[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56948-56949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28332]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 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 
December 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs,

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Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office 
of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of 
the proposed information collection requests should be addressed to 
Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, 
S.W., 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.

    Dated: October 30, 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 
wiling 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 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:
    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.

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.

[FR Doc. 96-28332 Filed 11-4-96; 8:45 am]
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