Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forbearance Request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application Form and Instruction	Unchanged
OMB83C.1845-0059.03-28-2008.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2008-04-03
TLF Supporting Statement.30-day.02-06-2008.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-02-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
183715	Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forbearance Request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183714	Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0059	ICR Reference No: 200804-1845-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200802-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 3533
Title: Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/11/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/03/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2011	03/31/2011	03/31/2011
Responses	8,700	0	8,700
Time Burden (Hours)	2,871	0	2,871
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These forms serve as the means by which eligible borrowers in the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program apply for teacher loan forgiveness and request forbearance on their loans while performing qualifying teaching service.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087j Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
   US Code: 20 USC 1078-10 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1995, 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:
	72 FR 67720	11/30/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 8301	02/13/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application	N/A	Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forbearance Request	N/A	Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forberance 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	8,700	8,700	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,871	2,871	0	0	0	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: ED is reporting an upward adjustment of 91 hours to the Annual Reporting/Recordkeeping Hour burden. This increase is due to an error in calculating the burden hours for the forbearance request form in the previous submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $49,047

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

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: 04/03/2008

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