[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12323-12324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03259]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0027]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Personal Authentication Service (PAS) for Federal Student Aid ID

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing an of a currently approved information 
collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
APRIL 16, 2024.

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-2024-SCC-0027. 
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, the Department 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 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 Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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

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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. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
The Department 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: Personal Authentication Service (PAS) for FSA 
ID.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0131.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 6,671,000..
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,667,750.
    Abstract: Federal Student Aid (FSA) requests extension without 
change of the Person Authentication Service (PAS) which creates an FSA 
ID, a standard username and password solution. In order to create an 
FSA ID to gain access to certain FSA systems (the Free Application for 
Federal Student Aid (FAFAFSA) on the Web, National Student Loan Data 
System (NSLDS), StudentLoans.gov, etc.) a user must register on-line 
for an FSA ID account. The FSA ID allows the customer to have a single 
identity, even if there is a name change or change to other personally 
identifiable information. The information collected to create the FSA 
ID enables electronic authentication and authorization of users for FSA 
web-based applications and information and protects users from 
unauthorized access to user accounts on all protected FSA sites.

    Dated: February 13, 2024.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-03259 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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