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OMB Control No: 1845-0110	ICR Reference No: 202606-1845-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202605-1845-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2026-SCC-2212
Title: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification and Application
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 06/26/2026
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/26/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/18/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2026	6 Months From Approved	12/31/2026
Responses	913,713	0	913,713
Time Burden (Hours)	456,857	0	456,857
Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,050,854	0	0

Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) is requesting an emergency clearance for this 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. Final Regulations published on October 31, 2025 (90 FR 48966), 34 CFR 685.219(i) require an update to the currently approved Public Service Loan Forgiveness Certification and Application, to comply with E.O. 14325, by revising the certification language to include an attestation, under penalty of perjury, that the employer has not engaged in any activity that has a substantial illegal purpose on or after July 1, 2026. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) signed into law on July 4, 2025 also made statutory changes that indirectly impact this collection by revising the loan repayment plans that qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which are in effect July 1, 2026. This information collection was uniquely impacted by two sets of final rules that made significant changes to the Direct Loan program and, more specifically, the eligibility requirements for the PSLF program—the final rules published October 31, 2025 and final rules published May 01, 2026. Since both rules had consequences for the PSLF program, the Department was obligated to wait until the May 01, 2026 rules were published before analyzing this information collection for all required changes. Together, the timing of these legislative activities and changing requirements resulted in the Department being unable to make changes to the PSLF form earlier than May and created a race condition for implementing the changes by July 1. These unique circumstances made it impossible for the Department to both follow the requirements for rulemaking and submit the revisions to the information collection under the normal PRA clearance timeline by July 1.

Emergency Justfication: Pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures established at 5 CFR Part 1320, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) requests that the information collection 1845-0110, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification and Application form, be processed in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13 Emergency Processing. The Department is actively preparing a full clearance package and plans to initiate the 60-day public comment period following the emergency approval. The Department is requesting emergency clearance for 180 days to update the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification and Application form to align with statutory changes made under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (P.L. 119-21) and Final Regulations published on October 31, 2025 (90 FR 48966), which are in effect as of July 1, 2026.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 119 - 21 82004 Name of Law: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
   EO: EO 14325 Name/Subject of EO: Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness
   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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 36812	06/18/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 36812	06/18/2026
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	NA

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	913,713	913,713	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	456,857	456,857	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,050,854	0	10,050,854

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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: Linnea Hengst 202 453-6737

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