[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8551-8552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4257]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB 
review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 24, 1999.


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ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the 
internet address [email protected]. Requests for copies of the 
proposed information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick 
J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651, or 
should be electronically mailed to the Internet address 
Pat__S[email protected], or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
    In addition, interested persons can access this document on the 
Internet:

(1) Go to IFAP at http://ifap.ed.gov
(2) Click on the ``Bookshelf'' icon
(3) Scroll down and click on ``FAFSA and Renewal FAFSA Forms and 
Instructions''
(4) Click on ``By 2000-2001 Award Year''
(5) Click on ``FAFSA Instructions''
(6) Click on the red icon to open the file.

    Please note that the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, version 
3.0 or greater, is necessary to view this file. This software can be 
downloaded for free from Adobe's website: http://www.adobe.com 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There have been several major changes to the 
FAFSA since the draft posted for comment in the November 30, 1998 
Federal Register.
     Addition of parents' SSNs and names. Two parent Social 
Security Numbers and two parent last names have been added to page 6 of 
the form. These will be required fields for dependent filers.
     Notice of IRS verification authority. A notice has been 
added to the certification language on page 6 of the form advising the 
applicant that the Secretary has the authority to verify income 
reported on the application with the Internal Revenue Service.
     Number of schools increased. The overall number of schools 
an applicant can list to receive his or her information has increased 
from six to eight. However, the fifth through eighth schools can only 
be listed by Federal School Code. Housing plans can only be listed for 
the first four schools.
     ``Drug Offense'' notice added. A ``drug offense'' notice 
has been added to the first page advising applicants that if they have 
ever been convicted of any offense under federal or state law involving 
possession or sale of a controlled substance they must report any such 
convictions to their financial aid office.
     Elimination of FAFSA.PDF. FAFSA.PDF, a means of submitting 
a FAFSA via portable document format (PDF) technology, will be 
discontinued for the 2000-2001 award year.
    Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity 
to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive 
the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public 
participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the 
information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially 
interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory 
obligations. The Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, publishes that notice containing 
proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these 
requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by 
office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, 
revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 
of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use 
of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and 
(6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment 
at the address specified above. Copies of the requests are available 
from Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.

    Dated: February 17, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 9,848,645
      Burden Hours: 6,589,649
    Abstract: Collects identifying and financial information from 
students applying for Federal student aid for postsecondary education. 
Used to calculate Expected Family Contribution and determine 
eligibility for grants and loans, under Title IV of the Higher 
Education Act (HEA).

[FR Doc. 99-4257 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am]
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