Federal Family Education Loan Program Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
072309a.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-07-23
Att_OMB.1845.0020.Supporting.Statement.07.16.09.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-10-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
189940	Federal Family Education Loan Program -- state, local, or tribal gov't Other-Table	New
189939	Federal Family Education Loan Program -- private sector Other-Table	New
189938	Federal Family Education Loan Program -- individuals Other-Table	New
184832	Final Regulations Governing the Federal Family Education Loan Program -- current burden Other-Spreadsheet	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0020	ICR Reference No: 200910-1845-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200810-1845-006
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4049
Title: Federal Family Education Loan Program Regulations
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: 10/29/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/29/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2011
Responses	24,940,153	0	1,238,280
Time Burden (Hours)	12,165,507	0	9,921,638
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Family Educational Loan Program proposed regulations revise current regulations in areas of program administration and assure the Secretary that program integrity is protected from fraud and misuse of program funds. The proposed regulations provide for additional disclosure requirements, due diligence requirements, provide new administrative forbearances, as well as changes to income-based repayment plans.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1001 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
   US Code: 20 USC 1078 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 20 USC 1078 Name of Law: Higher Education Act, as amended (HEA)

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AC98	Final or interim final rulemaking	74 FR 55972	10/29/2009

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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
Final Regulations Governing the Federal Family Education Loan Program -- current burden
Federal Family Education Loan Program -- individuals
Federal Family Education Loan Program -- private sector
Federal Family Education Loan Program -- state, local, or tribal gov't

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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	24,940,153	1,238,280	22,156,197	0	1,545,676	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,165,507	9,921,638	2,243,869	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 is a revised collection that is 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). There is also a 1,545,676 responses change adjustment to the previously approved total. We discovered a data entry error that resulted in the number of responses in the current approved IC-inventory to be under-reported.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 07/23/2009

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