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DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before [insert 

the 30th day after publication of this 

notice]. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0076 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. 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 Acting 

Director of the Information Collection 

Clearance Division, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

LBJ, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202– 

401–0563 or electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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: Targeted Teacher 

Shortage Areas Nationwide Listing. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0595. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 57. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,560. 

Abstract: This request is for approval 

of recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements that are contained in the 

Federal Family Education Loan 

Programs (FFELP) regulations, which 

address the targeted teacher deferment 

provision of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended. The information 

collected is necessary for a State to 

support its annual request for 

designation of teacher shortage areas 

within the State. The collection of 

information from Chief State School 

Officers to support and document the 

request for teacher shortage areas within 

a given State can potentially enable 

student financial aid recipients to defer, 

reduce, or discharge loan debts and/or 

meet other specified obligations. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24594 Filed 10–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Collection 

Requests; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Correction Notice. 

SUMMARY: On October 3, 2013, the U.S. 

Department of Education published a 

30-day comment period notice in the 

Federal Register (Page 61348, Column 

1) seeking public comment for an 

information collection entitled, 

‘‘Foreign Schools Eligibility Criteria 

Apply to Participate in Title IV HEA 

Programs.’’ The OMB control was 

incorrect. The correct OMB control 

number is 1845–0105. 

The Acting Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 

Information and Records Management 

Services, Office of Management, hereby 

issues a correction notice as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24593 Filed 10–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0061] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

2014–2015 Federal Student Aid 

Application 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 21, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0061 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. 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 Acting 

Director of the Information Collection 

Clearance Division, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Katrina Ingalls, 

703–620–3655 or electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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 


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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: 2014–2015 Federal 

Student Aid Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0001. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

existing collection of information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 47,401,966. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 26,164,366. 

Abstract: 

Section 483 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 

mandates that the Secretary of 

Education ‘‘. . . shall produce, 

distribute, and process free of charge 

common financial reporting forms as 

described in this subsection to be used 

for application and reapplication to 

determine the need and eligibility of a 

student for financial assistance . . .’’. 

The determination of need and 

eligibility are for the following Title IV, 

HEA, federal student financial 

assistance programs: the Federal Pell 

Grant Program; the Campus-Based 

programs (Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant 

(FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), 

and the Federal Perkins Loan Program); 

the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program; the Teacher Education 

Assistance for College and Higher 

Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq 

and Afghanistan Service Grant. 

Federal Student Aid, an office of the 

U.S. Department of Education (hereafter 

‘‘the Department’’), subsequently 

developed an application process to 

collect and process the data necessary to 

determine a student’s eligibility to 

receive Title IV, HEA program 

assistance. The application process 

involves an applicant’s submission of 

the Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA). After submission and 

processing of the FAFSA, an applicant 

receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), 

which is a summary of the processed 

data they submitted on the FAFSA. The 

applicant reviews the SAR, and, if 

necessary, will make corrections or 

updates to their submitted FAFSA data. 

Institutions of higher education listed 

by the applicant on the FAFSA also 

receive a summary of processed data 

submitted on the FAFSA which is 

called the Institutional Student 

Information Record (ISIR). 

The Department seeks OMB approval 

of all application components as a 

single ‘‘collection of information’’. The 

aggregate burden will be accounted for 

under OMB Control Number 1845–0001. 

The specific application components, 

descriptions and submission methods 

for each are listed in the following 

Table. 

Component Description Submission method 

Initial Submission of FAFSA 

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) ........... Online FAFSA that offers applicants a customized experience ............ Submitted by the applicant via 

www.fafsa.gov. 

FOTW—Renewal ............................ Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the 

FAFSA. 

FOTW—EZ ...................................... Online FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the Simplified Needs 

Test (SNT) or Automatic Zero (Auto Zero) needs analysis formulas. 

FOTW—EZ Renewal ...................... Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the 

FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis 

formulas. 

FAFSA on the Phone (FOTP) ......... The Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) representatives 

assist applicants by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW.

Submitted through www.fafsa.gov 

for applicants who call 1–800– 

4–FED–AID. 

FOTP—EZ ....................................... FSAIC representatives assist applicants who qualify for the SNT or 

Auto Zero needs analysis formulas by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW. 

FAA Access ..................................... Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a 

FAFSA.

Submitted through www.faa

acess.ed.gov by a FAA on behalf of an applicant. 

FAA Access—Renewal ................... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal FAFSA. 

FAA Access—EZ ............................ Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants 

who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas. 

FAA Access—EZ Renewal ............. Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants 

who have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the 

SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas. 

Electronic Other .............................. This is a submission done by a FAA, on behalf of the applicant, using 

the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).

The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or software to 

facilitate the EDE process. 

