William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2025 Supporting Statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-01-30	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
189833	William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations (Public)	Other-34 CFR 682.215	Modified
189831	William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations (FP)	Other-34 CFR 682.215	Modified
189817	William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations	Other-Regulations	Removed
184884	William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations (NFP)	Other-34 CFR 682.215	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0021	ICR Reference No: 202601-1845-010
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202601-1845-009
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2025-OPE-0944
Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 04/08/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/06/2026
Terms of Clearance: Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.11(c), OMB files this comment on this information collection request (ICR). The agency shall examine public comment in response to the NPRM and will describe in the supporting statement of its next collection any public comments received regarding the collection as well as why (or why it did not) incorporate the commenter’s recommendation. The next submission to OMB must include the draft final rule.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	11,519,840	0	11,519,840
Time Burden (Hours)	892,824	0	892,824
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) amends the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to implement changes made to the regulations. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law on July 4, 2025, made statutory changes to Direct Loans that impact regulatory requirements found in this information collection. This is a request for a revision of the current information collection to include the new regulatory requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087a et seq Name of Law: Higher Education Act 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-AD98	Proposed rulemaking	91 FR 4254	01/30/2026

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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: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations (FP)
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations (NFP)
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations (Public)

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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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: These proposed rules adds 7,816,800 burden hours while also removing 1,342,686. Total, the Department estimates there will be a net increase of 6,474,114 burden hours assessed to 1845-0021 and an additional 183,300 respondents. We are requesting a total of 11,703,140 responses and 7,366,938 burden hours be added to this collection.

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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.     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: 03/06/2026

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