Federal Family Educational Loan Program - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1845-0093 Public Institutions Information 2024.docx Supplementary Document	2024-08-19
1845-0093 Supporting Statement 2024 30D.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-10-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
248523	Federal Family Education Loan Program Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) regulations Other-Regulations	Modified
204961	Federal Family Education Loan Program Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) regulations Other-Regulations	Modified
190884	Federal Family Education Loan Program Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) regulations Other-Regulations	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0093	ICR Reference No: 202408-1845-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2024-SCC-0102
Title: Federal Family Educational Loan Program - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/28/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2024
Responses	4,408	16,731
Time Burden (Hours)	13,216	50,115
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) is requesting an extension of the currently approved OMB information collection 1845-0093, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) based on a decrease in the number of servicemembers accessing the benefit. The regulations require the FFEL loan holder to match its database against the Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) or other official DOD database and automatically apply the interest rate limitation, as appropriate, to borrowers under the SCRA. There has been no change in the statute or in the regulations at 34 CFR 682.208(j). There is no form tied to this collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087-1 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 67935	08/22/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 85524	10/28/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Federal Family Education Loan Program Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) regulations
Federal Family Education Loan Program Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) regulations
Federal Family Education Loan Program Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) regulations

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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	4,408	16,731	0	0	-12,323	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,216	50,115	0	0	-36,899	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Department is requesting an extension, of this information collection. While there has been no change in the underlying statutes or regulations which support these request forms, there has been a change in the number of respondents/responses/hours based on a decrease in the number of respondents whose benefits started in 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.     No

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.     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? 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: 10/28/2024

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