Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Process for FSA ID Account Creation for Individuals Without a Social Security Number in Connection With Person Authentication Service (PAS), 40474 [2024-10202]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 40474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10202]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0216]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Process for FSA ID Account Creation for Individuals Without a 
Social Security Number in Connection With Person Authentication Service 
(PAS)

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 
June 10, 2024.

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 Beth Grebeldinger, (202) 377-
4018.

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.
    Title of Collection: Process for FSA ID Account Creation for 
Individuals without a Social Security Number in Connection with Person 
Authentication Service (PAS).
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0179.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,500.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,155.
    Abstract: Applicants, parents, and borrowers establish an FSA ID, 
which includes a username and password. The FSA ID is used for the 
purposes of verifying the identity of the user; allowing users to 
establish an account with FSA; safeguarding their personally 
identifiable and financial information; signing applications and loan 
related documents; providing users access to their information and 
applications; allowing users to customize or update their accounts with 
FSA; renewing or revoking a user's account with FSA; and supporting the 
Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) help desk functions.
    The specific questions that applicants are asked to answer in the 
FSA ID creation process are described separately in the Creating FSA-ID 
document, which explains the use of the questions in the application. 
As part of the standard process, users' information is matched with 
information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm 
their SSA status.
    In the event of individuals who do not have a SSN to match, they 
are instructed to the contact the Department and provide one of the 
following documents (U.S. State/Territory Driver's License; U.S. State 
or City Identification Card; Foreign Passport; Municipal identification 
card; Community ID; or a Consular identification card) and a signed 
attestation of their identity under the penalty of perjury, as 
instructed by the Privacy Act.
    This collection provides the process and application that 
individuals without an SSN may use to acquire an FSA ID to access the 
statutory and regulatory benefits of the Title IV, HEA student 
financial assistance programs.

    Dated: May 6, 2024.
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. 2024-10202 Filed 5-9-24; 8:45 am]
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