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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA–2015–0014]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by October 15, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form And OMB
Number: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Instrument for Hurricane Evacuation
Behavioral Survey; Generic Collection
for OMB Control Number 0710–XXXX.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 6000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 6000.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 1500.
Needs and Uses: USACE is preparing
a Hurricane Evacuation Study to
identify clearance times for the
evacuations of coastal areas in advance
of a hurricane or tropical storm threat.
Part of the evacuation study is a
behavioral assessment, which identifies
the factors and decision points for
individuals who are evacuation from
areas vulnerable to the storm. The
proposed behavioral assessment will
use phone interviews to determine the
likelihood of evacuation, the method of
evacuation, and the number of vehicles
and individuals that will be evacuated
for all contacted individuals.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Stuart
Levenbach.
Comments and recommendations on
the proposed information collection
should be emailed to Mr. Stuart
Levenbach, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
identify the proposed information
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the
Docket ID number and title of the
information collection.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
SUMMARY:
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personal identifiers or contact
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DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
Licari.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09,
Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
Dated: September 9, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA–2015–0005]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by October 15, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form and OMB
Number: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Flood Risk Management Surveys;
Generic Collection for OMB Control
Number 0710–XXXX.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 7,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 7,000.
Average Burden per Response: 43
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,000.
Needs and Uses: The Corps of
Engineers uses public surveys for
collecting data for planning,
formulation, and evaluation of projects.
Floodplain residents, property owners,
businesses, and nonprofit organizations,
who are flood victims, are interviewed
along with state and local officials and
other affected individuals.
SUMMARY:
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Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or Other ForProfit, Not-For-Profit Institutions,
Farms, State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Stuart
Levenbach.
Comments and recommendations on
the proposed information collection
should be emailed to Mr. Stuart
Levenbach, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
identify the proposed information
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the
Docket ID number and title of the
information collection.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, Docket
ID number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
Licari.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09,
Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
Dated: September 9, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Annual Notice of Interest Rates of
Federal Student Loans Made Under the
Federal Family Education Loan
Program Prior to July 1, 2010
Federal Student Aid,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.032.
In accordance with section
427A of the Higher Education Act of
SUMMARY:
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1965, as amended, the Chief Operating
Officer for Federal Student Aid
announces the interest rates for the
period July 1, 2015, through June 30,
2016, for certain loans made under the
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)
Program prior to July 1, 2010. The Chief
Operating Officer takes this action to
give notice of FFEL Program loan
interest rates to the public.
DATES: This notice is effective
September 15, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian
Foss, U.S. Department of Education, 830
First Street NE., Room 114I1,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
(202) 377–3681 or by email: ian.foss@
ed.gov.
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
427A of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C.
1077a), provides formulas for
determining the interest rates charged to
borrowers on loans made under the
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)
Program, including Federal Subsidized
and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans,
Federal PLUS Loans, and Federal
Consolidation Loans.
The FFEL Program includes loans
with variable interest rates and loans
with fixed interest rates. Most loans
made under the FFEL Program before
July 1, 2006, have variable interest rates
that change each year. In most cases, the
variable interest rate formula that
applies to a particular loan usually
depends on the date of the first
disbursement of the loan. The variable
rates are determined annually and are
effective for each 12-month period
beginning July 1 of one year and ending
June 30 of the following year.
Under section 427A(k) of the HEA,
FFEL Program loans first disbursed on
or after July 1, 2006, have a fixed
interest rate.
In the case of some Federal
Consolidation Loans, the interest rate is
determined by the date on which the
Federal Consolidation Loan application
was received. Federal Consolidation
Loans for which the application was
received on or after October 1, 1998,
have a fixed interest rate. This fixed rate
is based on the weighted average of the
loans that are consolidated, rounded up
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to the nearest higher 1/8 of one percent
up to a maximum rate of 8.25 percent.
FFEL variable interest rates are based
on formulas that use the bond
equivalent rate of the 91-day Treasury
bills auctioned at the final auction held
before June 1 of each year plus a
statutorily established add-on. These
formulas apply to: All Federal
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford
Loans first disbursed before October 1,
1992, that have been converted to
variable rate loans; all Federal
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford
Loans first disbursed on or after October
1, 1992, and before July 1, 2006; Federal
PLUS Loans first disbursed on or after
July 1, 1998, and before July 1, 2006;
and Federal Consolidation Loans for
which the Federal Consolidation Loan
application was received on or after
November 13, 1997, and before October
1, 1998. In each case, the calculated rate
is capped by a maximum interest rate.
The bond equivalent rate of the 91-day
Treasury bills auctioned on May 26,
2015, which is used to calculate the
interest rates on these loans, is 0.02
percent.
For Federal PLUS loans first
disbursed before July 1, 1998, the
interest rate is based on the weekly
average of the one-year constant
maturity Treasury yield, as published by
the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System on the last day of the
calendar week ending on or before June
26 of each year, plus a statutory add-on
percentage. The calculated rate is
capped by a maximum interest rate. The
weekly average of the one-year constant
maturity Treasury yield published on
June 29, 2015, which is used to
calculate the interest rate on these loans,
is 0.29 percent.
This notice includes five charts
containing specific information on the
calculation of interest rates for loans
made under the FFEL Program:
Chart 1 contains information on the
interest rates for Federal Subsidized and
Unsubsidized Stafford Loans that were
made as fixed-rate loans, but were
subsequently converted to variable-rate
loans.
Chart 2 contains information on the
interest rates for variable-rate Federal
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford
Loans.
Chart 3 contains information on the
interest rates for variable-rate Federal
PLUS Loans.
Chart 4 contains information on the
interest rates for fixed-rate Federal
Consolidation Loans.
Chart 5 contains information on the
interest rates for fixed-rate Federal
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford
and PLUS Loans.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA-2015-0005]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance,
the following proposal for collection of information under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October
15, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Flood Risk Management Surveys; Generic Collection for OMB Control
Number 0710-XXXX.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 7,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 7,000.
Average Burden per Response: 43 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,000.
Needs and Uses: The Corps of Engineers uses public surveys for
collecting data for planning, formulation, and evaluation of projects.
Floodplain residents, property owners, businesses, and nonprofit
organizations, who are flood victims, are interviewed along with state
and local officials and other affected individuals.
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Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or Other For-
Profit, Not-For-Profit Institutions, Farms, State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Stuart Levenbach.
Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection
should be emailed to Mr. Stuart Levenbach, DoD Desk Officer, at
Oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please identify the proposed information
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of
the information collection.
You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, Docket ID number and title for this Federal Register document.
The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of
the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on
the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal
should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
Dated: September 9, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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