[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 21420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08173]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0060]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Loan 
Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins)

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 
June 16, 2020.

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-2020-SCC-0060. 
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 Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

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: Loan Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins).
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0058.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30,051.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 15,027.
    Abstract: The Department of Education is requesting an extension of 
the currently approved information collection.
    This information collection is necessary for loan holders in the 
FFEL, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to obtain the information 
that is needed to determine whether a borrower qualifies for a closed 
school or false certification loan discharge. The loan discharge 
regulations in all three loan programs require borrowers who seek 
discharge of their FFEL, Direct Loan, or Perkins Loan program loans to 
request a loan discharge and provide their loan holders with certain 
information in writing.
    This information collection includes the following five loan 
discharge applications that are used to obtain the information needed 
to determine whether a borrower qualifies for a closed school 
discharge, false certification--ATB, false certification--disqualifying 
status, false certification--unauthorized signature/unauthorized 
payment or unpaid refund loan discharges.

    Dated: April 14, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
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