Notice2024-21687
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request Forms
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Published
September 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77503-77504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21687]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0085]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request Forms
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 a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links to view documents related to this
information collection request. Information collection forms and
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-570-8414.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Student Loan Program Deferment Request
Forms.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0011.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 704,903.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 112,819.
Abstract: These forms serve as the means by which borrowers in the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan), Federal Family
Education Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan)
Programs may request deferment of repayment on their loans if they meet
certain statutory and regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department of
Education and other loan holders uses the information collected on
these forms to determine whether a borrower meets the eligibility
requirements for the specific deferment type being submitted. For
greater simplicity and to make it easier to maintain consistency among
the various forbearance forms, the Department is consolidating all the
current forbearance forms into a single collection under OMB No. 1845-
0011. This collection is merging the six currently approved deferment
forms in 1845-0011 with the military deferment form currently approved
under 1845-0080 and the cancer treatment deferment form currently
approved under 1845-0154.
The Department is requesting a revision of the currently approved
deferment forms. The proposed changes include the following:
Streamlining the forms by eliminating duplicative and obsolete
information; reordering items to present information in a more logical
order that is consistent between forms; using ``plain language''
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to present information more clearly and consistently; revising language
as necessary to reflect regulatory changes made by the Final Rule
published on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904) that that eliminated the
capitalization of unpaid interest following periods of forbearance
effective July 1, 2023.
Dated: September 18, 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. 2024-21687 Filed 9-20-24; 8:45 am]
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