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AGENCY:
Department of Education.
ACTION:
Comment r equest.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Education (the Department), 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 and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden on the public and helps the public understand the Department's information collection Start Printed Page 21338requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES:
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.
End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. 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.
Start SignatureDated: April 12, 2011.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: New.
Title of Collection: Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit; Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,073,643.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,036,822.
Abstract: This form serves as the means by which eligible borrowers in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program indicate eligible employment for the purpose of final forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. The Department and its Direct Loan Program servicers will use the information collected on the Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness form to determine whether a borrower has worked for a qualified employer during the certification period and whether payments made against a borrower's outstanding Direct Loan balance were qualifying payments for the purpose of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,, by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 4563. 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 and OMB Control Number when making your request.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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Document Information
- Published:
- 04/15/2011
- Department:
- Education Department
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Comment request.
- Document Number:
- 2011-9220
- Dates:
- Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 14, 2011.
- Pages:
- 21337-21338 (2 pages)
- PDF File:
- 2011-9220.pdf