[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27752-27753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08294]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0058]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Income 
Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct 
Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs

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 a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 17, 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-0058. 
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

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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 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: Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the 
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan 
Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0102.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households Total 
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,500,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,135,000.
    Abstract: Department of Education (the Department) is requesting 
revision of the form without change to the usage or burden amounts of 
the information collection, 1845-0102. The Department is requesting the 
60-day public comment period. The Department is updating the IDR 
Request Form that is used by a borrower to enroll, re-certify, or 
change their IDR plan to support the entirety of the final rule 
published July 10, 2023. Specifically, the form is being updated to 
remove the option for new enrollments in the PAYE Plan and limit new 
enrollments in the ICR Plan to borrowers with specific types of loans. 
The form has also been updated to make the definition of family size 
consistent for all borrowers. The form updates the terms of the SAVE 
Plan to reduce the discretionary income percentage used to calculate 
monthly payments for undergraduate-level loans and describe the new 
shortened forgiveness timelines for borrowers with low initial loan 
debts. Additionally, updates were made to reorganize the order of the 
sections and to improve readability and the borrower experience.

    Dated: April 15, 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. 2024-08294 Filed 4-17-24; 8:45 am]
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