80 FR 65987 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2016-2017 Federal Student Aid Application
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 208 (October 28, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 208 (October 28, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-27451 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 65987-65989] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27451] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0101] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2016-2017 Federal Student Aid Application AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 November 27, 2015. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD- 0101. 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. [[Page 65988]] 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 Douglas A. Pineda Robles, 202- 377-4578. 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: 2016-2017 Federal Student Aid Application. OMB Control Number: 1845-0001. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40,135,807. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,560,481. Abstract: Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), mandates that the Secretary of Education ``. . . shall produce, distribute, and process free of charge common financial reporting forms as described in this subsection to be used for application and reapplication to determine the need and eligibility of a student for financial assistance . . .''. The determination of need and eligibility are for the following title IV, HEA, federal student financial assistance programs: the Federal Pell Grant Program; the Campus-Based programs (Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), and the Federal Perkins Loan Program); the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant. Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education (hereafter ``the Department''), subsequently developed an application process to collect and process the data necessary to determine a student's eligibility to receive title IV, HEA program assistance. The application process involves an applicant's submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA[supreg]). After submission of the FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary of the data they submitted on the FAFSA. The applicant reviews the SAR, and, if necessary, will make corrections or updates to their submitted FAFSA data. Institutions of higher education listed by the applicant on the FAFSA also receive a summary of processed data submitted on the FAFSA which is called the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR). The Department seeks OMB approval of all application components as a single ``collection of information''. The aggregate burden will be accounted for under OMB Control Number 1845-0001. The specific application components, descriptions and submission methods for each are listed in Table 1. Table 1--Federal Student Aid Application Components ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submission Component Description method ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Initial Submission of FAFSA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAFSA on the Web (FOTW)....... Online FAFSA that Submitted by the offers applicants a applicant via customized experience. www.fafsa.gov. FOTW--Renewal................. Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA. FOTW--EZ...................... Online FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the Simplified Needs Test (SNT) or Automatic Zero (Auto Zero) needs analysis formulas. FOTW--EZ Renewal.............. Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAFSA on the Phone (FOTP)..... The Federal Student Submitted Aid Information through Center (FSAIC) www.fafsa.gov representatives for applicants assist applicants by who call 1-800- filing the FAFSA on 4-FED-AID. their behalf through FOTW. FOTP--EZ...................... FSAIC representatives assist applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAA Access.................... Online tool that a Submitted financial aid through administrator (FAA) www.faaacess.ed utilizes to submit a .gov by a FAA FAFSA. on behalf of an applicant. FAA Access--Renewal........... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal FAFSA. FAA Access--EZ................ Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas. [[Page 65989]] FAA Access--EZ Renewal........ Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Other.............. This is a submission The FAA may be done by a FAA, on using their behalf of the mainframe applicant, using the computer or Electronic Data software to Exchange (EDE). facilitate the EDE process. PDF FAFSA or Paper FAFSA...... The paper version of Mailed by the the FAFSA printed by applicant. the Department for applicants who are unable to access the Internet or the online version of the FAFSA for applicants who can access the Internet but are unable to complete the form using FOTW. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOTW--Corrections............. Any applicant who has Submitted by the a Federal Student Aid applicant via ID (FSA ID)-- www.fafsa.gov. regardless of how they originally applied--may make corrections using FOTW Corrections. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Other--Corrections. With the applicant's The FAA may be permission, using their corrections can be mainframe made by a FAA using computer or the EDE. software to facilitate the EDE process. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paper SAR--This is a SAR and The full paper summary Mailed by the an option for corrections. that is mailed to applicant. paper applicants who did not provide an e- mail address and to applicants whose records were rejected due to critical errors during processing. Applicants can write corrections directly on the paper SAR and mail for processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAA Access--Corrections....... An institution can use Submitted FAA Access to correct through the FAFSA. www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on behalf of an applicant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internal Department The Department will There is no Corrections. submit an applicant's burden to the record for system- applicants generated corrections. under this correction type as these are system-based corrections. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FSAIC Corrections............. Any applicant, with These changes their Data Release are made Number (DRN), can directly in the change the CPS system by a postsecondary FSAIC institutions listed representative. on their FAFSA or change their address by calling FSAIC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAR Electronic (eSAR)......... The eSAR is an online Cannot be version of the SAR submitted for that is available on processing. FOTW to all applicants with a PIN. