FR Doc 2010-12060
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]
[Page 27997-27998]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of
Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by June
1, 2010. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 19, 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 e-mailed to
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oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management
and Budget (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 Director,
Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice
containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the information collection. 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. ED invites public comment.
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
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: May 14, 2010.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Emergency.
Title: Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment
Program.
Abstract: Under this program, civil legal assistance attorneys who
meet certain qualifications may have a portion of certain Federal
student loans repaid by the Department based on qualifying full-time
employment for at least three years. After acceptance into the program
using the Application to Participate and Service Agreement, the
borrower will be required to submit for the following three years the
Annual Certification of Employment to continue to receive this benefit.
If the borrower doesn't continue to meet the employment requirements,
they will have to repay any funding received through this program.
Additional Information: The Department is requesting an emergency
approval of the Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment
Program Application to Participate and Service Agreement and Annual
Certification of Employment forms by June 1, 2010. This is needed to
ensure there is sufficient time to implement the Agreement and for the
Department to review the applications submitted by borrowers and make
commitments of funds by the close of the 2010 fiscal year. Under the
regular clearance process, the Department would not have an approved
Agreement by the end of the fiscal year end date for which
appropriations have been made. The Department will submit both of the
forms for the regular clearance process after receiving emergency
approval.
The Application to Participate and Service Agreement will serve as
the means for an eligible borrower to apply to participate in the Civil
Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Program and to agree to the
terms and conditions of the three-year service period. The Annual
Certification of Employment will serve as the means for a borrower who
has completed a year of service as a full-time civil legal assistance
attorney to request loan repayment and to provide the Department with
verification of the qualifying employment. The Notice announcing the
program will soon be finalized and will be published after the forms
have been approved.
As the $5,000,000 in appropriated funds is for fiscal year 2010
only, the funds must be committed by the Department to eligible
borrowers by the close of the fiscal year on September 30, 2010. To
allow sufficient time for the Department to review applications
submitted by borrowers and make commitments of funds by the close of
the fiscal year, the Department intends to require borrowers to submit
applications to the Department no later than August 16, 2010.
The Department requests emergency clearance of the Application to
Participate and Service Agreement and Annual Certification of
Employment forms by June 1, 2010.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or household; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 833.
Burden Hours: 142.
Requests for 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 4309. 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.
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