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Publication Date: November 7, 2008 Page Numbers: 66230-66231 Summary: Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program Discharge Application: Total and Permanent Disability Posted on 11-07-2008 [Federal Register: November 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 217)] [Notices] [Page 66230-66231] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr07no08-39] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 8, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses electronically by e-mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax to (202) 395-6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in their response ``Comment: [insert OMB number], [insert abbreviated collection name, e.g., ``Upward Bound Evaluation]''. Persons submitting comments electronically should not submit paper copies. 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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, 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. Dated: November 3, 2008. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Federal Student Aid Type of Review: Revision. Title: Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program Discharge Application: Total and Permanent Disability. Frequency: On Occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or household (primary). Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 30,000. Burden Hours: 15,000. Abstract: The Discharge Application: Total and Permanent Disability serves as the means by which an individual who is totally and permanently disabled (in accordance with the U.S. Department of Education's regulations) applies for a discharge of his or her student loans made under the FFEL, Perkins Loan, or Direct Loan program loans, or TEACH Grant service obligation. The currently approved TPD Discharge Application is amended to (1) incorporate changes to the terms and conditions of total and permanent disability discharges that were made by final regulations published November 1, 2007 (72 FR 61960), and (2) add provisions for the discharge of a TEACH Grant recipient's service obligation based on a total and permanent disability, in accordance with the final regulations for the TEACH Grant Program that were published on June 23, 2008. Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3687. 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., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@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. [FR Doc. E8-26547 Filed 11-6-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P |
