# 2026-19368: Easier Forms for Public Servants to Wipe Out Student Debt

2026-19368, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification and Application, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2026-09-22, effective Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 22, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19368
- As of: 2026-09-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19368
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification and Application
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 91 FR 60119
- Published: 2026-09-22
- Effective: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 22, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-22
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

## In one line

Easier Forms for Public Servants to Wipe Out Student Debt

## Summary

The Department of Education is updating the forms for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) to make them clearer and easier to use. If you work in public service and want to get your student loans forgiven, these changes affect you. Comments on the updates are open until October 22, 2026, so now’s the time to speak up!

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

## Effects PRIA read

- Attestation Removed from PSLF Form: benefit, medium. The Department removed an attestation from the PSLF/TEPSLF Certification & Application that would have required an employer to state, under penalty of perjury, that it has not engaged in activities with a substantial illegal purpose on or after July 1, 2026. A Federal judge vacated the rule on June…
- PSLF Form Submission Timing Clarified: benefit, low. The PSLF/TEPSLF form is used to certify qualifying employment and track progress toward forgiveness. Borrowers are encouraged to submit the form annually but are only required to submit it when they have reached the 120 qualifying months of repayment needed for forgiveness.

## Related documents

- [2026-17239](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17239): Education Department General Administrative Regulations, 2026-08-24
- [2026-17001](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17001): Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility Under the High…, 2026-08-20
- [2026-15019](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15019): Rescinding Portions of the Department of Education Title VI Regulations To Align With the Statutory Text and Conform to Executive Order 142…, 2026-07-24
- [2026-13286](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13286): Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand- Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Ea…, 2026-07-01
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- [2026-08556](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08556): Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations, 2026-05-01

## Sources
- [2026-19368 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/22/2026-19368/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2026-19368 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-22/pdf/2026-19368.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-19366, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19366)
- [Next: 2026-19369, Sunshine Act Meetings](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19369)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19368 (as of 2026-09-29).