[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-6903]
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[Federal Register: March 24, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.
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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Management Service,
invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 25, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok: Desk
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., room 3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection
requests should be addressed to Cary Green, Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4682, Regional Office Building 3,
Washington, DC 20202-4651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cary Green (202) 401-3200. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1980 (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 Director of the Information Resources
Management Service, publishes this 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)
Frequency of collection; (4) The affected public; (5) Reporting burden;
and/or (6) Recordkeeping burden; and (7) Abstract. OMB invites public
comment at the address specified above. Copies of the requests are
available from Cary Green at the address specified above.
Dated: March 17, 1994.
Cary Green,
Director, Information Resources Management Service.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: NEW.
Title: National Student Loan Data System.
Frequency: Weekly.
Affected Public: State or local governments; Businesses or other for-
profit; Non-profit institutions; Small businesses or organizations.
Reporting Burden:
Responses: 158,392.
Burden Hours: 950,352.
Recordingkeeping Burden:
Recordkeepers: 0.
Burden Hours: 0.
Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (Act) requires
the Secretary of Education to establish a National Student Loan Data
System (NSLDS) that contains information about Federal Family Education
Loan (FFEL) Program loans and Perkins Loans (including National Direct
Student Loans and National Defense Student Loans). NSLDS will collect
FFEL Program data from guaranty agencies and Perkins Loan data from
existing Department systems, such as the Pell Grant Recipient and
Financial Management System, to form a repository of information to be
used for research, policy analysis, monitoring student enrollment,
identifying loan holders and services, calculating default rates,
monitoring program participants, and verifying student aid eligibility.
[FR Doc. 94-6903 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]
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