17 Mar Comment Requests for March and April 2012

  • Deadline March 29, 2012: Regarding the Fiscal Operations Report for 2011-2012 and Application to Participate for 2013-2014 (AKA, the FISAP), as well as the Reallocation Form (E40-4P), the Department of Education (ED) invites interested parties to submit comments on proposed changes, including dates, removal of ACG/SMART, and clarifications to instructions.
  • http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-28/pdf/2012-4724.pdf
  • Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov
  • Snail Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503
  • Fax: (202) 395–5806

 

  • Deadline April 23, 2012: Regarding Deferment formsfor borrowers to request to delay payment within the Direct Loan (DL) and Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Programs, ED invites comments from interested parties about combining elements from multiple forms onto documents that may be used for both FFEL and DL.
  • http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-21/pdf/2012-3931.pdf
  • Email: ICDocketMgr@ed.gov
  • Snail mail: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537

 

  • Deadline April 23, 2012: Regarding Forbearance forms whereby borrowers may apply for forebearance of payments in Direct Loan or FFEL programs , ED invites comments from interested parties about the addition of elements for additional mandatory forebearance as well as combining elements from multiple forms onto documents that may be used for both FFEL and DL.
  • http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-21/pdf/2012-3917.pdf
  • Email: ICDocketMgr@ed.gov
  • Snail Mail: U.S.Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537

 

  • Deadline April 23, 2012: ED invites comments from interested parties regarding the form in which borrowers within the Direct Loan Program having an Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan or Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan for repayment supply alternative documentation of incomewhen AGI figures are unavailable or do not reflect the borrower’s current situation.
  • http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-21/pdf/2012-3929.pdf
  • Email: ICDocketMgr@ed.gov
  • Snail Mail: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537