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Outreach Activities
The Department expects that, in
addition to continuing their current
default aversion assistance work, under
a VFA, guaranty agencies will focus
their efforts on borrower outreach and
counseling, with a focus on options that
will help borrowers return to good
standing and access repayment
programs and benefits that will promote
successful long-term repayment on their
loans. This will also include targeted
outreach campaigns mutually agreed
upon with the Department.
Loan Transfers
To ensure that the guaranty agency
can focus its efforts on loan counseling
and consolidation, under the VFA
guaranty agencies will adopt a schedule
for transferring defaulted loans to the
Department. The oldest loans will be
transferred to the Department
immediately after the effective date of
the VFA, while newer defaults will be
transferred after a set period if they are
not otherwise successfully resolved,
such as through consolidation,
discharge, or pay off.
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Future Planning
To ensure long-term success and
stability for the FFEL Program, all
guaranty agencies that enter into a VFA
with the Department will map their loan
data and systems to at least one other
guaranty agency acceptable to the
Department. The goal is to ensure that
a successor agency is ready to perform
the agency’s functions if the agency
participating in the VFA becomes
unable to meet its responsibilities. Each
guaranty agency will also agree to keep
the Department apprised of any
significant changes in personnel or
finances so that if a guaranty agency
chooses to exit the program there is
minimal disruption for borrowers and
long-term loan servicing activities.
The terms of any VFA will be subject
to applicable Federal, State, Local, and
U.S. Territory laws and regulations,
including any changes in the HEA (or
other applicable laws) and the
Department’s regulations, unless waived
or modified by the Secretary, and to any
applicable administrative actions of the
Secretary.
Duration of the VFA
The Secretary expects that the VFAs
will have a term of two years, subject to
year-to-year renewals if the parties
agree. The VFA will also provide that
either party may terminate the
agreement at any time by providing
written notice to the other party, with
provisions for sufficient notice before
the effective date of termination.
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Agency Demonstrated Performance
The Secretary will select the agencies
with which to enter into a VFA by
identifying agencies that d have the
managerial and operational capacity to
assume the responsibilities of the VFA.
The Department expects to enter into
VFAs with all or the vast majority of
guaranty agencies.
A guaranty agency that ultimately
enters into a VFA with the Secretary
must have the capability to:
• Conduct meaningful high-touch
borrower outreach.
• Successfully transfer defaulted
loans to the Secretary within set
periods.
• Map systems to a potential
successor guaranty agency.
Secretary’s Oversight
The Secretary will conduct oversight
and monitoring of the activities of
guaranty agencies participating in the
FFEL Program under a VFA to assess
each agency’s continuing financial
viability and operational capacity to
properly perform all FFEL Program
guaranty agency responsibilities in
accordance with the VFA. The Secretary
will also conduct oversight and
monitoring of the borrower outreach
work and the transfer of defaulted loans.
This oversight will include, at a
minimum, requirements that the
guaranty agency submit operational
status reports, financial reports, and
performance metrics on its loan
portfolio.
Letters of Request for a VFA
Guaranty agencies with agreements
with the Secretary under section 428(b)
and (c) of the HEA that wish to enter
into a VFA under the terms outlined in
this notice must submit an email
indicating interest to VFATeam@ed.gov
by the deadline in the DATES section of
this notice.
The expression of interest notice must
be submitted by the chief executive
officer of the guaranty agency. The
Secretary may request that the agency
provide supporting or other
documentation to assist the Secretary in
making a decision regarding the
agency’s possible participation in a
VFA.
Accessible Format: On request to the
program contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
individuals with disabilities can obtain
this document in an accessible format.
The Department will provide the
requestor with an accessible format that
may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or
text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3
file, braille, large print, audiotape,
compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078–1.
James Kvaal,
Under Secretary, Office of the Under
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0096]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Federal
Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect
System and User Access Management
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
new information collection request
(ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 30, 2024.
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–
2024–SCC–0096. 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
SUMMARY:
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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 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202–1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–570–8414.
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: Federal Student
Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and
User Access Management.
OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 48,600.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10,196.
Abstract: This is a request for a new
information collection. Federal Student
Aid (FSA) Partner Connect will be
replacing Student Aid internet Gateway
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(SAIG) Enrollment via
fsawebenroll.ed.gov. SAIG Mailboxes
will remain as the access point for
electronically transmitting and receiving
data. FSA Partner Connect System and
User Access Management allows
authorized entities, including
postsecondary educational institutions,
institutional third-party servicers,
guaranty agencies and guaranty agency
(GA) servicers, Federal Family
Education Loan Program (FFELP)
lenders and lender servicers, federal
loan servicers, and State Higher
Education Agencies, to exchange data
electronically with the U.S. Department
of Education (Department). In order to
participate, each entity must enroll for
system and service access through FSA
Partner Connect (fsapartners.ed.gov).
