82866 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 226 / Monday, November 27, 2023 / Notices 

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087, et 

seq. 

Richard Cordray, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26052 Filed 11–24–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0120] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins and TEACH 

Grant Total and Permanent Disability 

Discharge Application and Related 

Forms 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Go to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to 

access the site. Find this information 

collection request (ICR) by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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: Direct Loan, FFEL, 

Perkins and TEACH Grant Total and 

Permanent Disability Discharge 

Application and Related Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0065. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 61,629. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 30,814. 

Abstract: The Department of 

Education (Department) is requesting a 

renewal as revision of the information 

collection, 1845–0065, Total and 

Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge 

Application and Related Forms. The 

regulations governing TPD discharges of 

federal student loans and TEACH Grant 

service obligations are contained in 34 

CFR 685.213 for the Direct Loan 

Program, 34 CFR 682.402(c) for the 

FFEL Program, 34 CFR 674.61(b) for the 

Perkins Loan Program, and 34 CFR 

686.42(b) for the TEACH Grant Program. 

A final rule published on November 1, 

2022 (87 FR 65904) made changes to the 

TPD discharge regulations, including an 

expansion of the types of Social 

Security Administration (SSA) 

disability determinations that qualify a 

borrower or TEACH Grant recipient for 

TPD discharge; elimination of the 

requirement for borrowers who receive 

TPD discharges based on SSA 

determinations or a physician’s 

certification to provide documentation 

of their annual earnings from 

employment during the 3-year postdischarge monitoring period; and 

expansion of the categories of medical 

professionals who may certify an 

individual’s TPD discharge application 

which necessitate the updating of this 

information collection. We have also 

revised the form based on public 

comment and internal review for ease of 

use and clarity. We have moved 

definitions to the front to allow users to 

know if their loans can be included on 

this form. We have moved forward 

where the completed form is to be sent 

and how to get assistance in completing 

the form. Further explanation of 

changes are in the attached comment 

response table. 

Dated: November 20, 2023. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26021 Filed 11–24–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Annual Notice of Interest Rates for 

Variable-Rate Federal Student Loans 

Made Under the Federal Family 

Education Loan Program Prior to July 

1, 2010 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Chief Operating Officer 

for Federal Student Aid announces the 

interest rates for loans made under the 

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 

Program, Assistance Listing Number 

84.032, that have variable interest rates. 

The rates announced in this notice are 

in effect for the period July 1, 2023, 

through June 30, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Travis Sturlaugson, U.S. Department of 

Education, 830 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 


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