Notice2024-18870
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Family Educational Loan Program-Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
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Published
August 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67935-67936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18870]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0102]
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 (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
OCTOBER 21, 2024.
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-2024-SCC-0102.
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#1a53595e7579717f6e577d685a7f7e347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5aca6a18a868e8091a88297a58081cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request
when requesting documents or submitting comments.
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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 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202-1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-570-8414.
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: Federal Family Educational Loan Program--
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
OMB Control Number: 1845-0093.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,408.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 13,216.
Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) is
requesting an extension of the currently approved OMB information
collection 1845-0093, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) based on a decrease in the
number of servicemembers accessing the benefit. The regulations require
the FFEL loan holder to match its database against the Department of
Defense (DOD) Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) or other official DOD
database and automatically apply the interest rate limitation, as
appropriate, to borrowers under the SCRA. There has been no change in
the statute or in the regulations at 34 CFR 682.208(j). There is no
form tied to this collection.
Dated: August 19, 2024.
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. 2024-18870 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
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