[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 684-685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00370]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0006]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Cancer
Treatment Deferment
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
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information collection.
DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by January 24, 2019. A
regular clearance process is also hereby being initiated. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 1, 2019.
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-2019-ICCD-
0006. 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. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
Washington, DC 20202-0023.
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: Cancer Treatment Deferment.
OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 833.
Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) is requesting an
emergency clearance for a new information collection. This collection
will be used to obtain information from federal student loan borrowers
to
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determine eligibility for a deferment of repayment of their federal
student loan while receiving cancer treatment and for the 6-month
period after such treatment. Section 309 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019, included a provision for the Department to
implement this new basis for deferment. It was effective immediately
upon enactment.
Additional Information: An emergency clearance approval for the use
of the system is described below due to the following conditions:
On September 28, 2018, the President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019 into law. Section 309 of the law included a
new deferment for Direct Loan, FFEL Program, and Perkins Loan borrowers
who are receiving cancer treatment and for the 6-month period following
such treatment. The law was immediately effective, meaning that
borrowers can immediately request and, if eligible, should receive the
deferment. Because the law provided no time to implement before the
deferment became effective, the Department requests that OMB allow the
Department to clear the collection associated with the implementation
for the Cancer Treatment Deferment using the emergency clearance
procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, outlined in 42
U.S.C. 3507(j) by January 24, 2019.
Dated: January 28, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-00370 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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