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

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Mandatory Forbearance Requests Form and Instruction	Modified
Comments to DefermentForbearance Forms.msg Supplementary Document	2015-08-31
1845-0018 Supporting Statement 30 day filing.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22188	Mandatory Forbearance Requests Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0018	ICR Reference No: 201503-1845-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201204-1845-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: William D. Ford Federal 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: 09/02/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/07/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2015
Responses	27,042	0	25,842
Time Burden (Hours)	6,393	0	5,814
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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 forbearance of repayment on their loans if they meet certain conditions. 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 type of forbearance.

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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:
	80 FR 13359	03/13/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 38674	07/07/2015
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
Mandatory Forbearance Requests	NA, N/A	Internship/Residency, National Guard Duty, DOD Loan Repayment Program ,   Student Loan Debt Burden Mandatory Forbearance Request

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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	27,042	25,842	0	1,200	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,393	5,814	0	579	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: This is a request for a revision of the current information collection 1845-0018. There is a minor increase to the burden hour of 579 hour and an increase of 1,200 responses by including the Perkins loan borrowers on the forms. There are no changes to the information collected on these forms, however, the forms have been simplified and reformatted to present a common layout for these types of requests. There has been no change in the underlying statute or regulations which support thee request forms.

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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: 07/07/2015

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