[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61103-61104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16717]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0096]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and User Access 
Management

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 new information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 30, 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-0096. 
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

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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 4C210, 
Washington, DC 20202-1200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-570-8414.

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: Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect 
System and User Access Management.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 48,600.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,196.
    Abstract: This is a request for a new information collection. 
Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect will be replacing Student Aid 
internet Gateway (SAIG) Enrollment via fsawebenroll.ed.gov. SAIG 
Mailboxes will remain as the access point for electronically 
transmitting and receiving data. FSA Partner Connect System and User 
Access Management allows authorized entities, including postsecondary 
educational institutions, institutional third-party servicers, guaranty 
agencies and guaranty agency (GA) servicers, Federal Family Education 
Loan Program (FFELP) lenders and lender servicers, federal loan 
servicers, and State Higher Education Agencies, to exchange data 
electronically with the U.S. Department of Education (Department). In 
order to participate, each entity must enroll for system and service 
access through FSA Partner Connect (fsapartners.ed.gov). The enrollment 
process enables the organization enrolling to create new users and 
select services to receive, submit, view, and/or update student 
financial aid data online and by batch using Department provided 
software EDconnect (PC-based software) or TDClient (client software for 
multiple environments). As authorized by the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended (HEA); 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq., and in order to manage 
the Title IV, HEA assistance programs, the entities listed above may 
electronically transmit and receive data from the following FSA systems 
through SAIG Mailboxes by enrolling through FSA Partner Connect:

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Processing System 
(FPS)
Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Online
Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) Appeals
Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) System
Digital Customer Care (DCC) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 
Online
Access and Identity Management System (AIMS)
Financial Management System (FMS)

    Additionally, entities may request access to eZ-Audit and the U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security's Systemic Alien Verification 
Entitlements (SAVE) Program through FSA Partner Connect to manage Title 
IV, HEA assistance programs.

    Dated: July 25, 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. 2024-16717 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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