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trigger for the rate to apply is a period 

of enrollment for which the loan was 

intended either ‘‘ending before’’ or 

‘‘beginning on or after’’ the date in the 

cohort field. 

CHART 2—VARIABLE-RATE FEDERAL SUBSIDIZED AND UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS INTEREST RATES IN EFFECT FOR

THE PERIOD 7/1/2017 THROUGH 6/30/2018 

Cohort 

Max. rate 91-Day T-bill 

rate 

Margin Total rate 

(%) 

First disbursed on or 

after 

First disbursed 

before 

In-school, 

grace, 

deferment 

(%) 

All other 

periods 

(%) 

In-school, 

grace, 

deferment 

(%) 

All other 

periods 

(%) 

10/1/1992 ..................... 7/1/1994 9.00 0.98 3.10 3.10 4.08 4.08 

7/1/1994 ....................... 7/1/1994† 9.00 0.98 3.10 3.10 4.08 4.08 

7/1/1994 ....................... 7/1/1995 8.25 0.98 3.10 3.10 4.08 4.08 

7/1/1995 ....................... 7/1/1998 8.25 0.98 2.50 3.10 3.48 4.08 

7/1/1998 ....................... 7/1/2006 8.25 0.98 1.70 2.30 2.68 3.28 

Note: The FFEL Program loans represented 

in the first row in Chart 2 were only made 

to ‘‘new borrowers’’ on or after October 1, 

1992. The FFEL Program loans represented in 

the second row in Chart 2 were only made 

to ‘‘new borrowers’’ on or after July 1, 1994. 

The FFEL Program loans represented in the 

third row in Chart 2 must—in addition to 

having been first disbursed on or after July 

1, 1994, and before July 1, 1995—have been 

made for a period of enrollment that began 

on or included July 1, 1994. 

CHART 3—VARIABLE-RATE FEDERAL PLUS, SLS, AND CONSOLIDATION LOANS INTEREST RATES IN EFFECT FOR THE

PERIOD 7/1/2017 THROUGH 6/30/2018 

Loan type 

Cohort 

Max. rate 

(%) 

Index rate 

First disbursed 

on or after 

First disbursed 

before 

91-Day T-bill 

rate 

1-Year constant Treasury 

maturity 

(%) 

Margin 

(%) 

Total rate 

(%) 

PLUS and SLS ............. — 10/1/1992 12.00 — 1.22 3.25 4.47 

SLS .............................. 10/1/1992 7/1/1994† 11.00 — 1.22 3.10 4.32 

PLUS ............................ 10/1/1992 7/1/1994 10.00 — 1.22 3.10 4.32 

PLUS ............................ 7/1/1994 7/1/1998 9.00 — 1.22 3.10 4.32 

PLUS ............................ 7/1/1998 7/1/2006 9.00 0.98 — 3.10 4.08 

Loan type ..................... Application 

received on or 

after 

Application 

received 

before 

Max. rate 91-Day T-bill 

rate 

Average of the 

Bond 

equivalent 

rates of the 

91-Day T-bill 

for the quarter 

prior to July 1 

Margin Total rate 

Consolidation ............... 11/13/1997 10/1/1998 8.25 0.98 — 3.10 4.08 

HHS Portion of Consolidation ........................ 11/13/1997 — — — 0.92 3.00 3.92 

The last row in Chart 3 refers to 

portions of Federal Consolidation Loans 

attributable to loans made by the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services under subpart I of part A of 

title VII of the Public Health Service 

Act. 

Note: No new loans have been made under 

the FFEL Program since June 30, 2010. 

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Dated: August 14, 2017. 

A. Wayne Johnson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17424 Filed 8–16–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Annual Notice of Interest Rates for 

Federal Student Loans Made Under the 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program Prior to July 1, 2013 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education (ED). 

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DATES: This notice is applicable August 

17, 2017. 

SUMMARY: The Chief Operating Officer 

for Federal Student Aid announces the 

interest rates for loans made under the 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

(Direct Loan) Program prior to July 1, 

2013. For loans that have a variable 

interest rate, the rates announced in this 

notice are in effect for the period July 1, 

2017, through June 30, 2018. The Chief 

Operating Officer takes this action to 

give notice of Direct Loan interest rates 

to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rene Tiongquico, U.S. Department of 

Education, 830 First Street NE., 11th 

floor, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 377–4270 or by email: 

Rene.Tiongquico@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape, or compact disc) on request 

to the contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

Number: 84.268. 

