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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96949-96950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28574]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0120]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): Interest Rate 
Limitation Request

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 6, 2025.

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, 202-570-8414.

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.

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    Title of Collection: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): 
Interest Rate Limitation Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0135.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 67.
    Abstract: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) provides that 
those on active-duty military service are entitled to have an interest 
rate in excess of 6% be capped at 6% for the duration of their 
qualifying military service. The Department is requesting an extension 
of the currently approved information collection. These Federal Family 
Education Loan (FFEL) Program and Direct Loan Program regulations have 
not changed. The regulations require a loan holder to match its 
database against the Department of Defense's Defense Manpower Data 
Center (DMDC) and automatically apply the interest rate limitation, as 
appropriate, to borrowers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
The form in this collection would only be used in limited cases where 
the borrower is not found in the Defense Manpower Data Center, or does 
not have a copy of military orders, but still wishes to receive 
benefits under the SCRA.

    Dated: December 3, 2024.
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. 2024-28574 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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