The Department of Education (the
Department) is submitting the Lender’s Interest and Special
Allowance Request & Report, ED Form 799 for approval. The
information collected on the ED Form 799 is needed to pay interest
and special allowance to holders of Federal Family Education Loans,
for internal financial reporting, budgetary projections, and for
audit and lender reviews by the Department, Servicers, External
Auditors and General Accounting Office (GAO). The legal authority
for collecting this information is Title IV, Part B of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher Education
Reconciliation Act of 2005 (“the HERA”), (Pub. L. 109-171). The
Department is requesting the continual approval for regulatory
sections 682.304 and 682.414.
The Department is requesting a
total burden hours of 14,333. This is an adjustment based on a
decrease of 5,733 hours. The decrease is due to a decrease in
participating lenders. There are no program changes.
$167,891
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Beth Grebeldinger 202
708-8242
No
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:
(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;
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.