[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 65 (Friday, April 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18934-18935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06950]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment 
Request; William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program--150% Limitation

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 
May 4, 2020.

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ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

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: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program--
150% Limitation.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0116
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private 
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal Governments
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 7,102,732
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 240,824
    Abstract: On July 6, 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
21st Century Act (MAP-21)was signed into law. MAP-21 included two 
changes to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) 
Program. Specifically, MAP-21 amended section 455 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) to extend the 3.4 percent fixed 
interest rate that applies to Direct Subsidized Loans made to 
undergraduate students to loans for which the first disbursement is 
made before July 1, 2013. Second, the law placed a limit on Direct 
Subsidized Loan eligibility for new borrowers on or after July 1, 2013. 
Specifically, a new borrower on or after July 1, 2013 is no longer 
eligible to receive additional Direct Subsidized Loans if the period 
during which the borrower has received such loans exceeds 150 percent 
of the published length of the borrower's educational program. 
Additionally, the borrower becomes responsible for accruing interest on 
any Direct Subsidized Loan made to the borrower on or after July 1, 
2013 if he or she is enrolled after reaching this 150 percent limit. 
The Department of Education (the Department) is requesting an extension 
of the current information collection.

    Dated: March 30, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-06950 Filed 4-2-20; 8:45 am]
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