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

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2026 Supporting Statement_Final Rule.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-04-27	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	Unchanged
189831	William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations (FP)	Other-34 CFR 682.215	Unchanged
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	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0021	ICR Reference No: 202604-1845-016
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202601-1845-010
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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/01/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	11,703,140	11,519,840
Time Burden (Hours)	7,366,938	892,824
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: PL: Pub.L. 119 - 21 84001 Name of Law: One Big Beautiful Bill

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AD98	Final or interim final rulemaking	91 FR 23768	05/01/2026

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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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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	11,703,140	11,519,840	0	183,300	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,366,938	892,824	0	6,474,114	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: These rules add 7,816,800 hours of burden; other adjustments in regulations reduce the burden by approximately 1,342,686 hours. This results in a net increase of 6,474,114 burden hours assessed to 1845-0021 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Regulations.

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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: 05/01/2026

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