Federal Family Educational Loan Program - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Final rule supporting statement 1845-0093 9 30 2015.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-10-05	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
204961	Federal Family Educational Loan Program -- State, Local, or Tribal Governments Sector	Other-Regulations	Unchanged
190884	Federal Family Educational Loan Program -- Private Sector	Other-Regulations	Unchanged
190883	Federal Family Education Loan Program --- Individuals or Households	Other-Regulations	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0093	ICR Reference No: 201510-1845-020
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201211-1845-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Family Educational Loan Program - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
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: 10/30/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/30/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2016
Responses	41,121	0	4,951
Time Burden (Hours)	122,874	0	817
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Department is requesting a revision of the current information collection. These proposed Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program regulations revise the current regulations. The proposed regulations would require a loan holder to match its database against the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and automatically apply the interest rate limitation, as appropriate, to borrowers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087-1 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:
1840-AD18	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 67203	10/30/2015

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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: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Federal Family Education Loan Program --- Individuals or Households
Federal Family Educational Loan Program -- Private Sector
Federal Family Educational Loan Program -- State, Local, or Tribal Governments Sector

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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	41,121	4,951	0	36,170	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	122,874	817	0	122,057	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The Department is requesting a revision of this information collection. The proposed regulations associated with this collection are changing to decrease burden on borrowers and adding burden to loan holders. This is a program change due to agency discretion. There is an increase in burden of 36170 responses and 122,057 burden hours.

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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: 10/19/2015

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