Direct Loan Program's General Forbearance Request Form

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 1845-0031 Direct Loan Program's General Forbearance Request Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Att_1845-0031 Supporting Statement.60-day.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-07-06	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
22240	Direct Loan Program's General Forbearance Request Form	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0031	ICR Reference No: 200907-1845-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200604-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4025
Title: Direct Loan Program's General Forbearance Request Form
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: 09/10/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/09/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2009
Responses	1,186,120	0	1,162,530
Time Burden (Hours)	237,224	0	232,506
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program General Forbearance Request serves as the means by which a Direct Loan borrower who is temporarily unable to make loan payments due to a financial hardship requests a forbearance on his or her loans. A forbearance is a temporary cessation of payments or a temporary reduction in the amount of a borrower's monthly loan payment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1078(c)(3) 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:
	74 FR 20470	05/04/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 32898	07/09/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Direct Loan Program's General Forbearance Request Form	1845-0031	General 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	1,186,120	1,162,530	0	0	23,590	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	237,224	232,506	0	0	4,718	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 burden change is an adjustment due to an increase in the number of borrowers entering repayment and requesting forbearance and the number of borrowers currently in forbearance who request an extension of forbearance.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $719,600

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)? 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: 07/09/2009

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