Comment Request: Loan Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins)

Publication Date
July 10, 2023
Subject
Comment Request: Loan Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins)
FR Type
Notice

The Department of Education (Department) requested emergency processing for this revised information collection, 1845–0058; and therefore, is requesting the 60-day public comment period for the full ICR. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), established the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, and the Federal Perkins (Perkins) Loan programs under Title IV, parts B, D, and E, respectively. Section 437(c)(1) of the HEA authorizes the discharge of a FFEL or Direct Loan program loan borrower's obligation to repay their loan(s) based on school closure or false certification of student eligibility.

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