[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44042-44043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21759]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Group, 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 
October 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed 
information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. 
Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Room 
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

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 with any agency's ability to perform 
its statutory obligations. The Director of the Information Resources 
Group publishes this 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 at the address 
specified above. Copies of the requests are available from Patrick J. 
Sherrill at the address specified above.
    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: August 21, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program General 
Forbearance Form.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 50,000.
      Burden Hours: 10,000.
    Abstract: This form is the means by which a William D. Ford Federal 
Direct Loan Program borrower requests a forbearance when they are 
willing but unable to make currently scheduled Direct Loan payments due 
to a temporary financial hardship.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan and Federal Direct 
Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Promissory Note and Disclosure.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 2,384,000.
      Burden Hours: 397,174.
    Abstract: This form is used to determine applicant eligibility for 
Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans and/or Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
Stafford/Ford Loans. The respondents are students applying for 
benefits.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Federal Direct PLUS Loan Application and Promissory Note.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 203,000.
      Burden Hours: 101,500.
    Abstract: This information is used to determine applicant 
eligibility for Federal Direct PLUS Loans. The respondents are parents 
applying for benefits.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Addendum to Federal Direct PLUS Loan Promissory Note 
Endorser.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

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      Responses: 50,750.
      Burden Hours: 25,375.
    Abstract: Applicants for Federal Direct PLUS Loans who have adverse 
credit may obtain endorsers. The information collected on this form is 
used to check credit of endorsers. The respondents are endorsers.
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