[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78951-78952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31013]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0131]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment 
Request; Student Assistance General Provisions

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 
January 27, 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-
0131 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: Student Assistance General Provisions.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0022.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection of information.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments, 
Private Sector, Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,321,918.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,138,320.
    Abstract: The Department of Education is requesting a revision of 
the current burden hours in 1845-0022. Sections of the regulations in 
34 CFR part 668-Student Assistance General Provisions establish the 
standards to participate in the student financial aid assistance 
programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
amended. Other sections of the regulations also establish required 
information that must be provided to students, the financial 
responsibility requirements of the institution, and the cohort default 
rates that apply to institutions. These regulations help to assure the 
Secretary that the integrity of the programs is protected from fraud

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and misuse of program funds. ED is administratively transferring a 
small amount of burden from sections 34 CFR 668.23 and 668.24 that 
previously were included in OMB Collection Number 1845-0038 to correct 
an error that was made in the transfer of this information collection 
from the Office of Postsecondary Education (1840) to Federal Student 
Aid (1845). There have been no changes to the statutory or regulatory 
language since the prior information collection filing.

    Dated: December 23, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-31013 Filed 12-26-13; 8:45 am]
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