3194 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 8 / Tuesday, January 14, 2025 / Notices 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Glenna Wright-Gallo, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00533 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2025–SCC–0002] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment 

Universal 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 a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

17, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2025–SCC–0002. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments 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 Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave, SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, 

Washington, DC 20202–1200. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–570–8414. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, 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. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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: Borrower Defense 

to Loan Repayment Universal Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0163. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 83,750. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 217,750. 

Abstract: On April 4, 2024 the U.S. 

Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit 

granted a preliminary injunction against 

34 ?685.400 et seq (‘‘2023 Regulation’’) 

enjoining the rule and postponing the 

effective date of the regular pending 

final judgment in the case. The current 

Borrower Defense to Repayment 

application and related Request for 

Reconsideration are drafted to conform 

to the enjoined provisions of the 2023 

Regulation. This request is to revise the 

currently approved information 

collection 1845–0163 to comply with 

the regulatory requirements of the 

borrower defense regulations that are 

still in effect, 34 CFR 685.206(e) (‘‘2020 

Regulation’’), 34 CFR 685.222 (‘‘2016 

Regulation’’), and 34 CFR 685.206(c) 

(‘‘1995 Regulation’’) (together, the 

‘‘current regulations’’). These regulatory 

requirements are distinct from the 2023 

Regulation’s provisions. The revision is 

part of contingency planning in case the 

2023 Regulation is permanently struck 

down. The Department of Education 

(‘‘the Department’’) is attaching an 

updated Borrower Defense Application 

and application for Request for 

Reconsideration. The forms will be 

available in paper and electronic forms 

on studentaid.gov and will provide 

borrowers with an easily accessible and 

clear method to provide the information 

necessary for the Department to review 

and process claim applications. Also, 

under the current regulations, the 

Department will no longer require a 

group application nor group 

reconsideration application. 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

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. 2025–00359 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0119] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

District Survey on Use of Funds Under 

Title II, Part A 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

13, 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 


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