[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 70931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28475]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0143]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment
Request; William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program--150% Limitation
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 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
December 27, 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-2013-ICCD-
0143 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 2E103, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection
activities or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202-401-0563 or
electronically mail [email protected]. Please do not send comments
here. We will ONLY accept comments in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason.
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: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program--
150% Limitation
OMB Control Number: 1845-0116
Type of Review: Extension without change of an existing collection
of information.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households, State,
Local, or Tribal Governments, Private Sector
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 7,770,494
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 282,713
Abstract: These data will allow the Department to calculate the
borrowers maximum eligibility period, subsidized usage period, and
remaining eligibility period as described in 685.200(f)(1)(ii)-
(f)(1)(iv), determine whether the borrower is eligible to receive an
additional Direct Subsidized Loan, and ensure that borrowers do not
receive Direct Subsidized Loans if they are no longer eligible to
receive a Direct Subsidized Loan under 685.200(f)(2).
The Department will determine whether the borrower is responsible
for accruing interest on their previously received Direct Subsidized
Loans. To ensure that the Department has the information to necessary
to make that determination, institutions will be required to report
additional information to NSLDS. For example, institutions will be
required to report: The CIP code and the credential level for the
program in which a borrower is enrolled; the length of the program in
academic years, weeks, or months (consistent with current institutional
reporting in the COD System); and a more detailed enrollment status of
the borrower (e.g., full-time, three-quarter-time, half-time, or less-
than-half-time).
These data will allow the Department to determine whether a
borrower who is not eligible for additional Direct Subsidized Loans is
responsible for accruing interest on his or her previously received
Direct Subsidized Loans.
The regulations implement a new statutory requirement that
significantly limits a borrower's eligibility for Direct Subsidized
Loans and potentially results in the borrower becoming responsible for
accruing interest on existing Direct Subsidized Loans. Under section
485(l) of the HEA, which requires that borrowers be provided with
entrance and exit counseling on the provisions governing federal
student aid, institutions will be required to revise the entrance and
exit counseling provided to borrowers.
For entrance counseling, the added counseling requirements under
685.304 will require institutions to explain the new provisions to
borrowers.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-28475 Filed 11-26-13; 8:45 am]
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