[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15699-15700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06589]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0031]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations

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 
May 23, 2016.

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ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0031. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 2E-105, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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 Perkins Loan Program Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0023.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector; Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,217,172.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 149,369.
    Abstract: Institutions of higher education make Federal Perkins 
loans. This information is necessary in order to monitor a school's due 
diligence in its contact with the borrower regarding repayment, billing 
and collections, reimbursement to its Perkins loan revolving fund, 
rehabilitation of defaulted loans as well as institutions use of third 
party collections. There has been no change to the regulations. This is 
a request for revision of the current approval of reporting and record-
keeping requirements contained in the regulations related to the 
administrative requirements of the Perkins Loan Program. We are 
requesting a revision of the current collection due to errors in 
previous burden calculations.

    Dated: March 18, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-06589 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am]
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