William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Deferment Request Forms

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Deferment Request Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
1845-0011 and 1845-0018 Final-Final FormsComment Responses.msg	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-08-31	Available
1845-0011 Reply to comments.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-06-30	Available
1845-0011 Supporting Statement post 30 day filing 8 31 2015.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-08-31	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
22163	Deferment Request Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0011	ICR Reference No: 201503-1845-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201204-1845-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Deferment Request Forms
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: 09/02/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/07/2015
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2015
Responses	1,211,364	0	3,130,831
Time Burden (Hours)	193,818	0	500,933
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These forms serve as the means by which borrowers in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan), Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Programs may request deferment of repayment on their loans if they meet certain statutory and regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department of Education and other loan holders uses the information collected on these forms to determine whether a borrower meets the eligibility requirements for the specific deferment type being submitted.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087 (a)(1) Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
   US Code: 20 USC 1078 (b)(1)(M) & 1078- 2(d)(1) 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:
	80 FR 13359	03/13/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 38674	07/07/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Deferment Request Forms	N/A, N/A, NA, N/A, N/A, N/A, NA	Temporary Total Disability Deferement Request ,   Economic Hardship Deferment Request ,   Unemployment Deferment Request ,   In-School Deferment Request ,   Parent PLUS Borrower Deferment Request ,   Rehabilitation Training Deferment Request ,   Graduate Fellowship Deferment Request

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	1,211,364	3,130,831	0	-1,919,467	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	193,818	500,933	0	-307,115	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: This is a request for a revision of the current information collection 1845-0011. There is decrease to the burden hours of 307,115 and respondents/responses of 1,919,467. The forms have been simplified and reformatted to present a common layout for these types of requests. There has been no change in the underlying statutes or regulations which support these request forms.

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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: 07/07/2015

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