Approved. Total
and Permanent Disability discharges will be revised to comply with
new regulatory requirements that take effect on July 1, 2002. ED
will submit a revised package in advance of the July 1 effective
date, reflecting the changes in that discharge form. At that time,
ED will provide responses to the comments recieved at this time and
also in response to the new Federal Register notice that was
published regarding the revised form. Additionally, the license
number of the physician (required in the disability discharge form)
should be checked and tracked by ED. Upon resubmission of the
disability discharge form, ED shall provide additional detail of
the process for verifying and tracking physician license numbers.
The full package is being cleared for 6 months in order to allow
for time to clear the new disability discharge forms. Upon
resubmission, the full package will be cleared again.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2002
11/30/2002
05/31/2002
70,200
0
70,000
35,100
0
35,000
0
0
11,000
These forms will serve as the means of
collecting the information necessary to determine whether a FFEL or
Direct Loan borrower qualifies for a loan discharge based on total
and permanent disability, school closure, false certification of
student eligibility, or unauthorized signature. The school closure
discharge application may also be used by Perkins Loan borrowers
applying for a closed school discharge.
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.