Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs	Form and Instruction	Modified	Missing upstream
1845-0102 Emergency Memo IDR 20230724 revision.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-25	Available
1845-0102 Emergency Memo IDR 20230724 revision.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-25	Repair queued
1845-0102 IDR Supporting Statement emergency request 20230728 clean.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-07-28	Available
1845-0102 IDR Supporting Statement emergency request 20230724 revised.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-07-26	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
191675	Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs	Form and Instruction	Modified
191675	Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0102	ICR Reference No: 202307-1845-010
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2021-SCC-0069
Title: Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 07/28/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/28/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/26/2023
Terms of Clearance: Scope of information collection clarified in supporting statement during OMB review

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2024	6 Months From Approved	09/30/2024
Responses	9,500,000	0	6,090,000
Time Burden (Hours)	3,135,000	0	2,009,700
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) is requesting an emergency clearance for this renewal of the revision of the information collection, 1845-0102. Additionally, we are requesting that the full clearance package be filed at the same time and that the Department will initiate the 60-day public comment period upon notification of emergency approval. The Department is updating the IDR Request Form that is used by a borrower to enroll, recertify, or change their IDR plan to support the provisions identified for early implementation in the final rule published July 10, 2023, and the provisions in the FUTURE ACT related to borrower consent to use tax information for IDR participation. Specifically, the form is being updated to include a new section related to the borrower’s consent to use tax information for this application and on an ongoing basis and to reflect the name change of the REPAYE Plan to the SAVE Plan. The form has also been updated to remove the need for spousal income information in the situation where a borrower files taxes separately from their spouse. This removes the need to collect the signature of the spouse as the spouse’s information is no longer necessary to participate in any IDR plan. Additional updates were made to improve readability and the borrower experience.

Emergency Justfication: If the Department were required to put the collection through the normal clearance process, we would be unable to implement the required regulatory changes by July 30, 2023 resulting in several months of delays in providing eligible borrowers financial relief and not meeting the requirements of the Master Calendar. Any delay in discharging loans for eligible borrowers would increase the potential for public harm through delayed financial relief to borrowers who have been employed in public service, and the possibility of additional interest accrual and an increase in overall debt by affected borrowers being unable to receive the relief that is allowed to them under the new regulations, causing them further financial harm. As a result, in order to meet the July 30, 2023 implementation requirement, the Department is requesting that OMB approve the collection associated with the implementation of the IDR form process using the emergency clearance procedures by July 28, 2023.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1098e Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 91 3 Name of Law: FUTURE Act

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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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs	N/A	Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan Request

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	9,500,000	6,090,000	0	3,410,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,135,000	2,009,700	0	1,125,300	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Department is requesting an emergency revision of the current information collection. We estimate that the number of respondents/responses will increase by 3,410,000 which will increase the burden by 1,125,300 hours. We believe that the 20 minutes per response associated with the completion of the form will not change, due to the continued use of the streamlined form, the use of skip-logic for the electronic version and the use of tables to present summary information.

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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: 07/26/2023

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