[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58819-58820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23507]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Federal 
Student Aid; Student Assistance General Provisions--Readmission for 
Servicemembers

SUMMARY: The regulations establish the requirements under which an 
institution must readmit servicemembers with the same academic status 
they had at the institution when they last attended before being called 
to uniformed service.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 23, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written 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. 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 04933. 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.

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, Privacy, Information and Records Management 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

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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. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: Student Assistance General Provisions--
Readmission for Servicemembers.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0095.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,964.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,664.
    Abstract: This is a request for an extension of the current 
information collection. As provided by the Higher Education Opportunity 
Act, the regulations state the requirements under which an institution 
must readmit servicemembers with the same academic status they had at 
the institution when they last attended (or where they were accepted 
for attendance). The regulations require institutions to charge 
readmitted servicemembers, for the first academic year of their return, 
the same institutional charges they were charged for the academic year 
during which they left the institution (see section 484C of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended).

    Dated: September 18, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-23507 Filed 9-21-12; 8:45 am]
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