Publication Date: January 29, 2010
Posted Date: January 29, 2010
Subject: Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program: Federal Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory Note and Related Documents
FR Type: Notice
[Federal Register: January 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 19)] [Notices] [Page 4794] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr29ja10-43] ================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 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 March 1, 2010. 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, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395- 5806 or send e-mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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 Acting Direction, Information Collection Clearance Division, 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: January 21, 2010. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Federal Student Aid Type of Review: Extension. Title: Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program: Federal Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory Note and Related Documents. Frequency: On Occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 84,705. Burden Hours: 117,527. Abstract: The Federal Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory Note serves as the means by which a borrower applies for a Federal Consolidation Loan and promises to repay the loan. Related documents included as part of this collection are (1) Additional Loan Listing Sheet (provides additional space for a borrower to list loans that he or she wishes to consolidate, if there is insufficient space on the Federal Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory Note); (2) Request to Add Loans (serves as the means by which a borrower may add other loans to an existing Federal Consolidation Loan within a specified time period); and (3) Loan Verification Certificate (serves as the means by which a consolidating lender obtains the information needed to pay off the holders of the loans that the borrower wants to consolidate). 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 4175. 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 the Internet address 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. 2010-1484 Filed 1-28-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P