Federal Student Loan Program: Internship/Residency and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Federal Student Loan Program: Internship/Residency and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
Forbearance Form 60-day Comment Response Table 2024.docx Supplementary Document	2024-09-25
1845-0018 Combined Forbearance Supporting Statement 60D 2024.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-09-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22188	Federal Student Loan Program: Internship/Residency and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance Forms Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0018	ICR Reference No: 202407-1845-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202104-1845-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2024-SCC-0092
Title: Federal Student Loan Program: Internship/Residency and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/30/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	2,215,812	27,042
Time Burden (Hours)	181,495	6,393
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 forbearance of repayment on their loans if they meet certain conditions. 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 type of forbearance. The Service forbearance (SERV Forb) and the Student Loan Debt forbearance (SLDB Forb) forms are currently approved under OMB No. 1845-0018. The General forbearance (GEN Forb) form is currently approved under OMB No. 1845-0031. For greater simplicity and to make it easier to maintain consistency among the various forbearance forms, the Department is consolidating the two current collections into a single collection under OMB No. 1845-0018. This review request merges the number of respondents/responses/burden hours for both collections.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087 e(a)(1)1078 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:
	89 FR 58356	07/18/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 79580	09/30/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Federal Student Loan Program: Internship/Residency and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance Forms	N/A, N/A, NA	Internship/Residency, National Guard Duty, DOD Loan Repayment Program ,   Student Loan Debt Burden Mandatory Forbearance Request ,   General forbearance request

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,215,812	27,042	0	2,188,770	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	181,495	6,393	0	175,102	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Department is requesting a revision of the burden associated with information collection 1845-0018 to incorporate the combination of two previously approved collections (OMB No. 1845-0018 and OMB No. 1845-0031). The total burden hours are 181,495 and the respondents/responses are 2,215,812. The difference is due to the addition of the General Forbearance form to this information collection. 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

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: 09/30/2024

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