[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21227-21228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08855]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0007]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Reaffirmation Agreement
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 a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 18, 2015.
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-2015-ICCD-
0007 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Ian Foss, 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
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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: Reaffirmation Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 1845--NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Private
Sector, State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 28,880.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,465.
Abstract: The HEA provides for a maximum amount that a borrower can
receive per year and in total. If a borrower receives more than one of
these maximum amounts, the borrower is rendered ineligible for further
title IV aid (including Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work-Study, and Teacher
Education Assistance for Higher Education (TEACH) Grants) unless the
borrower repays the excess amount or agreed to repay the excess amount
according to the terms and conditions of the promissory note that the
borrower signed. Agreeing to repay the excess amount according to the
terms and conditions of the promissory note that the borrower signed is
called ``reaffirmation''. ED and FFEL Program lenders will use the
information on this form to enforce the borrower's obligation to repay
the total FFEL or Direct Loan debt that the borrower obtained including
the amounts in excess of the annual or aggregate loan limit.
Dated: April 14, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-08855 Filed 4-16-15; 8:45 am]
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