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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Records in the COD System are
retrieved by the individual’s SSN or
name, or by the institution’s OPEID.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
All records are retained and disposed
of in accordance with Department
Records Schedule 072: FSA
Application, Origination, and
Disbursement Records (DAA–0441–
2013–0002) (ED 072). ED 072 is being
amended, pending approval by NARA.
Records will not be destroyed until
NARA-approved amendments to ED 072
are in effect, as applicable.
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ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
Physical access to the sites of the
Department’s contractors, where this
system of records is maintained, is
controlled and monitored by security
personnel who check each individual
entering the buildings for his or her
employee or visitor badge.
In accordance with the Department’s
Administrative Communications System
Directive ACSD–OFO–013 entitled
‘‘Contractor Employee Personnel
Security Screenings,’’ all contract and
Department personnel who have facility
access and system access must undergo
a security clearance investigation.
Individuals requiring access to Privacy
Act data are required to hold, at a
minimum, a moderate-risk security
clearance level. These individuals are
required to undergo periodic screening
at five-year intervals.
In addition to undergoing security
clearances, contract and Department
employees are required to complete
security awareness training on an
annual basis. Annual security awareness
training is required to ensure that
contract and Department users are
appropriately trained in safeguarding
Privacy Act data.
The computer system employed by
the Department offers a high degree of
resistance to tampering and
circumvention. This security system
limits data access to Department and
contract staff on a ‘‘need-to-know’’ basis
and controls individual users’ ability to
access and alter records within the
system. All users of this system of
records are given unique user
identification. The Department’s FSA
Information Security and Privacy Policy
requires the enforcement of a complex
password policy. In addition to the
enforcement of the complex password
policy, users are required to change
their password at least every 90 days in
accordance with the Department’s
information technology standards.
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In accordance with the Federal
Information Security Management Act
of 2002 (FISMA), as amended by the
Federal Information Security
Modernization Act of 2014, every
Department system must receive a
signed Authorization to Operate (ATO)
from a designated Department official.
The ATO process includes a rigorous
assessment of security and privacy
controls, a plan of actions and
milestones to remediate any identified
deficiencies, and a continuous
monitoring program.
Security and privacy controls
implemented are comprised of a
combination of management,
operational, and technical controls, and
include the following control families:
access control, awareness and training,
audit and accountability, security
assessment and authorization,
configuration management, contingency
planning, identification and
authentication, incident response,
maintenance, media protection,
physical and environmental protection,
planning, personnel security, privacy,
risk assessment, system and services
acquisition, system and
communications protection, system and
information integrity, and program
management.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
If you wish to gain access to a record
in this system, contact the system
manager at the address listed above.
You must provide necessary particulars
of your name, DOB, SSN, and any other
identifying information requested by the
Department while processing the
request to distinguish between
individuals with the same name.
Requests by an individual for access to
a record must meet the requirements in
34 CFR 5b.5.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
If you wish to contest the content of
your personal record within the system
of records, contact the system manager
at the address listed above and provide
your name, DOB, and SSN. Identify the
specific items to be changed and
provide a written justification for the
change. Requests to amend a record
must meet the requirements in 34 CFR
5b.7.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
If you wish to determine whether a
record exists regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system
manager at the address listed above.
You must provide necessary particulars
such as your name, DOB, SSN, and any
other identifying information requested
by the Department while processing the
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request to distinguish between
individuals with the same name.
Requests must meet the requirements in
34 CFR 5b.5.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
The system of records entitled
‘‘Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) System’’ (18–11–
02) was last altered and published in
full in the Federal Register on August
16, 2019 (84 FR 41979–41987). The
Department renamed its previous
system of records entitled, ‘‘Recipient
Financial Management System’’ (RFMS)
(18–11–02), as the ‘‘Common
Origination and Disbursement (COD)
System’’ (18–11–02), on September 27,
2010 (75 FR 59242–59246). The
Department previously published the
RFMS system of records notice on June
4, 1999 (64 FR 30106, 30161–30162).
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2022–SCC–0112]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Federal
Direct Loan Program Regulations for
Forbearance and Loan Rehabilitation
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change
of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2022–SCC–0112. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number 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
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
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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 PRA Coordinator of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208C,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
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: Federal Direct
Loan Program Regulations for
Forbearance and Loan Rehabilitation.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0119.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 129,027.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 35,094.
