BILLING CODE 4000-01-P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0155]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management
and Budget for Review and approval; Comment Request; Borrower Defenses
Against Loan Repayment

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before [INSERT
DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER].

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed information
collection requests should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information collection request by

selecting “Department of Education” under “Currently Under Review,” then check “Only
Show ICR for Public Comment” checkbox. Comments may also be sent to
ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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 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 Defenses Against Loan Repayment

OMB Control Number: 1845-0132

Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved collection

Respondents / Affected Public: Individuals and Households

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150,000

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 150,000

Abstract: This is a request for an extension of the current information collection for
Form 1845-0132. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) continues to require the
collection of this information from borrowers who believe they have cause to request the
borrower defense to loan repayment forgiveness of a student loan as noted in regulation
in 1998 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) (Sec. 455(h)). This burden
continues to be necessary to ensure Heald, Everest and/or WyoTech College borrowers
who wish to invoke the borrower defense against repayment of federal student loans can
do so in a uniform and informed manner.

Dated: January 5, 2022.

Kate 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. 2022-00203 Filed: 1/7/2022 8:45 am; Publication Date: 1/10/2022]