[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58797-58798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26957]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0156]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory

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 
February 12, 2018.

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-
0156. 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 Tammy Gay, 816-804-0848.

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: Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0077.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,840.
    Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA) 
allows for up to a one hundred percent cancellation of a Federal 
Perkins Loan and loan forgiveness of a Federal Family

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Education Loan and Direct Loan program loan if the graduate teaches 
full-time in an elementary or secondary school serving low-income 
students.
    The data collected for the development of the Teacher Cancellation 
Low Income Directory provides web-based access to a list of all 
elementary and secondary schools, and educational service agencies that 
serve a total enrollment of more than 30 percent low income students 
(as defined under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as amended). The Directory allows post-secondary 
institutions to determine whether or not a teacher, who received a 
Federal Perkins Loan, Direct Loan, or Federal Family Education Loan at 
their school, is eligible to receive loan cancellation or forgiveness 
or that a teacher who received a TEACH Grant is meeting the service 
obligation.

    Dated: December 11, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-26957 Filed 12-13-17; 8:45 am]
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