[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85881-85882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27104]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0145]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford 
Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 
January 10, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link 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: Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the 
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan 
Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0102.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,500,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,135,000.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) is requesting an 
extension of the information collection, 1845-0102. This collection was 
approved under an emergency clearance on July 27, 2023, and the 
Department is now requesting the 30-day public comment period. The 
Department updated the Income Driven Repayment (IDR) Request Form used 
by a borrower to enroll, recertify, or change their IDR plan to support 
the provisions identified for early implementation in the final rule 
published July 10, 2023, and the provisions in the FUTURE ACT related 
to borrower consent to use tax information for IDR participation. 
Specifically, the form was updated to include a new section related to 
the borrowers consent to use tax information for this application and 
on an ongoing basis and to reflect the name change of the REPAYE Plan 
to the SAVE Plan. The form was also updated to remove the need for 
spousal income information in the situation where a borrower files 
taxes separately from their spouse. This removes the need to collect 
the signature of the spouse as the spouses information is no longer 
necessary to participate in any IDR plan. Other updates were made to 
improve readability and the borrower experience. There have been no 
further changes to the form since the emergency clearance was approved.


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     Dated: December 6, 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. 2023-27104 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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