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to students who applied electronically or by paper and provided an e-mail address. These notifications are sent by e-mail and include a secure hyperlink that takes the user to the FOTW site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This information collection also documents an estimate of the annual public burden as it relates to the application process for federal student aid. The Applicant Burden Model (ABM), measures applicant burden through an assessment of the activities each applicant conducts in conjunction with other applicant characteristics and in terms of burden, the average applicant's experience. Key determinants of the ABM include: [ballot] The total number of applicants that will potentially apply for federal student aid; [ballot] How the applicant chooses to complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g., by paper or electronically via FOTW[supreg]); [ballot] How the applicant chooses to submit any corrections and/or updates (e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via FOTW Corrections); [ballot] The type of SAR document the applicant receives (eSAR, SAR acknowledgment, or paper SAR); [ballot] The formula applied to determine the applicant's expected family contribution (EFC) (full need analysis formula, Simplified Needs Test or Automatic Zero); and [ballot] The average amount of time involved in preparing to complete the application. The ABM is largely driven by the number of potential applicants for the application cycle. The total application projection for 2016-2017 is based upon two factors--estimating the growth rate of the total enrollment into post-secondary education and applying the growth rate to the FAFSA submissions. The ABM is also based on the application options available to students and parents. The Department accounts for each application component based on web trending tools, survey information, and other Department data sources. For 2016-2017, the Department is reporting a net burden decrease of -3,522,674 hours. This decrease is considered to be an adjustment in burden hours from the 2015-2016 FAFSA. Dated: October 23, 2015. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015-27451 Filed 10-27-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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Comment 6: Whether the Department Dated: October 22, 2015. offices, classrooms, interpretative areas,
Failed To Reject Petitioners’ Improperly Samuel D. Rauch III, and are planning interpretive trails.
Filed Submission There is a boundary change associated
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Recommendation with this management plan revision that
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
[FR Doc. 2015–27458 Filed 10–27–15; 8:45 am]
Fisheries Service. will decrease their total acreage from
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
[FR Doc. 2015–27430 Filed 10–27–15; 8:45 am] 246,766 acres to 234,715. The change is
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P attributable to accuracy adjustments
based on improved geographic
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
information for the site. The revised
National Oceanic and Atmospheric DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE management plan will serve as the
Administration guiding document for the 234,715 acre
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Apalachicola Reserve for the next five
Administration years. View the Apalachicola, Florida
RIN 0648–XE281
Reserve Management Plan revision at
National Estuarine Research Reserve (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee System sites/apalachicola/publications.htm).
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries AGENCY: Stewardship Division, Office FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and for Coastal Management, National Chasse at (301) 563–1198 or Erica
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Seiden at (301) 563–1172 of NOAA’s
Commerce. Atmospheric Administration, U.S. National Ocean Service, Stewardship
ACTION: Notice of open public meetings. Department of Commerce. Division, Office for Coastal
ACTION: Notice of approval of the Management, 1305 East-West Highway,
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the Apalachicola, Florida National N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD
schedule and proposed agenda of a Estuarine Research Reserve 20910.
forthcoming meeting of the Marine Management Plan revision. Dated: October 20, 2015.
Fisheries Advisory Committee John King,
(MAFAC). The members will discuss SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
and provide advice on issues outlined the Stewardship Division, Office for Management, National Ocean Service,
in the agenda below. Coastal Management, National Ocean National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Service, National Oceanic and Administration.
DATES:The meeting is scheduled for Atmospheric Administration, U.S. [FR Doc. 2015–27425 Filed 10–27–15; 8:45 am]
November 9, 2015, 4–5:30 p.m., Eastern Department of Commerce approves the BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
Standard Time. Apalachicola, Florida National
ADDRESSES: Conference call. Public Estuarine Research Reserve
access is available at 1315 East-West Management Plan revision. The revised DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. management plan outlines the
administrative structure; the research & [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0101]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing to attend monitoring, education, training, and
Agency Information Collection
may contact Heidi Lovett, (301) 427– stewardship goals of the reserve; and the
Activities; Submission to the Office of
8004; email: heidi.lovett@noaa.gov. plans for future land acquisition and
Management and Budget for Review
facility development to support reserve
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The and Approval; Comment Request;
operations. The Apalachicola Reserve
MAFAC was established by the 2016–2017 Federal Student Aid
revised plan will replace the plan
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), and, Application
approved in 2003.
since 1971, advises the Secretary on all The Apalachicola Reserve AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
living marine resource matters that are management plan emphasizes a fully Department of Education (ED).
the responsibility of the Department of integrated approach that links ongoing ACTION: Notice.
