[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41388-41389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16232]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0516]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Lender's Request for Payment of Interest and Special Allowance--LaRS

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 
October 24, 2025.

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-2025-SCC-0516. 
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 Carolyn Rose, U.S. Department of 
Education, Federal Student Aid, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20202.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Carolyn Rose, (202) 453-5967.

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: Lender's Request for Payment of Interest and 
Special Allowance--LaRS.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0013.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,160.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,827.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) is 
submitting the Lender's Interest and Special Allowance Request & 
Report, ED Form 799 for extension of the current OMB approval. The 
information collected on the ED Form 799 is needed to pay interest and 
special allowance to holders of Federal Family Education Loans, for 
internal financial reporting, budgetary projections, and for audit and 
lender reviews by the Department, Servicers, External Auditors and 
Government Accountability Office (GAO).
    The legal authority for collecting this information is Title IV, 
Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher 
Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (``the HERA''), (Pub. L. 109-171). 
The Department is requesting the continual approval for regulatory 
sections 682.304 and 682.414.

Brian Fu,
Program and Management Analyst, Office of Planning, Evaluation and 
Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-16232 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]
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