William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
60D_1845-0094 Supporting Statement revised.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-06-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
190876	William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL)- Individuals Other-Regulations	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0094	ICR Reference No: 201506-1845-009
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201211-1845-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/19/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/09/2015
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2016
Responses	2,723	0	2,723
Time Burden (Hours)	681	0	681
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,234	0	1,234

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Abstract: The Department is requesting a revision of the current information collection. These Direct Loan Program proposed regulations revise the current regulations to reflect the Department's current practice of matching its database against the Defense Manpower Data System and automatically apply the interest rate limitation, as appropriate, to borrowers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1078 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:
1840-AD18	Proposed rulemaking	80 FR 39608	07/09/2015

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL)- Individuals

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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: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The Department is requesting a revision of this information collection. The proposed regulations associated with this collection are changing to decrease burden on borrowers and adding burden to loan holders. This is a program change due to agency discretion. There is a decrease in burden to borrowers of 2,582 responses and a decrease of 661 hours.

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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: 07/09/2015

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