PDF FAFSA or Paper FAFSA ........ The paper version of the FAFSA printed by the Department for applicants who are unable to access the Internet or the online PDF 

FAFSA for applicants who can access the Internet but are unable 

to complete the form using FOTW.

Mailed by the applicant. 

Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information 

FOTW—Corrections ........................ Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid PIN (FSA PIN)—regardless of how they originally applied—may make corrections 

using FOTW Corrections.

Submitted by the applicant via 

www.fafsa.gov. 


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Component Description Submission method 

Electronic Other—Corrections ........ With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made by a FAA 

using the EDE.

The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or software to 

facilitate the EDE process. 

Paper SAR—This is a SAR and an 

option for corrections.

The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did 

not provide an e-mail address and to applicants whose records 

were rejected due to critical errors during processing. Applicants 

can write corrections directly on the paper SAR and mail for processing.

Mailed by the applicant. 

FAA Access—Corrections ............... An institution can use FAA Access to correct the FAFSA .................... Submitted through www.faaacess.

ed.gov by a FAA on behalf of an 

applicant. 

Internal Department Corrections ..... The Department will submit an applicant’s record for system-generated corrections.There is no burden to the applicants under this correction type 

as these are system-based corrections. 

FSAIC Corrections .......................... Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), can change 

the postsecondary institutions listed on their FAFSA or change 

their address by calling FSAIC.

These changes are made directly 

in the CPS system by a FSAIC 

representative. 

SAR Electronic (eSAR) ................... The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on FOTW 

to all applicants with a PIN. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to 

students who applied electronically or by paper and provided an email address. These notifications are sent by e-mail and include a 

secure hyperlink that takes the user to the FOTW site.

Cannot be submitted for processing. 

This information collection also 

documents an estimate of the annual 

public burden as it relates to the 

application process for federal student 

aid. The Applicant Burden Model 

(ABM), measures applicant burden 

through an assessment of the activities 

each applicant conducts in conjunction 

with other applicant characteristics and 

in terms of burden, the average 

applicant’s experience. Key 

determinants of the ABM include: 

D The total number of applicants that 

will potentially apply for federal 

student aid; 

D How the applicant chooses to 

complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g., 

by paper or electronically via FOTW); 

D How the applicant chooses to 

submit any corrections and/or updates 

(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via 

FOTW Corrections); 

D The type of SAR document the 

applicant receives (eSAR, SAR 

acknowledgment, or paper SAR); 

D The formula applied to determine 

the applicant’s EFC (full need analysis 

formula, Simplified Needs Test or 

Automatic Zero); and 

D The average amount of time 

involved in preparing to complete the 

application. 

The ABM is largely driven by the 

number of potential applicants for the 

application cycle. The total application 

projection for 2014–2015 is based upon 

two factors—estimates of the total 

enrollment in all degree-granting 

institutions and the percentage change 

in FAFSA submissions for the last 

completed or almost completed 

application cycle. The ABM is also 

based on the application options 

available to students and parents. The 

Department accounts for each 

application component based on Web 

trending tools, survey information, and 

other Department data sources. 

For 2014–2015, the Department is 

reporting a net burden increase of 

204,513 hours attributed to the increase 

in applicants. 

In response to the 60-day comment 

period, the Department has made some 

changes to the application explained in 

the Summary of Enhancements (see 

Summary of Enhancements to the 2014– 

2015 Free Application for Federal 

Student Aid). We project that these 

changes will not substantively impact 

burden. 

Dated: October 17, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24672 Filed 10–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records—Office of Hearings and 

Appeals (OHA) Records System 

AGENCY: Office of Hearings & Appeals, 

Office of Management, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(Privacy Act), the Department of 

Education (Department) publishes this 

notice of a new system of records 

entitled ‘‘The Office of Hearings & 

Appeals (OHA) Records System’’ (18– 

05–19). 

DATES: Submit your comments on the 

system of records in this notice on or 

before November 21, 2013. The 

Department filed a report describing the 

new system of records covered by this 

notice with the Chair of the Senate 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, the Chair of the 

House Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on September 26, 2013. This 

system of records will become effective 

at the later date of—(1) the expiration of 

the 40 day period for OMB review on 

November 5, 2013, unless OMB waives 

10 days of the 40-day review period for 

compelling reasons shown by the 

Department, or (2) November 21, 2013, 

unless the system of records needs to be 

changed as a result of public comment 

or OMB review. The Department will 

publish any changes to the system of 

records or routine uses that result from 

public comment or OMB review. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this new system of records notice to 

Frank Furey, Director, Office of 

Hearings & Appeals, Office of 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Suite 2100A, Washington, DC 20202– 

4416. If you prefer to send your 

comments through the Internet, use the 

following address: comments@ed.gov. 

You must include the term ‘‘OHA 

system of records’’ in the subject line of 

your electronic message. 


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