[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31157-31158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08678]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Personal Authentication Service (PAS) for FSA 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 extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 24, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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;

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(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: Extension without chnage of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or 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: April 18, 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. 2024-08678 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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