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###### Department of Education

# AGENCY:

Department of Education. 

# ACTION:

Comment request.

# 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 requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). 

# DATES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 23, 2012. 

# ADDRESSES:

                        Written 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.                     

# SUPPLEMENTARY 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 Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management 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. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

## Federal Student Aid 

*Type of Review:*                     Revision.                 

*Title of Collection:*                     Income Contingent Repayment Plan and Income-Based Repayment Plan Alternative Documentation of Income.                 

*OMB Control Number:*                     1845-0016.                 

*Agency Form Number(s):*                     N/A.                 

*Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses:*                     294,924.                 

*Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours:*                     123,868.                 

*Abstract:*                     This form serves as the means by which a borrower who is repaying Direct Loan Program loans under the Income-Contigent Repayment (ICR) Plan or the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan provides the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) with alternative documentation of the borrower's income if the borrower's adjusted gross income (AGI) is not available from the IRS, or if the Department believes that the borrower's most recently reported AGI does not accurately reflect the borrower's current income. Under the Direct Loan Program regulations, a borrower's AGI is used to calculate the monthly loan repayment amount under the ICR and IBR plans.                 

                    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 04793. 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. 

[FR Doc. 2012-3929 Filed 2-17-12; 8:45 am] 

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