Lender's Request for Payment of Interest and Special Allowance - LaRS

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form ED Form 799 LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form ED Form 799 LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
SupportingStatement 1845-0013 LaRS form 799 12 28 2016.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-12-28	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
224060	LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders	Form and Instruction	New
22171	LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0013	ICR Reference No: 201610-1845-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201311-1845-010
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Lender's Request for Payment of Interest and Special Allowance - LaRS
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: 02/13/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/03/2017
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/29/2020	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2017
Responses	7,350	0	8,232
Time Burden (Hours)	14,333	0	20,066
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) is submitting the Lender’s Interest and Special Allowance Request & Report, ED Form 799 for approval. The information collected on the ED Form 799 is needed to pay interest and special allowance to holders of Federal Family Education Loans, for internal financial reporting, budgetary projections, and for audit and lender reviews by the Department, Servicers, External Auditors and General Accounting Office (GAO). The legal authority for collecting this information is Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (“the HERA”), (Pub. L. 109-171). The Department is requesting the continual approval for regulatory sections 682.304 and 682.414.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 177 Title IV, Part B Name of Law: Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005
  

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:
	81 FR 74413	10/26/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 106	01/03/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders	ED Form 799	LARS 799 Form
LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders	ED Form 799	LARS 799 Form

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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	7,350	8,232	0	0	-882	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,333	20,066	0	0	-5,733	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 Department is requesting a total burden hours of 14,333. This is an adjustment based on a decrease of 5,733 hours. The decrease is due to a decrease in participating lenders. There are no program changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $167,891

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: 01/03/2017

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