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

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders Form and Instruction	Modified
LaRS For-Profit Lenders Form and Instruction	Modified
Public Burden Statement_1845-0013.docx Supplementary Document	2025-08-20
SupportingStatement 30 Day_1845-0013.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-11-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
224060	LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders Form and Instruction	Modified
22171	LaRS For-Profit Lenders Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0013	ICR Reference No: 202508-1845-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-1845-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2025-SCC-0516
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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/21/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2026
Responses	1,160	1,452
Time Burden (Hours)	2,827	3,539
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 extension of the current OMB 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 Government Accountability 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:
	90 FR 41388	08/25/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 52652	11/21/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
LaRS For-Profit Lenders	NA	LARS 799 Form.docx
LaRS Not-For-Profit Lenders	NA	LARS_799_Form.docx

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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	1,160	1,452	0	-292	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,827	3,539	0	-712	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The Department is requesting an extension citing a total burden hours of 2,827. This is an adjustment based on a decrease of 712 hours. The reduction is due to a decrease of participating lenders. There are no program or form changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $237,140

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.     No

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.     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? 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: 11/21/2025

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