[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4652-4653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01236]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0017]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program--150% Limitation
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2020-SCC-0017.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://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, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
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requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those 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
Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program--
150% Limitation.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0116.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Individuals or Households; Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 7,102,732.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 240,824.
Abstract: On July 6, 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (MAP-21) was signed into law. MAP-21 included two
changes to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program. Specifically, MAP-21 amended section 455 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) to extend the 3.4 percent fixed
interest rate that applies to Direct Subsidized Loans made to
undergraduate students to loans for which the first disbursement is
made before July 1, 2013. Second, the law placed a limit on Direct
Subsidized Loan eligibility for new borrowers on or after July 1, 2013.
Specifically, a new borrower on or after July 1, 2013 is no longer
eligible to receive additional Direct Subsidized Loans if the period
during which the borrower has received such loans exceeds 150 percent
of the published length of the borrower's educational program.
Additionally, the borrower becomes responsible for accruing interest on
any Direct Subsidized Loan made to the borrower on or after July 1,
2013 if he or she is enrolled after reaching this 150 percent limit.
The Department of Education (the Department) is requesting an extension
of the current information collection.
Dated: January 21, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01236 Filed 1-24-20; 8:45 am]
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