Section 455(b) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)), specifies the 

interest rates charged to borrowers for 

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford/Ford 

Loans (Direct Subsidized Loans), 

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/

Ford Loans (Direct Unsubsidized 

Loans), Federal Direct PLUS Loans 

(Direct PLUS Loans), and Federal Direct 

Consolidation Loans (Direct 

Consolidation Loans), collectively 

referred to as ‘‘Direct Loans.’’ The 

interest rates for Direct Loans may be 

variable or fixed. 

Variable-Rate Direct Loans 

Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct 

Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS 

Loans that were first disbursed before 

July 1, 2006, and Direct Consolidation 

Loans for which the application was 

received before February 1, 1999, have 

variable interest rates that are 

determined each year in accordance 

with formulas specified in section 

455(b) of the HEA. The variable interest 

rate formula that applies to a particular 

loan depends on the date of the first 

disbursement of the loan or, for some 

Direct Consolidation Loans, the date the 

application for the loan was received. 

The variable rates are determined 

annually and are effective for each 12- 

month period beginning July 1 of one 

year and ending June 30 of the following 

year. 

Except for Direct PLUS Loans that 

were first disbursed before July 1, 1998, 

the variable interest rates for most types 

of Direct Loans are based on formulas 

that use the bond equivalent rates of the 

91-day Treasury bills auctioned at the 

final auction held before June 1 of each 

year, plus a statutory add-on percentage. 

In each case, the calculated rate is 

capped by a maximum interest rate. The 

bond equivalent rate of the 91-day 

Treasury bills auctioned on May 30, 

2017, which is used to calculate the 

interest rates on these loans, is 0.976 

percent rounded up to 0.98 percent. 

The interest rate for Direct PLUS 

Loans that were first disbursed on or 

after July 1, 1994, and before July 1, 

1998, is based on the weekly average of 

the one-year constant maturity Treasury 

yield, as published by the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System for the last day of the calendar 

week ending on or before June 26 of 

each year, plus a statutory add-on 

percentage. The calculated rate is 

capped by a maximum interest rate. The 

weekly average of the one-year constant 

maturity Treasury yield published on 

June 26, 2017, which is used to 

calculate the interest rate on these loans, 

is 1.22 percent. 

Charts 1 through 4 in this notice show 

the interest rates for variable-rate Direct 

Loans that are in effect for the period 

July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. 

CHART 1—VARIABLE-RATE DIRECT SUBSIDIZED AND DIRECT UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS INTEREST RATES IN EFFECT FOR THE

PERIOD 7/1/2017 THROUGH 6/30/2018 

Cohort 

Max. rate 

(%) 

Index rate Margin Total rate 

First disbursed on 

or after 

First disbursed 

before 

91-day 

T-bill rate 

(%) 

In-school, 

grace, 

deferment 

(%) 

All other 

periods 

(%) 

In-school, 

grace, 

deferment 

(%) 

All other 

periods 

(%) 

7/1/1994 ................ 7/1/1995 ................ 8.25 0.98 3.10 3.10 4.08 4.08 

7/1/1995 ................ 7/1/1998 ................ 8.25 0.98 2.50 3.10 3.48 4.08 

7/1/1998 ................ 7/1/2006 ................ 8.25 0.98 1.70 2.30 2.68 3.28 

CHART 2—VARIABLE-RATE DIRECT PLUS LOANS INTEREST RATES IN EFFECT FOR THE PERIOD 7/1/2017 THROUGH 6/30/ 

2018 

Cohort 

Max. rate 

(%) 

Index rate 

Margin 

(%) 

Total rate 

(%) First disbursed on or after First disbursed before 

91-day 

T-bill rate 

(%) 

1-year 

constant 

treasury 

maturity 

(%) 

7/1/1994 .............................. 7/1/1998 ............................. 9.00 ........................ 1.22 3.10 4.32 

7/1/1998 .............................. 7/1/2006 ............................. 9.00 0.98 ........................ 3.10 4.08 


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CHART 3—VARIABLE-RATE DIRECT SUBSIDIZED AND DIRECT UNSUBSIDIZED CONSOLIDATION LOANS INTEREST RATES IN

EFFECT FOR THE PERIOD 7/1/2017 THROUGH 6/30/2018 

Cohort 

Max. rate 

(%) 

Index rate Margin Total rate 

First disbursed on 

or after 

First disbursed before 

91-Day 

T-Bill rate 

(%) 

In-School, 

grace, 

deferment 

(%) 

All other 

periods 

(%) 

In-School, 

grace, 

deferment 

(%) 

