William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)Program: Internship/Residency and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Statutory Forbearance Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
30Day_Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-07-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22188	William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Statutory Forbearance Forms Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0018	ICR Reference No: 201204-1845-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200903-1845-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4798
Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)Program: Internship/Residency and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance Forms
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: 07/23/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/21/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2012
Responses	25,842	0	5,115
Time Burden (Hours)	5,814	0	1,023
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These forms serve as the means by which a borrower may request forbearance of repayment on his or her William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans based on participation in an eligible internship/residency program, national guard duty, receiving benefits under the Department of Defense's Student Loan Repayment Program, or having a federal education loan debt burden that equals or exceeds 20 percent of the borrower's monthly gross income. The U.S. Department of Education and FFEL Program lenders and servicers use the information collected on these forms to determine whether a borrower meets the eligibility requirements for the specific forbearance type that the borrower has requested. This collection is being revised so that it may be used by both the Direct Loan and FFEL Programs and also expands one of the mandatory forbearance forms to include additional mandatory forbearances; as a result additional data elements have been added to support the additional forbearances.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087 e(a)(1) Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965m 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 9905	02/21/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 29988	05/21/2012
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
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Statutory Forbearance Forms	NA, N/A	Direct Loan Program Internship/Residency Forbearance Request (1845-0018) ,   Direct Loan Program Loan Debt Burden Forbearance Request (1845-0018)

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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	25,842	5,115	0	20,727	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,814	1,023	0	4,791	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden is increasing for two reasons. First, the forms will now be used by both Direct Loan and FFEL Program borrowers, whereas the last former submission was only used by Direct Loan Program borrowers. Second, the mandatory forbearance form that formerly included only the internship/residency forbearance will now also include the mandatory forbearances for those serving on national guard duty as well as those that receive benefits under the Department of Defense's Student Loan Repayment Program, which necessitates additional data elements.

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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: 05/21/2012

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