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Comment Request: Loan Cancellation in the Federal Perkins Loan Program

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Comment Request

The Department of Education is seeking to reinstatement, without change, a previously approved information collection request (ICR) under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This pertains to recordkeeping requirements necessary for verifying borrower eligibility for Perkins Loan cancellation benefits and preventing fraud or abuse.

Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 17, 2025.

“This is a request for a reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection for the record keeping requirements contained in 34 CFR 674.53674.56674.57674.58 and 674.59. The information collections in these regulations are necessary to determine Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program borrower’s eligibility to receive program benefits and to prevent fraud and abuse of program funds. There has been no change to the regulatory requirements.”

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