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OMB Control No: 1845-0110	ICR Reference No: 202305-1845-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202205-1845-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application and Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/15/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/03/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/03/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2023	6 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	913,713	0	801,261
Time Burden (Hours)	456,857	0	400,631
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) is requesting an emergency clearance for this renewal of the revision of the information collection, 1845-0110. 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 PSLF program was revised during the Negotiated Rulemaking process in 2021 resulting in Final Rule for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program that were published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904) and continue to be codified in 34 CFR 685.219. Concurrent with these new regulations, the Department implemented the ability for the borrower and employer to digitally sign and submit the PSLF Form electronically through our Digital Platform. The PSLF form was redesigned to encourage the use of the new signature options and align the instructions on the form to mimic the user experience connected to the online submission. This new form will not be available until the regulations become effective on July 1, 2023.

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 1, 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 1, 2023 implementation requirement, the Department is requesting that OMB approve the collection associated with the implementation of the PSLF form process using the emergency clearance procedures.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1087(e)(m) Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application and Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness	N/A

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	913,713	801,261	112,452
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	456,857	400,631	56,226
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: This program change is a revision that represents an increase of 56,226 burden hours and 112,452 respondents/responses. This increase is the result of the temporary waiver that allowed underlying payments to count when an ineligible loan is consolidated into a Direct Consolidation Loan, the expectation that more borrowers to submit the form for employment considerations as a result of regulatory changes to certain definitions, and a greater awareness of the PSLF program in general created additional interest in applying for the loan forgiveness.

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

Agency Contact: Beth Grebeldinger 202 708-8242

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