Direct Loan Income Contingent Repayment Plan Alternative Documentation of Income

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Direct Loan Income Contingent Repayment Plan Alternative Documentation of Income (JS) Form and Instruction	Modified
Att_1845-0016.Alt Doc.Supporting Statement.60-day.03-05-2009.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-04-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22182	Direct Loan Income Contingent Repayment Plan Alternative Documentation of Income (JS) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0016	ICR Reference No: 200904-1845-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200601-1845-006
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 3967
Title: Direct Loan Income Contingent Repayment Plan Alternative Documentation of Income
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/18/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/27/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2009
Responses	375,357	0	363,357
Time Burden (Hours)	123,868	0	285,007
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This form serves as the means by which a borrower who is repaying Direct Loan Program loans under the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan or the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan provides the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) with alternative documentation of the borrower's income if the borrower's adjusted gross income (AGI) is not available from the IRS, or if the Department believes that the borrower's most recently reported AGI does not accurately reflect the borrower's current income. Under the Direct Loan Program regulations, a borrower's AGI is used to calculate the monthly loan payment amount under the ICR and IBR plans.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087e(d) and 10998e Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 8240	02/24/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 19071	04/27/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Direct Loan Income Contingent Repayment Plan Alternative Documentation of Income (JS)	NA	Alternative Documentation of Income

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	375,357	363,357	0	0	12,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	123,868	285,007	0	0	-161,139	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Although the number of respondents completing the Alternative Documentation of Income form is expected to increase as a result of the availability of the IBR Plan effective July 1, 2009, ED is reporting a downward adjustment of 165,099 hours because the burden hours were calculated incorrectly for the previous submission. For the previous submission, the number of respondents was correctly reported as 363,357, but the hour burden was incorrectly calculated based on 863,657 respondents. ED expects the number of respondents to increase by approximately 12,000, resulting in a total of 375,357 respondents. This results in an annual hour burden of 123,868 hours, as shown in Item 12 of the Supporting Statement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $777,295

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/27/2009

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