All other 

periods 

(%) 

7/1/1994 ................ 7/1/1995 ................ 8.25 0.98 3.10 3.10 4.08 4.08 

7/1/1995 ................ 7/1/1998 ................ 8.25 0.98 2.50 3.10 3.48 4.08 

7/1/1998 ................ 10/1/1998 .............. 8.25 0.98 1.70 2.30 2.68 3.28 

First disbursed on 

or after 

Application 

received before 

10/1/1998 .............. 10/1/1998 .............. 8.25 0.98 1.70 2.30 2.68 3.28 

Application 

received on or after 

Application 

received before 

10/1/1998 .............. 2/1/1999 ................ 8.25 0.98 2.30 2.30 3.28 3.28 

CHART 4—VARIABLE-RATE DIRECT PLUS CONSOLIDATION LOANS INTEREST RATES IN EFFECT FOR THE PERIOD 7/1/2017 

THROUGH 6/30/2018 

Cohort 

Max. rate 

(%) 

Index rate Margin Total rate 

First disbursed on 

or after 

First disbursed before 

91-day 

T-Bill rate 

(%) 

1-year 

constant 

treasury 

maturity 

(%) 

In-school, 

grace, 

deferment 

(%) 

All other 

periods 

(%) 

In-School, 

grace, 

deferment 

(%) 

All other 

periods 

(%) 

7/1/1994 ................ 7/1/1998 ................ 9.00 .................... 1.22 3.10 3.10 4.32 4.32 

7/1/1998 ................ 10/1/1998 .............. 9.00 0.98 .................... 3.10 3.10 4.08 4.08 

First disbursed on 

or after 

Application 

received before 

10/1/1998 .............. 10/1/1998 .............. 9.00 0.98 .................... 3.10 3.10 4.08 4.08 

Application 

received on or after 

Application 

received before 

10/1/1998 .............. 2/1/1999 ................ 8.25 0.98 .................... 2.30 2.30 3.28 3.28 

Fixed-Rate Direct Loans 

Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct 

Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS 

Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 

2006, and before July 1, 2013, and Direct 

Consolidation Loans for which the 

application was received on or after 

February 1, 1999, have fixed interest 

rates. The fixed interest rates for Direct 

Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized 

Loans, and Direct PLUS Loans first 

disbursed on or after July 1, 2006, and 

before July 1, 2013, and Direct 

Consolidation Loans for which the 

application was received on or after 

February 1, 1999 may be found in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

October 3, 2016 (81 FR 68003), under 

the heading ‘‘Chart 5—Fixed-Rate Direct 

Subsidized, Direct Unsubsidized, Direct 

PLUS Loans, and Direct Consolidation 

Loans First Disbursed On or After 7/1/ 

2006 and Before 7/1/2013.’’ 

Interest rates for Direct Subsidized 

Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and 

Direct PLUS Loans first disbursed on or 

after July 1, 2013, and before July 1, 

2018, are published in earlier Federal 

Register notices, as follows: 

• For loans first disbursed on or after 

July 1, 2013, and prior to July 1, 2014, 

see 78 FR 59011. 

• For loans first disbursed on or after 

July 1, 2014, and prior to July 1, 2015, 

see 79 FR 37301. 

• For loans first disbursed on or after 

July 1, 2015, and prior to July 1, 2016, 

see 80 FR 42488. 

• For loans first disbursed on or after 

July 1, 2016, and prior to July 1, 2017, 

see 81 FR 38159. 

• For loans first disbursed on or after 

July 1, 2017, and prior to July 1, 2018, 

see 82 FR 29062. 

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Dated: August 14, 2017. 

A. Wayne Johnson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17425 Filed 8–16–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC17–156–000. 

Applicants: Hog Creek Wind Project, 

LLC. 

Description: Application for 

Authorization for Disposition of 

Jurisdictional Facilities and Request for 

Expedited Action of Hog Creek Wind 

Project, LLC. 

Filed Date: 8/9/17. 

Accession Number: 20170809–5158. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

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Applicants: Catalyst Paper Operations 

Inc. 

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Update MBR Tariff to be effective 1/27/ 

2017. 

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Accession Number: 20170810–5032. 

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Docket Numbers: ER17–2200–001. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: Errata 

to OATT Att O and P revisions 

submitted in ER17–2200 re: Solar 

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NYISO 205 filing black start and system 

restoration service tariff revisions to be 

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Filed Date: 8/9/17. 

Accession Number: 20170809–5114. 

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Cooperative, Inc. 

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2017. 

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2017. 

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