[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 71787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29271]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2012-ICCD-0061]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Student Assistance General Provisions--Readmission for 
Servicemembers

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

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 an extension of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 3, 2013.

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-
0061 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: Electronically mail 
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.

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: Student Assistance General Provisions--
Readmission for Servicemembers.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0095.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; Private 
Sector (Not-for-profit institutions), State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,975.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,260.
    Abstract: This is a request for an extension of the current 
information collection. As provided by the Higher Education Opportunity 
Act, the regulations state the requirements under which an institution 
must readmit servicemembers with the same academic status they had at 
the institution when they last attended (or where they were accepted 
for attendance). The regulations require institutions to charge 
readmitted servicemembers, for the first academic year of their return, 
the same institutional charges they were charged for the academic year 
during which they left the institution (see section 484C of the Higher 
Education Act).

    Dated: November 28, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-29271 Filed 12-3-12; 8:45 am]
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