Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs, 53478 [2023-16927]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0145]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Income
Driven Repayment Plan Request for
the William D. Ford Federal Direct
Loans and Federal Family Education
Loan Programs
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 to a
previously approved information
collection.
DATES: The Department requested
emergency processing from OMB for
this information collection request on
July 26, 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 October 10, 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–0145. 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, 202–708–8242.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
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(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: Income Driven
Repayment Plan (IDR) Request for the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans
and Federal Family Education Loan
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0102.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 9,500,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,135,000.
Abstract: The Department of
Education (Department) requested
emergency processing for this revised
information collection, 1845–0102; and
therefore, is requesting the 60-day
public comment period for the full ICR.
The Department updated the IDR
Request Form that is used by a borrower
to enroll, recertify, or change their IDR
plan to support the provisions identified
for early implementation in the final
rule published July 10, 2023, and the
provisions in the FUTURE ACT related
to borrower consent to use tax
information for IDR participation.
Specifically, the form has been updated
to include a new section related to the
borrower’s consent to use tax
information for this application and on
an ongoing basis and to reflect the name
change of the REPAYE Plan to the SAVE
Plan. The form has also been updated to
remove the need for spousal income
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information in the situation where a
borrower files taxes separately from
their spouse. This removes the need to
collect the signature of the spouse as the
spouse’s information is no longer
necessary to participate in any IDR plan.
Additional updates were made to
improve readability and the borrower
experience.
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 30, 2023, that
would have resulted in several months
of delays in providing eligible borrowers
financial relief and not meeting the
requirements of the Master Calendar.
Any delay in discharging loans for
eligible borrowers would have increased
the potential for public harm through
delayed financial relief to borrowers
who have been employed in public
service, and the possibility of additional
interest accrual and an increase in
overall debt by affected borrowers being
unable to receive the relief that is
allowed to them under the new
regulations, causing them further
financial harm. This notice allows the
public to comment on the full ICR under
the 60-day comment period.
Dated: August 3, 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-0145]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Income
Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct
Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs
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 to a previously approved information
collection.
DATES: The Department requested emergency processing from OMB for this
information collection request on July 26, 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 October 10, 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-0145.
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, 202-708-8242.
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: Income Driven Repayment Plan (IDR) Request for
the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education
Loan Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0102.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,500,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,135,000.
Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) requested
emergency processing for this revised information collection, 1845-
0102; and therefore, is requesting the 60-day public comment period for
the full ICR. The Department updated the IDR Request Form that is used
by a borrower to enroll, recertify, or change their IDR plan to support
the provisions identified for early implementation in the final rule
published July 10, 2023, and the provisions in the FUTURE ACT related
to borrower consent to use tax information for IDR participation.
Specifically, the form has been updated to include a new section
related to the borrower's consent to use tax information for this
application and on an ongoing basis and to reflect the name change of
the REPAYE Plan to the SAVE Plan. The form has also been updated to
remove the need for spousal income information in the situation where a
borrower files taxes separately from their spouse. This removes the
need to collect the signature of the spouse as the spouse's information
is no longer necessary to participate in any IDR plan. Additional
updates were made to improve readability and the borrower experience.
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 30, 2023, that would have resulted
in several months of delays in providing eligible borrowers financial
relief and not meeting the requirements of the Master Calendar. Any
delay in discharging loans for eligible borrowers would have increased
the potential for public harm through delayed financial relief to
borrowers who have been employed in public service, and the possibility
of additional interest accrual and an increase in overall debt by
affected borrowers being unable to receive the relief that is allowed
to them under the new regulations, causing them further financial harm.
This notice allows the public to comment on the full ICR under the 60-
day comment period.
Dated: August 3, 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.
[FR Doc. 2023-16927 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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