[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4797-4798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02665]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loan Program) 
Promissory Notes

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 a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 22, 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-
0015. 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, 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

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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: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program 
(Direct Loan Program) Promissory Notes.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0007.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households .
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,862,685.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,021,534.
    Abstract: The Department is requesting that three separate ICR 
packages be combined into a single ICR using OMB Control Number 1845-
0007. The three separate ICR packages cover: The Direct Subsidized Loan 
and Direct Unsubsidized Loan Master Promissory Note, 1845-0007; the 
Direct PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note and Direct PLUS Loan Endorser 
Addendum, 1845-0068; and the Direct Consolidation Loan Application and 
Promissory Note and Related Forms, 1845-0053. We are streamlining all 
of the forms by eliminating duplicative and obsolete information, 
reordering items to present information in a more logical order, using 
plain language to present information more clearly, adding information 
about the new cancer treatment deferment, updating information about 
the borrower defense discharge provisions to show changes made through 
the November 1, 2016 regulation. For the PLUS master promissory note 
(MPN) we are revising the information and instruction section to 
clarify who qualifies as a ``parent''. The promissory notes serve as 
the means by which an individual applies for and agrees to repay a 
Federal Direct Loan. It also informs the borrower of the terms and 
conditions of the Direct Loan and includes a statement of borrower's 
rights and responsibilities. Instructions explain how to complete the 
applications. The additional forms for the Direct Consolidation Loan 
allows the borrower to list all loans that they wish to include that 
would not fit on the application, and add other loans within the 
allowed time frame once the Consolidation Loan is made. The LVC for the 
Consolidation Loan serves as the means by which the Department obtains 
information needed to pay off the holders of the loans being 
consolidated

    Dated: February 13, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-02665 Filed 2-15-19; 8:45 am]
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