Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins and TEACH Grant Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application and Related Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins, and TEACH Grant Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application and Related Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
1845-0065 TPD Supporting Statement IFR FINAL 2020.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-11-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22325	Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins, and TEACH Grant Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application and Related Forms Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0065	ICR Reference No: 202108-1845-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201905-1845-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins and TEACH Grant Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application and Related 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: 08/23/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/23/2021
Terms of Clearance: OMB preapproves this information collection request, which is associated with the Total and Permanent Disability Discharge of Loans interim final rule (84 FR 65000). The Department of Education may activate this approval only after the final rule has published in the Federal Register. The final rule must respond to public comments received in response to the IFR and explain any changes that were or were not made in response to those comments. Activating this approval prior to the publication of a final rule would violate the Paperwork Reduction Act and is not permitted.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2022
Responses	244,800	0	254,800
Time Burden (Hours)	122,400	0	127,400
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 section 437(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, applies for discharge of his or her Direct Loan, FFEL, or Perkins loan program loans, or TEACH Grant service obligation. The form collects the information that is needed by the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) to determine the individual's eligibility for discharge based on total and permanent disability. The Department, through an Interim Final Rule, is amending the regulations for the Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the Federal Perkins Loan Program to remove unintended administrative barriers for veterans who are entitled to a student loan discharge due to a service-related total and permanent disability and requesting a revision to the current information collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1070g-2(d),1087(a),e(a),1087dd 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-AD48	Final or interim final rulemaking	86 FR 46972	08/23/2021

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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: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins, and TEACH Grant Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application and Related Forms	N/A, N/A, N/A	N/A ,   N/A ,   N/A

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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	244,800	254,800	0	-10,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	122,400	127,400	0	-5,000	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 Regulations

Short Statement: The decrease 5,000 burden is to respond to the new regulatory language which allows the Department to process a total permanent discharge for veterans for whom the Department has received information about a total and permanent disability from the Department of Veteran Affairs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 11/25/2019

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