# 2026-12319: Loan Forgiveness Gets Update from One Big Beautiful Bill

2026-12319, Agency Information Collection Activities; Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification and Application, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2026-06-18, effective 2026-07-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12319
- As of: 2026-06-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12319
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification and Application
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 91 FR 36812
- Published: 2026-06-18
- Effective: 2026-07-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-25

## In one line

Loan Forgiveness Gets Update from One Big Beautiful Bill

## Summary

If you’re working in public service and want your student loans forgiven, some important changes are coming! Starting July 1, 2026, you’ll need to update your PSLF or TEPSLF application to confirm your employer plays by the rules and to reflect new loan repayment plans from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Department of Education is rushing these updates to make sure you get the right info and keep your loan forgiveness on track.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a revision of an approved information collection request (ICR).

## Effects PRIA read

- New Perjury Attestation for PSLF Forms: cost, medium. If you apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) or Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF), your form will require a sworn attestation that your employer has not engaged in any activity that has a "substantial illegal purpose" on or after July 1, 2026. This attestation is made under penalty of per…
- Which Repayment Plans Qualify Changes: mixed, high. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed which student loan repayment plans count toward PSLF, and those statutory changes take effect on July 1, 2026. If you are seeking PSLF or TEPSLF, the repayment plans that will qualify for forgiveness are revised effective July 1, 2026.
- Large Paperwork and Time Burden Estimated: cost, medium. The Department of Education estimates the revised PSLF/TEPSLF certification and application will generate 913,713 annual responses and 456,857 total annual burden hours. Individuals and households submitting these forms can expect to participate in this information collection under the emergency re…

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## Sources
- [2026-12319 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12319/agency-information-collection-activities-public-service-loan-forgiveness-pslf-and-temporary-expanded)
- [2026-12319 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12319.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12319 (as of 2026-06-25).