[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 77665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30525]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0158]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Program Application Documents

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 
February 24, 2014.

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-
0158 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 2E103, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection 
activities or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202-401-0563 or 
electronically mail [email protected]. Please do not send comments 
here. We will ONLY accept comments in this mailbox when the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason.

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: Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Program 
Application Documents.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0053.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households, Private 
Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,430,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 575,100.
    Abstract: This collection of information includes the following 
documents: (1) Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Application and 
Promissory Note (Application and Promissory Note); (2) Instructions for 
Completing the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Application and 
Promissory Note (Instructions); (3) Additional Loan Listing Sheet; (4) 
Request to Add Loans; and (5) Loan Verification Certificate (LVC). The 
Application and Promissory Note serves as the means by which a borrower 
applies for a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan and promises to repay 
the loan. The Instructions explain to the borrower how to complete the 
Application and Promissory Note. The 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 
Application and Promissory Note. The Request to Add Loans serves as the 
means by which a borrower may add other loans to an existing Federal 
Direct Consolidation Loan within a specified time period. The LVC 
serves as the means by which the U.S. Department of Education obtains 
the information needed to pay off the holders of the loans that the 
borrower wants to consolidate.
    This revision updates the forms to reflect certain statutory and 
regulatory changes revises language for greater clarity and for greater 
consistency with other Direct Loan Program promissory notes.

    Dated: December 18, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-30525 Filed 12-23-13; 8:45 am]
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