Federal Family Education Loan Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Unpaid Refund Loan Discharge Application

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Loan Discharge Application: Unpaid Refund Form and Instruction	Modified
Unpaid Refund Loan Discharge Application 60Day Supporting Statement 20110415.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-04-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22313	Loan Discharge Application: Unpaid Refund Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0058	ICR Reference No: 201104-1845-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200801-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 04517
Title: Federal Family Education Loan Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Unpaid Refund Loan Discharge Application
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: 06/13/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/21/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2011
Responses	400	0	400
Time Burden (Hours)	200	0	200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This form serves as the means by which eligible borrowers in the Federal Family Education Loan Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program apply for discharge of the portion of a loan that a school failed to return to the loan holder in accordance with federal regulations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087(c)(1) 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:
	76 FR 8355	02/14/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 22387	04/21/2011
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
Loan Discharge Application: Unpaid Refund	NA	Loan Discharge Application Unpaid Refund

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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	400	400	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	200	200	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 04/21/2011

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