# 2026-12000: Education Department Extends Loan Forgiveness Survey

2026-12000, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2026-06-15, effective Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 15, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-22).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12000
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 91 FR 35974
- Published: 2026-06-15
- Effective: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 15, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-15
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-22

## In one line

Education Department Extends Loan Forgiveness Survey

## Summary

The Department of Education is asking to keep collecting info for the Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory, which helps identify schools where teachers can get loan forgiveness. This affects state, local, and tribal governments who provide the data, with about 6,840 hours spent yearly on this task. Comments on this plan are open until July 15, 2026, and no changes or extra costs are planned.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a reinstatement without change of a previously approved information collection request (ICR).

## Effects PRIA read

- State/Local/Tribal Data Burden: cost, medium. State, local, and tribal governments must provide data for the Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory and are estimated to spend 6,840 hours per year on this work across 57 annual responses. The Department has submitted this collection for OMB review and is accepting comments through July 15, 20…
- Teacher Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Tool: benefit, high. If you are a federal student loan borrower who taught full-time in an elementary or secondary school serving more than 30 percent low-income students, the Directory provides web access that helps postsecondary institutions determine whether you may qualify for up to 100 percent cancellation or loan…
- Optional School Type Data Element Added: mixed, low. The Department is updating the collection to include an optional school type data element for the Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory. The new data element is optional and is part of the reinstatement submission to OMB (Control Number 1845-0077).

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## Sources
- [2026-12000 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/15/2026-12000/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2026-12000 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-15/pdf/2026-12000.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12000 (as of 2026-06-22).