Abstract: This information collection
for the Direct Loan (DL) Program
regulations is related to regulations for
forbearance in § 685.205 and reasonable
and affordable loan rehabilitation in
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§ 685.211. The Department of Education
is requesting an extension without
change of the current burden calculated
for this information collection. Due to
the COVID–19 pandemic and loan
payment pause, there is not sufficient
information to estimate burden changes.
These regulations provide additional
flexibilities for DL borrowers and permit
oral requests for forbearance, as well as
allow a borrower to object to the
initially established reasonable and
affordable loan repayment amount. In
addition, if a borrower incurs changes to
his or her financial circumstances, the
borrower can provide supporting
documentation to change the amount of
the reasonable and affordable loan
monthly repayment amount. There has
been no change to the regulatory
language.
Dated: September 8, 2022
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED–2022–FSA–0073]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Federal Student Aid, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records and of the rescindment of two
systems of records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records
entitled ‘‘Aid Awareness and
Application Processing’’ (18–11–21) and
of the rescindment of the system of
records notices entitled ‘‘Federal
Student Aid Application File’’ (18–11–
01) and ’’Customer Engagement
Management System (CEMS)’’ (18–11–
11). The Aid Awareness and
Application Processing system of
records consolidates the Federal
Student Aid Application File and CEMS
system of records notices to create a
new system of records notice that
combines customer information
necessary for the Department to process
customer applications for Federal
student financial program assistance
under title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); to
perform the duties and responsibilities
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of the Federal Student Aid (FSA)
Ombudsman; and, separately, to provide
Federal student loan repayment relief
including under the borrower defense to
repayment regulations. The
Department’s will use the new Digital
and Customer Care (DCC) information
technology (IT) system to accomplish
these functions and duties. The
Department will also use DCC IT to
make customers aware of aid program
opportunities and updates under title IV
of the HEA via digital communication
channels and establishes the
StudentAid.gov website as the front end
for assisting customers with all their
Federal student financial aid needs
throughout the student aid lifecycle.
DATES: Submit your comments on this
new system of records notice and
rescindment of two system of records
notices on or before October 13, 2022.
This new system of records notice
will become applicable on September
13, 2022, unless it needs to be changed
as a result of public comment, except for
the routine uses. The routine uses that
are outlined in the section entitled
‘‘ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS
MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM,
INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS
AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES,’’ will
become applicable on October 13, 2022,
unless they need to be changed as a
result of public comment. The
Department will publish any changes to
the new system of records notice or
routine uses resulting from public
comment.
This notice of the rescindment of two
system of records notices will become
applicable September 13, 2022, unless it
needs to be changed as a result of public
comment. The Department will publish
any changes to the notice of the
rescindment of two system of records
notice that result from public comment.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at regulations.gov. However, if
you require an accommodation or
cannot otherwise submit your
comments via regulations.gov, please
contact the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. The Department will not
accept comments submitted by fax or by
email, or comments submitted after the
comment period closes. To ensure that
the Department does not receive
duplicate copies, please submit your
comments only once. In addition, please
include the Docket ID at the top of your
comments.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov to submit your
comments electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
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[FR Doc No: 2022-19767]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0112]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Federal Direct Loan Program Regulations for Forbearance and Loan
Rehabilitation
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, ED is
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2022-SCC-0112.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
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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 PRA Coordinator of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208C,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
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: Federal Direct Loan Program Regulations for
Forbearance and Loan Rehabilitation.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0119.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 129,027.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 35,094.
Abstract: This information collection for the Direct Loan (DL)
Program regulations is related to regulations for forbearance in Sec.
685.205 and reasonable and affordable loan rehabilitation in Sec.
685.211. The Department of Education is requesting an extension without
change of the current burden calculated for this information
collection. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and loan payment pause, there
is not sufficient information to estimate burden changes. These
regulations provide additional flexibilities for DL borrowers and
permit oral requests for forbearance, as well as allow a borrower to
object to the initially established reasonable and affordable loan
repayment amount. In addition, if a borrower incurs changes to his or
her financial circumstances, the borrower can provide supporting
documentation to change the amount of the reasonable and affordable
loan monthly repayment amount. There has been no change to the
regulatory language.
Dated: September 8, 2022
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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