[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 22252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08708]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0051]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; FFEL/
Direct Loan/Perkins Military Service Deferment/Post-Active Duty Student 
Deferment Request & SCRA Request

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 14, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-
0051 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please 
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after 
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for 
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be 
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance 
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 
Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail 
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: FFEL/Direct Loan/Perkins Military Service 
Deferment/Post-Active Duty Student Deferment Request & SCRA Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0080.
    Type of Review: a revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20,708.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,177.
    Abstract: The Military Service/Post-Active Duty Student Deferment 
request form serves as the means by which a FFEL, Perkins, or Direct 
Loan borrower requests a military service deferment and/or post-active 
duty student deferment and provides his or her loan holder with the 
information needed to determine whether the borrower meets the 
applicable deferment eligibility requirements. The form also serves as 
the means by which the U.S. Department of Education identifies Direct 
Loan borrowers who qualify for the Direct Loan Program's no accrual of 
interest benefit for active duty service members.
    The SCRA Request form services as one of the means by which a FFEL 
or Direct Loan borrower requests that his or her loan holder limit the 
interest rate on his or her FFEL or Direct Loan Program loans to 6% 
during the period of the borrower's eligible military service. This is 
an optional form. Borrowers would continue to be able to simply request 
the limitation in writing.

    Dated: April 9, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-08708 Filed 4-12-13; 8:45 am]
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