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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2013 / Notices
institutions of higher education so that
they might increase their selfsufficiency by improving academic
programs, institutional management and
fiscal stability.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–28476 Filed 11–26–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0143]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and approval; Comment Request;
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Program—150% Limitation
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 27, 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–0143
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: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202–
401–0563 or electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here. We will ONLY
accept comments in this mailbox when
the regulations.gov site is not available
to the public for any reason.
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

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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 Program—150%
Limitation
OMB Control Number: 1845–0116
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing collection of
information.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households, State, Local,
or Tribal Governments, Private Sector
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 7,770,494
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 282,713
Abstract: These data will allow the
Department to calculate the borrowers
maximum eligibility period, subsidized
usage period, and remaining eligibility
period as described in 685.200(f)(1)(ii)–
(f)(1)(iv), determine whether the
borrower is eligible to receive an
additional Direct Subsidized Loan, and
ensure that borrowers do not receive
Direct Subsidized Loans if they are no
longer eligible to receive a Direct
Subsidized Loan under 685.200(f)(2).
The Department will determine
whether the borrower is responsible for
accruing interest on their previously
received Direct Subsidized Loans. To
ensure that the Department has the
information to necessary to make that
determination, institutions will be
required to report additional
information to NSLDS. For example,
institutions will be required to report:
The CIP code and the credential level
for the program in which a borrower is

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enrolled; the length of the program in
academic years, weeks, or months
(consistent with current institutional
reporting in the COD System); and a
more detailed enrollment status of the
borrower (e.g., full-time, three-quartertime, half-time, or less-than-half-time).
These data will allow the Department
to determine whether a borrower who is
not eligible for additional Direct
Subsidized Loans is responsible for
accruing interest on his or her
previously received Direct Subsidized
Loans.
The regulations implement a new
statutory requirement that significantly
limits a borrower’s eligibility for Direct
Subsidized Loans and potentially
results in the borrower becoming
responsible for accruing interest on
existing Direct Subsidized Loans. Under
section 485(l) of the HEA, which
requires that borrowers be provided
with entrance and exit counseling on
the provisions governing federal student
aid, institutions will be required to
revise the entrance and exit counseling
provided to borrowers.
For entrance counseling, the added
counseling requirements under 685.304
will require institutions to explain the
new provisions to borrowers.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–28475 Filed 11–26–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
Office of Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice announces a
meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater
Advisory Committee. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of this meeting be announced in
the Federal Register.
DATES: Monday, December 16, 2013,
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Room
3G–043, Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202)
586–5600.
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