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student loans and TEACH Grant service
obligations are contained in 34 CFR
685.213 for the Direct Loan Program, 34
CFR 682.402(c) for the FFEL Program,
34 CFR 674.61(b) for the Perkins Loan
Program, and 34 CFR 686.42(b) for the
TEACH Grant Program. A final rule
published on November 1, 2022 (87 FR
65904) made changes to the TPD
discharge regulations, including an
expansion of the types of SSA disability
determinations that qualify a borrower
or TEACH Grant recipient for TPD
discharge; elimination of the
requirement for borrowers who receive
TPD discharges based on SSA
determinations or a physician’s
certification to provide documentation
of their annual earnings from
employment during the 3-year postdischarge monitoring period; and
expansion of the categories of medical
professionals who may certify an
individual’s TPD discharge application
which necessitate the revision of this
information collection.
The Department received emergency
clearance on June 28, 2023 since normal
processing would not enable the
Department to implement the required
regulatory changes by July 1, 2023,
resulting in several months of delays in
providing eligible borrowers with the
benefits of the amended TPD discharge
regulations and not meeting the
requirements of the Master Calendar.
Any delay in discharging loans for
eligible borrowers would increase the
potential for public harm through
delayed financial relief to borrowers
who would qualify for discharge of their
loans under the terms of the amended
regulations. As a result, in order to meet
the July 1, 2023, implementation date as
required by the Master Calendar, the
Department requested that OMB
approve the collection associated with
the implementation of the TPD
discharge forms using the emergency
clearance procedures. This notice
allows the public to comment on the
full ICR under the 60-day comment
period.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
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 No.: ED–2023–SCC–0074]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
HEERF No Cost Extension Request
Form
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing an
extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request
(ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 9,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this
link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain to access the site. Find this
information collection request (ICR) by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Karen Epps,
202–453–6337.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department 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.
SUMMARY:
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Title of Collection: HEERF No Cost
Extension Request Form.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0864.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
local, and Tribal governments; private
sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 720.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 360.
Abstract: The Higher Education
Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
authorizes the Secretary of Education to
allocate formula grant funds to
participating institutions of higher
education (IHEs) to address impacts of
COVID–19. To date, the Department has
made over 18,000 awards to over 5,100
IHEs totaling $76.3 billion. In both
volume of grants and amount of
funding, HEERF is one of the largest
grant programs in agency history.
On June 30, 2023, the project period
for most HEERF grants will end and any
remaining unliquidated grant funds will
be returned to Treasury. Pursuant to 2
CFR 200.308(e)(2) and 34 CFR 75.261(a),
grantees have the option to receive up
to a twelve-month No-Cost Extension
(NCE) of their grant project periods. The
Department is requesting approval of an
information collection to allow for
HEERF grantees to request an extension
beyond June 30, 2023, and ensure that
grantees have a thought-out plan for
using their remaining HEERF grant
funds to address the lingering effects
and impacts related to COVID–19.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
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 No.: ED–2023–SCC–0119]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Loan
Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/
Perkins)
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a revision of a
SUMMARY:
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currently approved information
collection.
DATES: The Department requested
emergency processing from OMB for
this information collection request on
June 28, 2023. As a result, the
Department is providing the public with
the opportunity to comment under the
full comment period. Interested persons
are invited to submit comments on or
before September 8, 2023.
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–
2023–SCC–0119. 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,
the Department 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
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 Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
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, 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. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department is especially interested
in public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
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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: Loan Discharge
Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins).
OMB Control Number: 1845–0058.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and households; State,
local, and Tribal governments; private
sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 32,761.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 21,376.
Abstract: The Department of
Education (Department) requested
emergency processing for this revised
information collection, 1845–0058; and
therefore, is requesting the 60-day
public comment period for the full ICR.
The Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), established the Federal
Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program,
the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
(Direct Loan) Program, and the Federal
Perkins (Perkins) Loan programs under
title IV, parts B, D, and E, respectively.
