William D. William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program General Forbearance Request

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Direct Loan Program's General Forbearance Request Form Form and Instruction	Modified
1845-0031_NCHER 30-day comments_ED Response_20121129.docx Supplementary Document	2012-11-29
30Day_Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-09-12

IC Document Collections

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0031	ICR Reference No: 201209-1845-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200907-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4892
Title: William D. William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program General Forbearance Request
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/06/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/24/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2012
Responses	1,308,453	0	1,186,120
Time Burden (Hours)	261,691	0	237,224
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:
	77 FR 43276	07/24/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 58819	09/24/2012
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	N/A	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	1,308,453	1,186,120	0	0	122,333	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	261,691	237,224	0	0	24,467	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: $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: 09/24/2012

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