[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21337-21338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9220]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (the Department), in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden 
on the public and helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection

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requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The 
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Information 
Management and Privacy 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 
June 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to [email protected] or 
mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please note that written comments received 
in response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of 
Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. 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: April 12, 2011.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Information 
Management and Privacy Services, Office of Management.

Federal Student Aid

    Type of Review: New.
    Title of Collection: Employment Certification for Public Service 
Loan Forgiveness.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit; Individuals or 
households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,073,643.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,036,822.
    Abstract: This form serves as the means by which eligible borrowers 
in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program indicate eligible 
employment for the purpose of final forgiveness under the Public 
Service Loan Forgiveness Program. The Department and its Direct Loan 
Program servicers will use the information collected on the Employment 
Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness form to determine 
whether a borrower has worked for a qualified employer during the 
certification period and whether payments made against a borrower's 
outstanding Direct Loan balance were qualifying payments for the 
purpose of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
    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 4563. 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 and OMB Control Number when making your request.
    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. 2011-9220 Filed 4-14-11; 8:45 am]
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