Notice2026-00757

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Segal Education Award-Related Information Collection Requests

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Published
January 15, 2026

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Corporation for National and Community Service

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to renew three information collections associated with the Segal Education Award: the voucher and payment request form, the forbearance request form, and the interest accrual form.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1758-1759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00757]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Segal 
Education Award-Related Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as 
AmeriCorps) is proposing to renew three information collections 
associated with the Segal Education Award: the voucher and payment 
request form, the forbearance request form, and the interest accrual 
form.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by March 16, 2026.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by any of the following methods:
    (1) Electronically through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (preferred method)
    (2) By mail sent to: AmeriCorps, Attention Nahid Jarrett, 250 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20525.
    (3) By hand delivery or by courier to the AmeriCorps mailroom at 
the mail address given in paragraph (2) above, between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. For this reason, please do not 
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send 
an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and 
made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this 
public comment request containing any routine notice about the 
confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comment 
that may be made available to the public, notwithstanding the inclusion 
of the routine notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nahid Jarrett, 202-606-6753, or by 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d43474c5f5f4859596d4e435e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7898d869595829393a7848994c9808891">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. Title of Collection: Voucher and Payment Request Form.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0014.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals (AmeriCorps members and 
alumni that request payment on qualified student loans) and businesses 
(qualified student loan servicers).
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 34,385.
    Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,865.
    Abstract: The National Service Trust AmeriCorps Voucher and Payment 
Form/National Service Trust AmeriCorps--Manual Payment Request Form is 
used to make payments to repay qualified student loans and to pay for 
the cost of attending eligible post-secondary educational institutions 
and approved School-to-Work programs. Prior to making the payments, 
AmeriCorps will review information from the forms and compare it to 
information taken from the AmeriCorps member's education award 
account(s) to ensure that the payments meet the requirements of the 
law. This information collection is not required to be considered for 
obtaining grant funding support. The currently approved information 
collection is due to expire on March 31, 2026.
    2. Title of Collection: Forbearance Request of National Service 
Form.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0030.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals (AmeriCorps members and 
alumni that wish to request forbearance on qualified student loans) and 
businesses (qualified student loan servicers).
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,182.
    Frequency: One or more per education award.
    Average Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,197.
    Abstract: The National Service Trust AmeriCorps Forbearance Request 
for National Service Form is used to certify that AmeriCorps members 
are eligible for forbearance based on their enrollment in a national 
service position. AmeriCorps members use the form, or its electronic 
equivalent, to request forbearance from their loan. This information 
collection is not required to be considered for obtaining grant funding 
support. The currently approved information collection is due to expire 
on March 31, 2026.
    3. Title of Collection: Interest Accrual Form.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0053.

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    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households OR 
Businesses and Organizations OR State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 320.
    Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 27.
    Abstract: The National Service Trust Interest Payment Form is used 
by AmeriCorps members to request a payment of accrued interest on 
qualified student loans and to authorize the release of loan 
information to the National Service Trust; schools and lenders verify 
eligibility for the payments; and both parties verify certain legal 
requirements. AmeriCorps uses the information from the form to ensure 
that the accrued interest payment is allowable under law. AmeriCorps 
seeks to renew the currently approved information collection, which is 
due to expire on March 31, 2026.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. All written comments will be available for 
public inspection on <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>.

Jerry Prentice,
Director, National Service Trust.
[FR Doc. 2026-00757 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
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