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1Codified at 12 U.S.C. 5493(b)(3)(A). 

2 Dodd-Frank Act section 1013(b)(3)(D), codified 

at 12 U.S.C. 5493(b)(3)(D). 

3 In addition to the boarding forms for 

congressional and government users, the Bureau 

utilizes a separate OMB-approved form to board 

companies onto their own distinct portal to access 

complaints submitted against them, through OMB 

Control No. 3170–0054 (Consumer Complaint 

Intake System Company Portal Boarding Form 

Information Collection System; expires July 31, 

2018). 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No. CFPB–2018–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (Bureau) is 

requesting to renew the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for an existing information 

collection titled, ‘‘Consumer Response 

Government and Congressional Portal 

Boarding Forms.’’ 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before February 15, 2019 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection, OMB Control Number (see 

below), and docket number (see above), 

by any of the following methods: 

• Electronic: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: FederalRegisterComments@

cfpb.gov. Include Docket No. CFPB– 

2018–0040 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Comment intake, Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20552. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Comment 

Intake, Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA 

Office), 1700 G Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20552. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. In general, all comments 

received will become public records, 

including any personal information 

provided. Sensitive personal 

information, such as account numbers 

or Social Security numbers, should not 

be included. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Documentation prepared in support of 

this information collection request is 

available at www.regulations.gov. 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Darrin King, PRA 

Officer, at (202) 435–9575, or email: 

CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. If you require this 

document in an alternative electronic 

format, please contact CFPB_

Accessibility@cfpb.gov. Please do not 

submit comments to these email boxes. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Consumer 

Response Government and 

Congressional Portal Boarding Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 3170–0057. 

Type of Review: Extension with 

revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments; Federal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 14. 

Abstract: Section 1013(b)(3)(A) of the 

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank 

Act or Act) requires the Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection (‘‘the 

Bureau’’) to ‘‘facilitate the centralized 

collection of, monitoring of, and 

response to consumer complaints 

regarding consumer financial products 

or services.’’ 1 The Act also requires the 

Bureau to ‘‘share consumer complaint 

information with prudential regulators, 

the Federal Trade Commission, other 

Federal agencies, and State agencies.’’ 2

To facilitate the collection of 

complaints, the Bureau accepts 

consumer complaints submitted by 

members of Congress on behalf of their 

constituents with the consumer’s 

express written authorization for the 

release of their personal information. 

In furtherance of its statutory 

mandates related to consumer 

complaints, the Bureau uses 

Government and Congressional Portal 

Boarding Forms (Boarding Forms) to 

register users for access to secure, webbased portals. The Bureau has 

developed separate portals for 

congressional users and other 

government users as part of its secure 

web portal offerings (the ‘‘Congressional 

Portal’’ and the ‘‘Government Portal,’’ 

respectively).3

Through the Government Portal, 

government users can view consumer 

complaint information in a user-friendly 

format that allows easy review of 

complaints currently active in the 

Bureau process, complaints referred to a 

prudential federal regulator, and other 

closed/archived complaints. 

Through the Congressional Portal, 

members of Congress and authorized 

congressional office staff can view data 

associated with consumer complaints 

they submit on behalf of their 

constituents with the consumer’s 

express written authorization for the 

release of their personal information. 

The Congressional Portal only displays 

information about complaints submitted 

by the individual congressional office. 

Request for Comments: Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Bureau, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methods and the assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: December 11, 2018. 

Darrin A. King, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27260 Filed 12–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0103] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program General Forbearance Request 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 January 

16, 2019. 

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– 

2018–ICCD–0103. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 


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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. 

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 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 

Washington, DC 20202–0023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202– 

377–3681. 

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 General 

Forbearance Request. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0031. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,188,770. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 175,102. 

Abstract: The Department of 

Education is requesting an extension 

without change of the currently 

approved Direct Loan General 

Forbearance Request form information 

collection. The current form includes 

the Direct Loan, FFEL, and Perkins Loan 

programs making it easier for borrowers 

to request this action. There has been no 

change to the form, the underlying 

regulations, or anticipated usage. 

Dated: December 12, 2018. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27212 Filed 12–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0132] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Streamlined Clearance Process for 

Discretionary Grants 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 February 

15, 2019. 

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– 

2018–ICCD–0132. 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. 

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 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9089, 

Washington, DC 20202–0023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Alfreida 

Pettiford, 202–245–6110. 

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: Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–0001. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3. 

Abstract: Section 3505(a)(2) of the 

PRA of 1995 provides the OMB Director 

authority to approve the streamlined 

clearance process proposed in this 

information collection request. This 

information collection request was 

originally approved by OMB in January 

of 1997. This information collection 

streamlines the clearance process for all 

discretionary grant information 

collections which do not fit the generic 

application process. The streamlined 

clearance process continues to reduce 

the clearance time for the U.S. 

Department of Education’s (ED’s) 

discretionary grant information 

collections by two months or 60 days. 

This is desirable for two major reasons: 

It would allow ED to provide better 

customer service to grant applicants and 

help meet ED’s goal for timely awards 

of discretionary grants. § 3474.20(d) 

adds the requirement for grantees to 


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