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Date: August 2005 FRPart: |
Page Numbers: 48375-48378
Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations and General Provision Regulations.
Posted on 08-17-2005
[Federal Register: August 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 158)]
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[Page 48375-48378]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 17, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies
and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests.
OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent
that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of
the information collection, violate State or Federal
law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory
obligations. The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, publishes that notice containing proposed information
collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed
information collection, grouped by
office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision,
extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection;
(4) Description of the need for, and proposed use
of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting
and/or recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. 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.
Dated: August 11, 2005.
Angela C. Arrington, Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Federal Perkins
Loan Program Regulations and General Provision Regulations.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or household; Businesses
or other for-profit.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 95,262.
Burden Hours: 25,859.
Abstract: Institutions
of higher education make Perkins loans. Information is necessary in order to
monitor a school's reimbursement to its Perkins loan revolving fund, monitor
how collection costs are
charged to borrowers on rehabilitation loans and to monitor the assignment of
defaulted Perkins loans to the Department. The public is alerted that this package
is a request for an extension of a currently
approved collection. Until the anticipated reauthorization of the Higher Education
Act and any resulting changes to the implementing regulations, the existing
paperwork collection is simply extended, rather than revised.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed
from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting
the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2848. When you access the
information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be directed to Joseph Schubart at his e-mail address
Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Federal Family Education Loan Program Regulations.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or
household; Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal
Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 858,981.
Burden Hours: 10,128,562.
Abstract: The Federal
Family Education Loan Program proposed regulations revise the current regulations
in areas of program administration. The regulations assure the Secretary that
the integrity
of the program is protected from fraud and other misuse of program funds. The
public is alerted that this package is a request for an extension of a currently
approved collection. Until the anticipated reauthorization of the Higher Education
Act and any resulting changes to the implementing regulations, the existing
paperwork collection is simply extended, rather than revised. Requests for copies
of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2849. When you access the
information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the
information collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should
be directed to Joseph Schubart at his e-mail address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS)
at 1-800-877-8339.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or household; Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 846,034.
Burden Hours: 211,520.
Abstract: The proposed
regulations change three sections of the regulations that are currently cleared
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The proposed regulations do not affect the
current burden hour
estimates for this information collection. The public is alerted that this package
is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection. Until the
anticipated reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and any resulting changes
to the implementing regulations, the existing paperwork collection is simply
extended, rather than revised.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed
from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting
the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2850. When you access the
information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address http://edicsweb.ed.gov
or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be directed to Joseph Schubart at his e-mail address
Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Cohort Default Rates for Institutions Participating in the FFEL or Direct
Loan Programs.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or household; State,
Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 93,877.
Burden Hours: 1,209,890.
Abstract: The regulations establish the standards to participate in the student financial assistance programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Title IV, HEA programs). The public is alerted that this package is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection. Until the anticipated reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and any resulting changes to the implementing regulations, the existing paperwork collection is simply extended, rather than revised. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2851. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view.
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Written requests for information
should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be directed to Joseph Schubart at his e-mail
address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or
household; Businesses or other for-profit.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 2,800,642.
Burden Hours: 61,879.
Abstract: Institutions of higher education make Perkins loans. Information is necessary in order to monitor a school's reimbursement to its Perkins loan revolving fund, monitor how collection costs are charged to borrowers on rehabilitated loans and to monitor the assignment of defaulted Perkins loans to the Department. The public is alerted that this package is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection. Until the anticipated reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and any resulting changes to the implementing regulations, the existing paperwork collection is simply extended, rather than revised. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2852. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be directed to Joseph Schubart at his e-mail address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Application for Ability to Benefit Testing Approval.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Individuals or household; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 150,090.
Burden Hours: 77,040.
Abstract: The Secretary
will publish a list of approved tests which can be used by postsecondary educational
institutions to establish the ability to benefit for a student who does not
have a high school
diploma or its equivalent for Student Financial Assistance Programs. The public
is alerted that this package is a request for an extension of a currently approved
collection. Until the anticipated reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
and any resulting changes to the implementing regulations, the existing paperwork
collection is simply extended, rather than revised. Requests for copies of the
proposed information collection request may be accessed from
http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2844. When you access the
information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the
information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements should be directed to Joseph Schubart at
his e-mail address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Student Assistance General Provisions--Subpart I--Immigration Status
Confirmation.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 11.
Burden Hours: 16,370.
Abstract: Collection of
this information used for immigration status confirmation reduces the potential
of fraud and abuse caused by ineligible aliens receiving Federally subsidized
student financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA)
of 1965, as amended. The respondent population is comprised of 6,160 postsecondary
institutions who participate in administration of the Title IV, HEA
programs. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2845. When you access the
information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address ashington, DC 20202-4700.
Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should
be directed to Joseph Schubart at his e-mail address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Student Assistance General Provisions--Subpart K--Cash Management.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 6,576.
Burden Hours: 1,218,718.
Abstract: These regulations
comprise the existing provisions of the Student Assistance General Provisions
guidance regarding cash management. Information collection under these regulations
relates to cash management requirements and practices for institutions participating
in the Title IV, Higher Education Act (HEA) programs. The public is alerted
that this package is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection.
Until the anticipated reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and any resulting
changes to the implementing regulations, the existing paperwork collection is
simply extended,
rather than revised.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed
from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting
the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2853. When you access the
information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac
Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity
requirements should be directed to Joseph Schubart at his e-mail address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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