[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43230-43231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19514]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0117]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Gainful Employment Program--Subpart Q--Appeals for Debt to Earnings 
Rates

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 
November 13, 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-
0117. 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: Gainful Employment Program--Subpart Q--Appeals 
for Debt to Earnings Rates.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0122.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 792.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 23,860.
    Abstract: The Student Assistance General Provisions regulation was 
amended by adding Subpart Q to Part 668. This subpart applies to 
postsecondary educational programs that lead to gainful employment (GE) 
in recognized occupations. 1845-0122 pertains to Sec.  668.406--Appeals 
for Debt to Earnings (D/E) rates. The regulations allow an institution 
to submit alternate earnings appeals to challenge the Secretary's 
determination of a GE program that is failing or in the zone based on 
the D/E rates calculated for a specific GE program.
    On June 16, 2017, the Department of Education (the Department) 
published a

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notice in the Federal Register announcing the intention to establish a 
negotiated rulemaking committee to revise the gainful employment 
regulations published on October 31, 2014. The Department anticipates 
scheduling the negotiated rulemaking sessions beginning in November or 
December 2017.
    The Department is requesting an extension without change of burden 
to the currently approved information collection as any new regulations 
will not be available before the expiration of this current package. 
There have been no changes to the regulations since the initial 
approval of the information collection on November 3, 2014.

    Dated: September 11, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-19514 Filed 9-13-17; 8:45 am]
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