Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan and Perkins Loan Total Permanent Disability Discharge Form

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan and Perkins Loan Total Permanent Disability Discharge Form Form and Instruction	Modified
Att_Supporting Statement 05 17 12 OMB 1845 0065 v 5.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-05-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22325	Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan and Perkins Loan Total Permanent Disability Discharge Form Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0065	ICR Reference No: 201205-1845-012
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201111-1845-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4864
Title: Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan and Perkins Loan Total Permanent Disability Discharge Form
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 09/14/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/17/2012
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2015	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2015
Responses	30,000	0	30,000
Time Burden (Hours)	15,000	0	15,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Discharge Application: Total and Permanent Disability serves as the means by which an individual who is totally and permanently disabled, as defined in §437(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, applies for discharge of his or her Direct Loan, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), or Perkins loan program loans, or the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant service obligation. The form collects the information that is needed by the U.S. Department of Education to determine the individual's eligibility for discharge based on total and permanent disability.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087(a) 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:
1840-AD05	Proposed rulemaking	77 FR 42086	07/17/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan and Perkins Loan Total Permanent Disability Discharge Form	NA	Discharge Application: Total and Permanent Disability

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in burden recognizes the significant increase in the number of borrowers requesting a TPD discharge relief (from 30,000 to 78,390 for 2011). However, under the current regulations the burden would have been even higher due to the fact that borrowers with multiple loans at multiple loan holders would have had to complete and submit a TPD application for each of the separate loan holders. Under these proposed regulations, a borrower requesting a TPD discharge would only complete and submit a single TPD application to the Department.

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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]? 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: 07/17/2012

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