[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64467-64468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31016]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Financial and Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the 
submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk 
Officer,

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Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
W[email protected]. 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, D.C. 20202-4651, or should be 
electronically mailed to the internet address Pat__S[email protected], or 
should be faxed to 202-708-9346.

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 Leader, Information Management Group, 
Office of the Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, publishes 
that 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: November 16, 1998.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Financial and 
Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Federal Family Education Loan Program and William D. Ford 
Federal Direct Loan Program, Loan Discharge Applications.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 70,000; Burden 
Hours: 30,500.
    Abstract: These forms will serve as the means of collecting the 
information necessary to determine whether a FFEL or Direct Loan 
Borrower qualifies for a loan discharge based on total and permanent 
disability, school closure, false certification of student eligibility, 
or unauthorized signature.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Program Application 
Documents.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profits.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 707,000; Burden 
Hours: 528,250.
    Abstract: These forms are the means by which a borrower applies 
for/promises to repay a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan and a lender 
verifies an eligible loan to be consolidated.
[FR Doc. 98-31016 Filed 11-19-98; 8:45 am]
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