[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26336]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request: Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program Income Based
Repayment (IBR) Plan Request and Alternative Documentation of Income
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-ICCD-
0044 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those 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 Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Foss, Federal Student Aid, (202)
377-3681.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education 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 Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
Income Based Repayment (IBR) Plan Request and Alternative Documentation
of Income.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0102.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection of information.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,159,132.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,042,514.
Abstract: This form serves as the means by which borrowers in the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) and Federal Family
Education Loan (FFEL) Programs may request an Income-Based or Income-
Contingent Repayment (IBR/ICR) Plans if they meet certain statutory and
regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department of Education uses the
information collected on these forms to determine whether a borrower
meets the eligibility requirements for the specific IBR/ICR Plan that
the borrower has requested. The burden hours associated with this
collection is increasing for one reason; namely, that the collection is
being combined with all Income-Based or Income-Contingent materials
contained in the soon-to-be revised 1845-0014 (Direct Loan Repayment
Plan Selection Form) and soon-to-be discontinued 1845-0016 (Direct Loan
IBR/ICR Alternative Documentation of Income Form), so that the forms
associated with this collection may be used in both the FFEL and Direct
Loan Program. However, because the form has been greatly streamlined,
there is a significant burden reduction associated with this clearance
that is masked by the increased respondent population.
Dated: October 22, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-26336 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am]
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