,
1845-0065, Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge Application
and Related Forms; and therefore, is requesting the 60-day public
comment period for the full ICR. The regulations governing TPD
discharges of Federal
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student loans and TEACH Grant service obligations are contained in 34
CFR 685.213 for the Direct Loan Program, 34 CFR 682.402(c) for the FFEL
Program, 34 CFR 674.61(b) for the Perkins Loan Program, and 34 CFR
686.42(b) for the TEACH Grant Program. A final rule published on
November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904) made changes to the TPD discharge
regulations, including an expansion of the types of SSA disability
determinations that qualify a borrower or TEACH Grant recipient for TPD
discharge; elimination of the requirement for borrowers who receive TPD
discharges based on SSA determinations or a physician's certification
to provide documentation of their annual earnings from employment
during the 3-year post-discharge monitoring period; and expansion of
the categories of medical professionals who may certify an individual's
TPD discharge application which necessitate the revision of this
information collection.
The Department received emergency clearance on June 28, 2023 since
normal processing would not enable the Department to implement the
required regulatory changes by July 1, 2023, resulting in several
months of delays in providing eligible borrowers with the benefits of
the amended TPD discharge regulations and not meeting the requirements
of the Master Calendar. Any delay in discharging loans for eligible
borrowers would increase the potential for public harm through delayed
financial relief to borrowers who would qualify for discharge of their
loans under the terms of the amended regulations. As a result, in order
to meet the July 1, 2023, implementation date as required by the Master
Calendar, the Department requested that OMB approve the collection
associated with the implementation of the TPD discharge forms using the
emergency clearance procedures. This notice allows the public to
comment on the full ICR under the 60-day comment period.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-14504 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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