[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 132 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42949-42950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-14053]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2026-SCC-2443]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Public
Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF)
Certification and Application
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a revision of a currently approved information
collection request (ICR).
DATES: The Department is requesting emergency processing from OMB for
this ICR no later than July 14, 2026. As a result, the Department is
providing the public with the opportunity to comment under the full
comment period. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or
before September 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2026-SCC-2443.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that
comments submitted after the comment period will not be accepted.
Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail
or delivery should be addressed to the Carolyn Rose, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 5C106, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carolyn Rose, 202-453-5967.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department is especially interested in public comment addressing
the following issues: (1) is this collection necessary to the proper
functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4)
how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department
minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information technology. Please note that written
comments received in response to this notice will be considered public
records.
Title of Collection: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) &
Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification and Application.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0110.
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Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 913,713.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 456,857.
Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) is requesting
emergency processing for a revision to an existing information
collection. The Department provides this form, 1845-0110 Public Service
Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF)
Certification & Application form, which is used by student loan
borrowers to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
Borrowers complete this form to have their qualifying employment
certified and their progress toward forgiveness recorded in our system.
They are encouraged to submit this form annually but are only required
to submit it at the point that they have reached the requisite 120
qualifying months of repayment.
On March 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled
Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness (E.O. 14325) making
individuals employed by organizations whose activities have a
substantial illegal purpose ineligible for PSLF.
The Department held public hearings on April 29 and May 1, 2025,
and engaged in the negotiated rulemaking process by convening a
committee of higher education stakeholders and experts in July of 2025.
On August 18, 2026, the Department published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FR 90 FR 40154) and collected public comments on the
proposed regulations until September 17, 2025.
As explained in the Final Regulations published on October 31, 2025
(90 FR 48966), 34 CFR 685.219(i) required an update to the approved
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Certification and Application, OMB
#1845-0110. To comply with E.O. 14325, a revision to the form was made
to include the addition of an attestation statement, 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.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, a Federal judge vacated the rule; one
day prior to the rule becoming effective. The Department is now
removing the attestation from the PSLF form in order to comply with the
court order. No other changes have been made at this time.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2026-14053 Filed 7-10-26; 8:45 am]
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