Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Deferment Request Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
Deferment Form 60-day Comment Response Table 2024.docx Supplementary Document	2024-09-18
1845-0011 Combined Deferment Supporting Statement 30D 20240918 rev.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-09-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22163	Deferment Request Forms Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0011	ICR Reference No: 202406-1845-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202104-1845-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2024-SCC-0085
Title: Federal Student Loan Program Deferment Request Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/23/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2024
Responses	704,903	683,903
Time Burden (Hours)	112,819	109,426
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: These forms serve as the means by which borrowers in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan), Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Programs may request deferment of repayment on their loans if they meet certain statutory and regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department of Education and other loan holders uses the information collected on these forms to determine whether a borrower meets the eligibility requirements for the specific deferment type being submitted. For greater simplicity and to make it easier to maintain consistency among the various forbearance forms, the Department is consolidating all the current forbearance forms into a single collection under OMB No. 1845-0011. This collection is merging the six currently approved deferment forms in 1845-0011 with the military deferment form currently approved under 1845-0080 and the cancer treatment deferment form currently approved under 1845-0154. The Department is requesting a revision of the currently approved deferment forms. The proposed changes include the following: Updating the forms by eliminating duplicative and obsolete information; reordering items to present information in a more logical order that is consistent between forms; using “plain language” to present information more clearly and consistently; revising language as necessary to reflect regulatory changes made by the Final Rule published on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904) that that eliminated the capitalization of unpaid interest following periods of forbearance effective July 1, 2023.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087dd Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
   US Code: 20 USC 1078 (b)(1)(M) & 1078- 2(d)(1) Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
   US Code: 20 USC 1087 (a)(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:
	89 FR 54446	07/01/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 77114	09/23/2024
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
Deferment Request Forms	N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A	Graduate Fellowship Deferment Request ,   Parent PLUS Borrower Deferment Request ,   Rehabilitation Training Deferment Request ,   In-School Deferment Request ,   Unemployment Deferment Request ,   Economic Hardship Deferment Request ,   Cancer Treatment Deferment Request ,   Military Service and Post Active Duty Deferment

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	704,903	683,903	0	21,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	112,819	109,426	0	3,393	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 Department is requesting a revision of the current information collection 1845-0011 to incorporate the combination of three previously approved collections (OMB No. 1845-0011, OMB No. 1845-0080, and OMB No. 1845-0154). The combined burden hours are 112,819 and the respondents/responses are 704,903. This is an increase of 3,393 hours and 21,000 respondents to the current ICR 1845-0011. The proposed revisions include the following: updating the forms by eliminating duplicative and obsolete information; reordering items to present information in a more logical order that is consistent between forms; using “plain language” to present information more clearly and consistently; revising language as necessary to reflect regulatory changes made by the Final Rule published on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904) that that eliminated the capitalization of unpaid interest following periods of forbearance effective July 1, 2023.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 09/23/2024

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