The enrollment process enables the
organization enrolling to create new
users and select services to receive,
submit, view, and/or update student
financial aid data online and by batch
using Department provided software
EDconnect (PC-based software) or
TDClient (client software for multiple
environments). As authorized by the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA); 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.,
and in order to manage the Title IV,
HEA assistance programs, the entities
listed above may electronically transmit
and receive data from the following FSA
systems through SAIG Mailboxes by
enrolling through FSA Partner Connect:
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) Processing System (FPS)
Common Origination and Disbursement
(COD) System
National Student Loan Data System
(NSLDS) Online
Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR)
Appeals
Total and Permanent Disability (TPD)
System
Digital Customer Care (DCC) Customer
Relationship Management (CRM)
Online
Access and Identity Management
System (AIMS)
Financial Management System (FMS)
Additionally, entities may request
access to eZ-Audit and the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security’s
Systemic Alien Verification
Entitlements (SAVE) Program through
FSA Partner Connect to manage Title IV,
HEA assistance programs.
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Dated: July 25, 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. 2024–16717 Filed 7–29–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security
Administration
Amended Record of Decision for the
Continued Operation of the Nevada
National Security Site and Off-Site
Locations in the State of Nevada
National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Amended record of decision.
AGENCY:
The National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA), a
semi-autonomous agency within the
United States Department of Energy
(DOE), is issuing this amendment to the
December 30, 2014, Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Site-Wide Environmental
Impact Statement for Continued
Operation of the Department of Energy/
National Nuclear Security
Administration Nevada National
Security Site and Off-Site Locations in
the State of Nevada (DOE/EIS–0426)
(SWEIS). In this Amended ROD
(AROD), NNSA announces its decision
to implement the actions and operations
described in a 2024 Supplement
Analysis (SA) to the earlier SWEIS. The
SA assessed the potential environmental
impacts of projects/changes that have
occurred at the Nevada National
Security Site (NNSS) and off-site
locations in the State of Nevada, since
publication of the SWEIS and ROD, or
are expected to occur within
approximately the next five years. Based
on the analysis, NNSA determined that
the potential impacts associated with
the actions and operations evaluated in
the SA: would not be significantly
different than impacts presented in the
SWEIS; would not constitute a
substantial change to the actions
evaluated in the SWEIS relevant to
environmental concerns; there are no
significant new circumstances or
information relevant to environmental
concerns; and no additional National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
documentation is required at this time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information on this AROD or the
SA, contact: Ms. Patricia Gallo, NEPA
Compliance Officer, NNSA Nevada
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0096]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and User Access
Management
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 a new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 30, 2024.
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-2024-SCC-0096.
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
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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 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202-1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-570-8414.
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: Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect
System and User Access Management.
OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 48,600.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,196.
Abstract: This is a request for a new information collection.
Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect will be replacing Student Aid
internet Gateway (SAIG) Enrollment via fsawebenroll.ed.gov. SAIG
Mailboxes will remain as the access point for electronically
transmitting and receiving data. FSA Partner Connect System and User
Access Management allows authorized entities, including postsecondary
educational institutions, institutional third-party servicers, guaranty
agencies and guaranty agency (GA) servicers, Federal Family Education
Loan Program (FFELP) lenders and lender servicers, federal loan
servicers, and State Higher Education Agencies, to exchange data
electronically with the U.S. Department of Education (Department). In
order to participate, each entity must enroll for system and service
access through FSA Partner Connect (fsapartners.ed.gov). The enrollment
process enables the organization enrolling to create new users and
select services to receive, submit, view, and/or update student
financial aid data online and by batch using Department provided
software EDconnect (PC-based software) or TDClient (client software for
multiple environments). As authorized by the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA); 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq., and in order to manage
the Title IV, HEA assistance programs, the entities listed above may
electronically transmit and receive data from the following FSA systems
through SAIG Mailboxes by enrolling through FSA Partner Connect:
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Processing System
(FPS)
Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Online
Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) Appeals
Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) System
Digital Customer Care (DCC) Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Online
Access and Identity Management System (AIMS)
Financial Management System (FMS)
Additionally, entities may request access to eZ-Audit and the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security's Systemic Alien Verification
Entitlements (SAVE) Program through FSA Partner Connect to manage Title
IV, HEA assistance programs.
Dated: July 25, 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.
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