80 FR 46253 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Pell Grant Experiments Under the Experimental Sites Initiative
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 149 (August 4, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 149 (August 4, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-19048 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 46253] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19048] [[Page 46253]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0071] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Pell Grant Experiments Under the Experimental Sites Initiative AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 3, 2015. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use http://wwww.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD- 0071. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. 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, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Daphne Garcia, 202-219-2024. 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: Evaluation of the Pell Grant Experiments Under the Experimental Sites Initiative. OMB Control Number: 1850-0892. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,202. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,066. Abstract: The Pell Grant Experiments evaluation is a two-part, seven-year demonstration study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education that focuses on the effects of expanded access to Pell grants on students' educational outcomes, employment and earnings. The primary outcome of interest is (1) educational enrollment and completion, and (2) measures of student debt and financial aid while secondary outcomes include (3) the employment status and earnings of students who participate in the study. This study consists of two experiments, each of which will examine the impact of a single change to the Pell grant eligibility criteria. The first experiment will relax the prohibition on receipt of Pell grants by students with a bachelors' degree. Individuals eligible for the first experiment must have a bachelor's degree, be unemployed or underemployed, and pursue a vocational training program up to one year in duration. The second experiment will reduce the minimum duration and intensity levels of programs that Pell grant recipients must participate in from 15 weeks with 600 minimum clock hours to 8 weeks with 150 minimum clock hours. Each experiment will operate through a set of PGE schools that provide education and training services that qualify as PGE programs. Participants in both experiments will be randomly assigned to either (1) a treatment group, which will have expanded access to Pell grants; or (2) a control group, which will not have access. Within both experiments, the treatment group will be very similar to the control at the time of random assignment except for access to Pell grants. Subsequent differences in the employment and earnings outcomes between treatment and control group members can then be attributed to Pell grant access. The first experiment will involve roughly 28 PGE schools with an average of 25 students participating per school. The second experiment will involve roughly 40 PGE schools with an average of 100 participating students per school. The expected sample of both experiments combined is approximately 4,700 students. Data for this evaluation will come from participants' FAFSA applications, PGE school administrative records, and SSA earnings statements. The study participant enrollment period is expected to last from November 2012 to June 2016. A data extracts from FAFSA applications will occur in summer 2015, 2017, and 2018. Administrative data extracts from PGE schools will also occur summer 2015, 2017, and 2018. Dated: July 30, 2015. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015-19048 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of treatment group, which will have
Education is especially interested in expanded access to Pell grants; or (2) a
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0071]
public comment addressing the control group, which will not have
Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection access. Within both experiments, the
Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the treatment group will be very similar to
Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be the control at the time of random
and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner; assignment except for access to Pell
Evaluation of the Pell Grant (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; grants. Subsequent differences in the
Experiments Under the Experimental (4) how might the Department enhance employment and earnings outcomes
Sites Initiative the quality, utility, and clarity of the between treatment and control group
information to be collected; and (5) how members can then be attributed to Pell
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences might the Department minimize the grant access. The first experiment will
(IES), Department of Education (ED). burden of this collection on the involve roughly 28 PGE schools with an
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use average of 25 students participating per
of information technology. Please note school. The second experiment will
SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in involve roughly 40 PGE schools with an
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be average of 100 participating students per
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records. school. The expected sample of both
proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Evaluation of the experiments combined is approximately
information collection. Pell Grant Experiments Under the 4,700 students. Data for this evaluation
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Experimental Sites Initiative. will come from participants’ FAFSA
submit comments on or before OMB Control Number: 1850–0892. applications, PGE school administrative
September 3, 2015. Type of Review: A revision of an records, and SSA earnings statements.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection. The study participant enrollment period
documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: is expected to last from November 2012
collection listed in this notice, please Individuals or Households. to June 2016. A data extracts from
use http://wwww.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual
FAFSA applications will occur in
searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 3,202.
Total Estimated Number of Annual summer 2015, 2017, and 2018.
2015–ICCD–0071. Comments submitted Administrative data extracts from PGE
Burden Hours: 1,066.
in response to this notice should be Abstract: The Pell Grant Experiments schools will also occur summer 2015,
submitted electronically through the evaluation is a two-part, seven-year 2017, and 2018.
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// demonstration study sponsored by the Dated: July 30, 2015.
www.regulations.gov by selecting the U.S. Department of Education that Kate Mullan,
Docket ID number or via postal mail, focuses on the effects of expanded Acting Director, Information Collection
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. access to Pell grants on students’ Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Please note that comments submitted by educational outcomes, employment and Officer, Office of Management.
fax or email and those submitted after earnings. The primary outcome of [FR Doc. 2015–19048 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am]
the comment period will not be interest is (1) educational enrollment BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
accepted. Written requests for and completion, and (2) measures of
information or comments submitted by student debt and financial aid while
postal mail or delivery should be secondary outcomes include (3) the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
addressed to the Director of the employment status and earnings of
Information Collection Clearance [Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0154]
students who participate in the study.
Division, U.S. Department of Education, This study consists of two
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Agency Information Collection
experiments, each of which will Activities; Submission to the Office of
2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. examine the impact of a single change Management and Budget for Review
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For to the Pell grant eligibility criteria. The and Approval; Comment Request;
specific questions related to collection first experiment will relax the Evaluation of the Pell Grant
activities, please contact Daphne Garcia, prohibition on receipt of Pell grants by Experiments Under the Experimental
202–219–2024. students with a bachelors’ degree. Sites Initiative
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Individuals eligible for the first
Department of Education (ED), in experiment must have a bachelor’s AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary
accordance with the Paperwork degree, be unemployed or Education (OPE), Department of
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. underemployed, and pursue a Education (ED).
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general vocational training program up to one ACTION: Notice.
public and Federal agencies with an year in duration. The second
opportunity to comment on proposed, experiment will reduce the minimum SUMMARY: In accordance with the
revised, and continuing collections of duration and intensity levels of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
information. This helps the Department programs that Pell grant recipients must U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
assess the impact of its information participate in from 15 weeks with 600 proposing a revision of an existing
collection requirements and minimize minimum clock hours to 8 weeks with information collection.
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the public’s reporting burden. It also 150 minimum clock hours. Each DATES: Interested persons are invited to
helps the public understand the experiment will operate through a set of submit comments on or before
Department’s information collection PGE schools that provide education and September 3, 2015.
requirements and provide the requested training services that qualify as PGE ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
data in the desired format. ED is programs. documents related to the information
soliciting comments on the proposed Participants in both experiments will collection listed in this notice, please
information collection request (ICR) that be randomly assigned to either (1) a use http://wwww.regulations.gov by
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| Contact | For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Daphne Garcia, 202-219-2024. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 46253 |
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