William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting statement 1845 0021 DLoans NPRM 07 02 09.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-07-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
189833	State, Local, Tribal Entrance and Exit Interviews Other-Table	New
189831	Institutions Entrance and Exit Interviews Other-Table	New
189817	Borrowers Entrance and Exit Interviews Other-Table	New
184884	Direct Loan Regulations -- Current Burden Other-Table	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0021	ICR Reference No: 200907-1845-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200806-1845-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4067
Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 10/15/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/28/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2011
Responses	6,603,667	0	1,202,253
Time Burden (Hours)	535,998	0	79,392
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The William D Ford Federal Direct Loan Program proposed regulations revise current regulations in areas of program administration. The proposed regulations assure the Secretary that the integrity of the program is protected form fraud and misuse of program funds. The proposed regulations require participating institutions to provide comprehensive information for graduate and profession student borrowers to include the terms and conditions of the loans, as well as the responsibilities of the borrowers. These loan counseling requirements may be delivered through on-line services.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087a et seq Name of Law: Higher Education Act 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 20 USC 1087a Name of Law: Higher Education Act if 1965, as Amended

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AC95	Proposed rulemaking	74 FR 37431	07/28/2009

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Direct Loan Regulations -- Current Burden
Institutions Entrance and Exit Interviews
State, Local, Tribal Entrance and Exit Interviews
Borrowers Entrance and Exit Interviews

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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	6,603,667	1,202,253	5,401,414	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	535,998	79,392	456,606	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: This burden increase was required by a proposed change in the regulation due to implementing the statutory changes made by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) (Pub. L. 110-315) that amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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: 07/28/2009

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