[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 223 (Friday, November 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 60247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27958]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of 
Management, 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 
January 19, 2010.

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 Acting Director, Information Collection 
Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office 
of Management, 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.
    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: November 17, 2009.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Federal Student Aid

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program: Federal 
Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory Note and Related 
Documents.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Private Sector.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

Responses: 84,705.
Burden Hours: 117,527.

    Abstract: The Federal Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory 
Note serves as the means by which a borrower applies for a Federal 
Consolidation Loan and promises to repay the loan. Related documents 
included as part of this collection are (1) Additional Loan Listing 
Sheet (provides additional space for a borrower to list loans that he 
or she wishes to consolidate, if there is insufficient space on the 
Federal Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory Note); (2) 
Request to Add Loans (serves as the means by which a borrower may add 
other loans to an existing Federal Consolidation Loan within a 
specified time period); and (3) Loan Verification Certificate (serves 
as the means by which a consolidating lender obtains the information 
needed to pay off the holders of the loans that the borrower wants to 
consolidate).
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse 
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4175. When 
you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically 
mailed to [email protected] or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify 
the complete title of the information collection when making your 
request.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to [email protected]. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

[FR Doc. E9-27958 Filed 11-19-09; 8:45 am]
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