80 FR 13360 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Student Messaging in GEAR UP Demonstration

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 49 (March 13, 2015)

Page Range		13360-13360
FR Document		2015-05755

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0027]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Student Messaging in GEAR UP Demonstration

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education 
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0027 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will only accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Marsha Silverberg, (202) 208-
7178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education 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: Student Messaging in GEAR UP Demonstration.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 16,080.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,160.
    Abstract: The Student Messaging in GEAR UP Demonstration, sponsored 
by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of 
Education (ED), is being conducted to test the effectiveness of a 
promising strategy to improve college-related outcomes in the federal 
college access program Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). The demonstration will use a 
randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to test the effectiveness of 
sending customized messaging to students, first during the summer after 
high school graduation, and then in the fall and spring of their 
expected first year of college. Students within high schools that 
volunteer for the demonstration will be randomly assigned to either 
receive the messages or not. This ICR requests clearance for the 
collection of GEAR UP student rosters and administration of a baseline 
survey. In addition to the baseline survey data that will be collected 
from students, college-related outcome data will be extracted from 
national datasets (National Student Clearinghouse Data (NSC) and the 
Federal Student Aid (FSA) database). Impact and descriptive analyses 
will be conducted to answer the study research questions. The 
evaluation plans call for two reports. The first, published in summer 
2018, will be based on data collected through 2017 that will look at 
college advising received in high school and early college-related 
outcomes (i.e., college enrollment and FAFSA completion). The second 
report will be available in early 2020, and will investigate college 
persistence.

    Dated: March 10, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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is described below. The Department of U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is that written comments received in
Education is especially interested in proposing a new information collection. response to this notice will be
public comment addressing the DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records.
following issues: (1) Is this collection submit comments on or before May 12, Title of Collection: Student Messaging
necessary to the proper functions of the 2015. in GEAR UP Demonstration.
Department; (2) will this information be ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
processed and used in a timely manner; OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
response to this notice should be
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; submitted electronically through the Type of Review: A new information
(4) how might the Department enhance Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// collection.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the www.regulations.gov by selecting Respondents/Affected Public:
information to be collected; and (5) how Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0027 Individuals or households.
might the Department minimize the or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
burden of this collection on the Total Estimated Number of Annual
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
respondents, including through the use Responses: 16,080.
site is not available to the public for any
of information technology. Please note reason, ED will temporarily accept Total Estimated Number of Annual
that written comments received in comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Burden Hours: 4,160.
response to this notice will be Please note that comments submitted by Abstract: The Student Messaging in
considered public records. fax or email and those submitted after GEAR UP Demonstration, sponsored by
Title of Collection: William D. Ford the comment period will not be the Institute of Education Sciences
Federal Direct Loan Program Deferment accepted; ED will only accept comments (IES), U.S. Department of Education
Request Forms. during the comment period in this (ED), is being conducted to test the
OMB Control Number: 1845–0011. mailbox when the regulations.gov site is effectiveness of a promising strategy to
Type of Review: A revision of an not available. Written requests for improve college-related outcomes in the
existing information collection. information or comments submitted by federal college access program Gaining
Respondents/Affected Public: postal mail or delivery should be Early Awareness and Readiness for
Individuals or Households. addressed to the Director of the Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Information Collection Clearance The demonstration will use a
Responses: 3,127,832. Division, U.S. Department of Education, randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Total Estimated Number of Annual 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, design to test the effectiveness of
Burden Hours: 500,453. Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,
sending customized messaging to
Abstract: These forms serve as the Washington, DC 20202.
students, first during the summer after
means by which borrowers in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
high school graduation, and then in the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan specific questions related to collection fall and spring of their expected first
(Direct Loan) and Federal Family activities, please contact Marsha year of college. Students within high
Education Loan (FFEL) Programs may Silverberg, (202) 208–7178. schools that volunteer for the
request deferment of repayment on their SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The demonstration will be randomly
loans if they meet certain statutory and Department of Education (ED), in assigned to either receive the messages
regulatory criteria. The U.S. Department accordance with the Paperwork or not. This ICR requests clearance for
of Education and other loan holders Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. the collection of GEAR UP student
uses the information collected on these 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general rosters and administration of a baseline
forms to determine whether a borrower public and Federal agencies with an survey. In addition to the baseline
meets the eligibility requirements for opportunity to comment on proposed, survey data that will be collected from
the specific deferment type being revised, and continuing collections of students, college-related outcome data
submitted. information. This helps the Department will be extracted from national datasets
Dated: March 10, 2015. assess the impact of its information (National Student Clearinghouse Data
Kate Mullan, collection requirements and minimize (NSC) and the Federal Student Aid
Acting Director, Information Collection the public’s reporting burden. It also (FSA) database). Impact and descriptive
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and helps the public understand the analyses will be conducted to answer
Records Management Services, Office of Department’s information collection the study research questions. The
Management. requirements and provide the requested evaluation plans call for two reports.
[FR Doc. 2015–05787 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] data in the desired format. ED is The first, published in summer 2018,
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P soliciting comments on the proposed will be based on data collected through
information collection request (ICR) that 2017 that will look at college advising
is described below. The Department of received in high school and early
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in college-related outcomes (i.e., college
public comment addressing the enrollment and FAFSA completion).
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0027] following issues: (1) Is this collection The second report will be available in
necessary to the proper functions of the early 2020, and will investigate college
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Department; (2) will this information be persistence.
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(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ (4) how might the Department enhance Kate Mullan,
National Center for Education Statistics the quality, utility, and clarity of the Acting Director, Information Collection
(IES), Department of Education (ED). information to be collected; and (5) how Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
might the Department minimize the Records Management Services, Office of
ACTION: Notice.
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 12, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Marsha Silverberg, (202) 208- 7178.
FR Citation		80 FR 13360