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current burden hours in 1845–0022 

which is expiring. Sections of the 

regulations in 34 CFR part 668 Student 

Assistance General Provisions establish 

the standards to participate in the 

student financial aid assistance 

programs authorized by Title IV of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended. Other sections of the 

regulations also establishes required 

information that must be provided to 

students, the financial responsibility 

requirements of the institution, and the 

cohort default rates that apply to 

institutions. These regulations help to 

assure the Secretary that the integrity of 

the programs is protected from fraud 

and misuse of program funds. ED is 

administratively transferring a small 

amount of burden from sections 34 CFR 

668.23 and 668.24 that previously were 

included in OMB Collection Number 

1845–0038 to correct an error that was 

made in the transfer of this information 

collection from the Office of 

Postsecondary Education (1840) to 

Federal Student Aid (1845). There have 

been no changes to the statutory or 

regulatory language since the prior 

information collection filing. 

Dated: October 22, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25123 Filed 10–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0103] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Student Assistance General 

Provisions—Subpart K—Cash 

Management 

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 25, 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–0103 

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, 

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 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: Student Assistance 

General Provisions—Subpart K—Cash 

Management 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0038 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

existing collection of information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households, Private 

Sector, State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 30,306,251 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,376,701 

Abstract: This request is for a revision 

to the current information collection 

1845–0038 that is expiring. This 

collection pertains to the recordkeeping 

requirements contained in the 

regulations related to the administration 

of 34 CFR part 668 Subpart K Cash 

Management of the Student Assistance 

General Provisions. The regulatory 

language has not changed. These 

program regulations are designed to 

provide benefits to Title IV, HEA 

applicants, and to protect the taxpayers 

interest. The information collection 

requirements in 34 CFR 668.163 and 

668.165 are necessary to provide 

students with required information 

about their eligibility to receive funding 

under the federal student financial aid 

programs and to prevent fraud and 

abuse of program funds by allowing 

students to reduce or reject aid being 

offered as well as being made aware of 

when such funding can be expected to 

be available. 

The Department is requesting that 

sections 34 CFR 668.23 and 668.24 

which are currently in 1845–0038 be 

removed and the corresponding 1,260 

hours be transferred to 1845–0022. 

These two sections are not included in 

Subpart K and are more appropriately a 

part of 1845–0022. We believe that 

during the transfer of the information 

collections from the Office of 

Postsecondary Education to Federal 

Student Aid that the regulatory sub 

sections were incorrectly included in 

this package. 

Additionally, the Department is 

requesting the removal of the 1,750 

burden hours currently attributed to 34 

CFR 668.167 FFEL Program funds. This 

is due to the authority to make new 

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 

program being terminated as of July 1, 

2010 as a result of the Student Aid and 

Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) that 

was included in the Health Care and 

Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA). 

Dated: October 22, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25208 Filed 10–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Foreign Schools Eligibility Criteria 

Apply To Participate in Title IV HEA 

Programs; Extension of Public 

Comment Period; Correction 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 


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