Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Civil Legal Assistance: Employers Form and Instruction	New
Civil Legal Assistance: Individuals Form and Instruction	Modified
CLAARP 1845 0104 Supp. statements 111510.docx Supporting Statement A	2010-11-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
195105	Civil Legal Assistance: Employers Form and Instruction	New
192901	Civil Legal Assistance: Individuals Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0104	ICR Reference No: 201011-1845-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201005-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4434
Title: Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program
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: 01/19/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/18/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2011
Responses	1,666	0	833
Time Burden (Hours)	375	0	142
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under this program, civil legal assistance attorneys who meet certain qualifications may have a portion of certain Federal student loans repaid by the Department based on qualifying full-time employment for at least three years. After acceptance into the program the borrower is required to submit for the following three years the Annual Certification of Employment to continue to receive this benefit. If the borrower does not continue to meet the employment requirements, they will have to repay any funding received through this program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1078-12 Name of Law: Higher Education Act 1965 as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 20 USC 1078-12 Name of Law: Higher Education Opportunity Act

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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:
	75 FR 27997	05/19/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 70725	11/18/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Civil Legal Assistance: Individuals	NA	Civil Legal Assistance Certification
Civil Legal Assistance: Employers	NA	Civil Legal Assistance Certification

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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	1,666	833	1,666	0	-833	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	375	142	375	0	-142	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 375 hours of increased burden results from a program change based on statutory requirements -- the Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program under Section 428L of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended -- that allows civil legal assistance attorneys who meet certain qualifications to have a portion of their eligible federal student loans repaid based on qualifying full-time employment of at least three years. The 375 hours of additional burden results from the burden for individuals and businesses completing the annual employment certification form. The 142 hour burden subtraction adjustment results from the fact that the maximum of 833 applications have been received; therefore, no additional applications will be approved without additional funding, which is not anticipated.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $400,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 11/18/2010

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