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 Form and Instruction	Modified
1845-0016 4793 30Day_NCLC Comments_ED Response_20120703.docx Supplementary Document	2012-08-15
1845-0016 4793 30Day_EJW Comments_ED Response_20120703.docx Supplementary Document	2012-08-15
1845-0016 4793-30Day_TICAS Comments_ED Response_20120703.docx Supplementary Document	2012-08-15
1845-0016 4793 final_Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-08-15

IC Document Collections

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0016	ICR Reference No: 201203-1845-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200904-1845-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4793
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 08/15/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/23/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2012
Responses	294,924	0	375,357
Time Burden (Hours)	73,731	0	123,868
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:
	77 FR 9904	02/21/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 30265	05/22/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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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	N/A	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	294,924	375,357	0	-80,433	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	73,731	123,868	0	-50,137	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The number of respondents is expected to decrease because the Department is no longer requiring borrowers in their first year of repayment to submit Alternative Documentation of Income; rather, borrowers whose AGI reflects their current income may submit tax documentation to their Direct Loan servicer in lieu of Alternative Documentation of Income, which is expected to decrease the number of respondents to this collection, and, therefore, burden. The burden associated with this collection is also decreasing as a result of changes that were made to the collection in response to comments from The Institute for College Access and Success as well as Equal Justice Works. As a result, the time it takes to complete the form has gone down because the Department has made the form easier to complete by replacing large blocks of text with smaller blocks and replacing others with check boxes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 05/23/2012

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