Commerce. The charter and other research, education, training and
information are located online at stewardship programs together. This SUMMARY: In accordance with the
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/. integrated approach, in coordination Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
with strategic partnerships addresses U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
Matters To Be Considered
high priority reserve issues including proposing a revision of an existing
The Committee is convening to public use and access, changing land information collection.
discuss and finalize recommendations use patterns, the loss of cultural DATES: Interested persons are invited to
on the Draft Habitat Enterprise Strategic resources, impacts of global and submit comments on or before
Plan for submission to the NOAA regional processes on ecosystems and November 27, 2015.
Fisheries Assistant Administrator. Other communities, engagement with local ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
administrative matters may be communities, and changes in reserve documents related to the information
considered. This agenda is subject to habitats. Since the last management collection listed in this notice, please
change. plan, the reserve has expanded its use http://www.regulations.gov by
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system programs; increased staff 2015–ICCD–0101. Comments submitted
These meetings are physically resources; completed a site profile, in response to this notice should be
accessible to people with disabilities. established a Coastal Training Program; submitted electronically through the
Requests for sign language expanded educational programs; and Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
interpretation or other auxiliary aids constructed a new nature center and www.regulations.gov by selecting the
should be directed to Heidi Lovett, 301– headquarters complex in the town of Docket ID number or via postal mail,
427–8004 by November 2, 2015. Eastpoint that includes laboratories, commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
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TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS—Continued
Component Description Submission method
FAA Access—EZ Renewal ............. Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants
who have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the
SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.
Electronic Other .............................. This is a submission done by a FAA, on behalf of the applicant, using The FAA may be using their main-
the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE). frame computer or software to
facilitate the EDE process.
PDF FAFSA or Paper FAFSA ........ The paper version of the FAFSA printed by the Department for appli- Mailed by the applicant.
cants who are unable to access the Internet or the online version
of the FAFSA for applicants who can access the Internet but are
unable to complete the form using FOTW.
Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
FOTW—Corrections ........................ Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID)—regard- Submitted by the applicant via
less of how they originally applied—may make corrections using www.fafsa.gov.
FOTW Corrections.
Electronic Other—Corrections ........ With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made by a FAA The FAA may be using their main-
using the EDE. frame computer or software to
facilitate the EDE process.
Paper SAR—This is a SAR and an The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did Mailed by the applicant.
option for corrections. not provide an e-mail address and to applicants whose records
were rejected due to critical errors during processing. Applicants
can write corrections directly on the paper SAR and mail for proc-
essing.
FAA Access—Corrections ............... An institution can use FAA Access to correct the FAFSA .................... Submitted through www.faaacess.
ed.gov by a FAA on behalf of an
applicant.
Internal Department Corrections ..... The Department will submit an applicant’s record for system-gen- There is no burden to the appli-
erated corrections. cants under this correction type
as these are system-based cor-
rections.
FSAIC Corrections .......................... Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), can change These changes are made directly
the postsecondary institutions listed on their FAFSA or change in the CPS system by a FSAIC
their address by calling FSAIC. representative.
SAR Electronic (eSAR) ................... The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on FOTW Cannot be submitted for proc-
to all applicants with a PIN. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to essing.
students who applied electronically or by paper and provided an e-
mail address. These notifications are sent by e-mail and include a
secure hyperlink that takes the user to the FOTW site.
This information collection also (e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via The ABM is also based on the
documents an estimate of the annual FOTW Corrections); application options available to students
public burden as it relates to the b The type of SAR document the and parents. The Department accounts
application process for federal student applicant receives (eSAR, SAR for each application component based
aid. The Applicant Burden Model acknowledgment, or paper SAR); on web trending tools, survey
(ABM), measures applicant burden b The formula applied to determine information, and other Department data
through an assessment of the activities the applicant’s expected family sources.
each applicant conducts in conjunction contribution (EFC) (full need analysis For 2016–2017, the Department is
with other applicant characteristics and formula, Simplified Needs Test or reporting a net burden decrease of
in terms of burden, the average Automatic Zero); and ¥3,522,674 hours. This decrease is
applicant’s experience. Key b The average amount of time considered to be an adjustment in
determinants of the ABM include: involved in preparing to complete the burden hours from the 2015–2016
b The total number of applicants that application. FAFSA.
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will potentially apply for federal The ABM is largely driven by the
Dated: October 23, 2015.
student aid; number of potential applicants for the
application cycle. The total application Kate Mullan,
b How the applicant chooses to projection for 2016–2017 is based upon Acting Director, Information Collection
complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g., two factors—estimating the growth rate Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
by paper or electronically via FOTW®); of the total enrollment into post- Officer, Office of Management.
b How the applicant chooses to secondary education and applying the [FR Doc. 2015–27451 Filed 10–27–15; 8:45 am]
submit any corrections and/or updates growth rate to the FAFSA submissions. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
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