[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16147]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0057]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Loan Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins)

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, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 31, 2017.

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-2017-ICCD-
0057. 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 216-34, 
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: Loan Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins).
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0058.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30,051.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 15,027.
    Abstract: The Department of Education is requesting an extension of 
the currently approved information collection. This information 
collection is necessary for loan holders in the FFEL, Direct Loan, and 
Perkins Loan programs to obtain the information that is needed to 
determine whether a borrower qualifies for a closed school or false 
certification loan discharge. The loan discharge regulations in all 
three loan programs require borrowers who seek discharge of their FFEL, 
Direct Loan, or Perkins Loan program loans to request a loan discharge 
and provide their loan holders with certain information in writing. 
This information collection includes the following five loan discharge 
applications that are used to obtain the information needed to 
determine whether a borrower qualifies for a closed school discharge, 
false certification--ATB, false certification--disqualifying status, 
false certification--unauthorized signature/unauthorized payment or 
unpaid refund loan discharges.

    Dated: July 27, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-16147 Filed 7-31-17; 8:45 am]
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