Federal Register: September 18, 2009

Volume 74, Number 180

[Notices]

[Page 47930]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education requests comments on the Student
Aid Report (SAR) that the Secretary proposes to use for the 2010-2011
award year. The SAR is used to notify Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) applicants of their eligibility to receive Federal
student aid under the student financial assistance programs authorized
under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and to
provide an opportunity for applicants to correct or update the
information they provided on their FAFSA.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 17, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically through e-mail to
mailto:SAR.Comments@ed.gov. Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection requests may be accessed from http://
edicsweb.ed.gov by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link
and by clicking on link number 4130. When you access the information
collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. In addition,
interested persons can access this document on the Internet:

    (1) Go to IFAP at http://ifap.ed.gov.
    (2) Scroll to ``Processing Resources''.
    (3) Click on ``FAFSA and SAR Materials''.
    (4) Under ``By Award Year Click on 2010-2011''.
    (5) Click on 2009-xx-xx-``Draft 2010-2011 Student Aid Report (SAR)
and SAR Acknowledgement has been posted to the Federal Register and is
available for Public Comment''.
    Please note that the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, version
4.0 or greater, is necessary to view this file. This software can be
downloaded for free from Adobe's Web site: http://www.adobe.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary is publishing this request for
comment under the Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Under that Act, ED must obtain the review and
approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before it may use
a form to collect information. However, under procedures for obtaining
approval from OMB, ED must first obtain public comment of the proposed
form, and, to obtain that comment, ED must publish this notice in the
Federal Register.
    In addition to the comments requested above, to accommodate the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Secretary is
interested in receiving comments with regard to the following matters:
(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.

    Dated: September 15, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.

Federal Student Aid

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Student Aid Report (SAR).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

Responses: 21,696,675.
Burden Hours: 6,993,273.

    Abstract: The SAR is used to notify Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) applicants of their eligibility to receive Federal
student aid under the student financial assistance programs authorized
under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and to
provide an opportunity for applicants to correct or update the
information they provided on their FAFSA.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4130. Written
requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
faxed to (202) 401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the
information collection when making your request. Comments regarding
burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be directed
to the e-mail address ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

[FR Doc. E9-22544 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]

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