[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49276-49277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20224]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0118]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Agreements Between an Eligible School and the Secretary To Participate 
in the Direct Loan Program

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 18, 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-
0118. 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,

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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: Agreements between an eligible school and the 
Secretary to participate in the Direct Loan Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0143.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,010,519.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 179,362.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) requests an 
extension of this information collection tied to the William D. Ford 
Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program regulations issued under the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The 2018 negotiated 
rulemaking made final in the rule to be published in September 2019 
makes changes made to the regulations in Sec.  685.300. These final 
regulations are a result of negotiated rulemaking and will rescind the 
requirements of the current regulations in paragraphs (e), (f), (g), 
and (h) . The final rule and this rescission will not take effect until 
July 1, 2020. The Department is asking to extend the current burden 
assessment until the effective date of the change and at that time a 
discontinuation request will be filed.

    Dated: September 13, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-20224 Filed 9-18-19; 8:45 am]
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