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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2013 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0108]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Federal
Direct Stafford/Ford Loan and Federal
Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized
Stafford/Ford Loan Master Promissory
Note
Department of Education (ED),
Federal Student Aid (FSA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
21, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0108
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those 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 Director of
the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
2E103 Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail ICDocketMgr@
ed.gov. Please do not send comments
here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education 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

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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: Federal Direct
Stafford/Ford Loan and Federal Direct
Subsidized/Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford
Loan Master Promissory Note.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0007.
Type of Review: Revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,207,137.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,603,569.
Abstract: The Federal Direct Stafford/
Ford Loan (Direct Subsidized Loan) and
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/
Ford Loan (Direct Unsubsidized Loan)
Master Promissory Note (MPN) serves as
the means by which an individual
agrees to repay a Direct Subsidized Loan
and/or Direct Unsubsidized Loan. An
MPN is a promissory note under which
a borrower may receive loans for a
single or multiple academic years. This
revision incorporates changes to
information based on statutory and
regulatory changes as well as expanding
repayment plan information, deleting
outdated information and clarifying
information through updated charts and
language.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0109]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; William
D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct
Loan) Program Federal Direct PLUS
Loan Master Promissory Note and
Endorser Addendum
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

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U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
21, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0109
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those 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 Director of
the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail ICDocketMgr@
ed.gov. Please do not send comments
here.
The
Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education 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: William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program Federal Direct PLUS Loan

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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