Section 437(c)(1) of the HEA authorizes
the discharge of a FFEL or Direct Loan
program loan borrower’s obligation to
repay their loan(s) based on school
closure or false certification of student
eligibility. Section 464(g)(1) of the HEA
authorizes the discharge of a Perkins
Loan Program loan based on school
closure. The Department published a
final rule on November 1, 2022 (87 FR
65904) that made significant changes to
the regulations governing loan discharge
based on school closure and false
certification.
The Department received emergency
clearance on June 28, 2023 since normal
processing would not enable the
Department to implement the required
regulatory changes by July 1, 2023,
resulting in several months of delays in
providing eligible borrowers with the
benefits of the amended loan discharge
regulations and not meeting the
requirements of the Master Calendar.
Any delay in discharging loans for
eligible borrowers would increase the
potential for public harm through
delayed financial relief to borrowers
who would qualify for discharge of their
loans under the terms of the amended
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regulations. As a result, in order to meet
the July 1, 2023 implementation date as
required by the Master Calendar, the
Department requested that OMB
approve the collection associated with
the implementation of the closed school
and false certification loan discharge
forms using the emergency clearance
procedures. Although the Final Rule did
not amend the unpaid refund discharge
regulations, the unpaid refund discharge
application is included with the other
forms approved under OMB No. 1845–
0058 and therefore is also covered by
this request. This notice allows the
public to comment on the full ICR under
the 60-day comment period.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
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 No.: ED–2023–SCC–0125]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; National
Implementation Study of Student
Support and Academic Enrichment
Grants (Title IV, Part A)
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 8, 2023.
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–
2023–SCC–0125. 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,
the Department will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please include the docket ID number
and the title of the information
collection request when requesting
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0119]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Loan
Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins)
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
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a revision of a
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currently approved information collection.
DATES: The Department requested emergency processing from OMB for this
information collection request on June 28, 2023. As a result, the
Department is providing the public with the opportunity to comment
under the full comment period. Interested persons are invited to submit
comments on or before September 8, 2023.
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-2023-SCC-0119.
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, the Department 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 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 Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
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, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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: Loan Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins).
OMB Control Number: 1845-0058.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households; State,
local, and Tribal governments; private sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 32,761.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,376.
Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) requested
emergency processing for this revised information collection, 1845-
0058; and therefore, is requesting the 60-day public comment period for
the full ICR. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA),
established the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, and the
Federal Perkins (Perkins) Loan programs under title IV, parts B, D, and
E, respectively. Section 437(c)(1) of the HEA authorizes the discharge
of a FFEL or Direct Loan program loan borrower's obligation to repay
their loan(s) based on school closure or false certification of student
eligibility. Section 464(g)(1) of the HEA authorizes the discharge of a
Perkins Loan Program loan based on school closure. The Department
published a final rule on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904) that made
significant changes to the regulations governing loan discharge based
on school closure and false certification.
The Department received emergency clearance on June 28, 2023 since
normal processing would not enable the Department to implement the
required regulatory changes by July 1, 2023, resulting in several
months of delays in providing eligible borrowers with the benefits of
the amended loan discharge regulations and not meeting the requirements
of the Master Calendar. Any delay in discharging loans for eligible
borrowers would increase the potential for public harm through delayed
financial relief to borrowers who would qualify for discharge of their
loans under the terms of the amended regulations. As a result, in order
to meet the July 1, 2023 implementation date as required by the Master
Calendar, the Department requested that OMB approve the collection
associated with the implementation of the closed school and false
certification loan discharge forms using the emergency clearance
procedures. Although the Final Rule did not amend the unpaid refund
discharge regulations, the unpaid refund discharge application is
included with the other forms approved under OMB No. 1845-0058 and
therefore is also covered by this request. This notice allows the
public to comment on the full ICR under the 60-day comment period.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
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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