81 FR 46659 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 137 (July 18, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 137 (July 18, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-16930 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 46659-46661] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-16930] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0036] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA). 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 August 17, 2016. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information [[Page 46660]] collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-0036. 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 2E-343, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Misty Parkinson, 202-377-3749. 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: 2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). OMB Control Number: 1845-0001. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 38,669,924. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,036,012. 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 one. 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 offers applicants a the applicant customized via fafsa.gov. experience. 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) fafsa.gov for representatives applicants who assist applicants call 1-800-4- by filing the FAFSA FED-AID. on 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) faaaccess.ed.g utilizes to submit ov by an FAA a FAFSA. on behalf of an applicant. FAA Access--Renewal.............. Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal FAFSA. FAA Access--EZ................... Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas. [[Page 46661]] FAA Access--EZ Renewal........... Online tool that an 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 an FAA, on using their behalf of the mainframe applicant, using computer or the Electronic Data software to Exchange (EDE). facilitate the EDE process. Printed FAFSA.................... The printed version Mailed by the of the PDF FAFSA applicant. for applicants who are unable to access the Internet or complete the form using FOTW. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOTW--Corrections................ Any applicant who Submitted by has a Federal the applicant Student Aid ID (FSA via fafsa.gov. ID)--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 an FAA computer or using the EDE. software to facilitate the EDE process. Paper SAR--This is a SAR and an The full paper Mailed by the option for corrections.. summary that is applicant. mailed to 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 Submitted use FAA Access to through correct the FAFSA. faaaccess.ed.gov ov by an FAA on behalf of an applicant. Internal Department Corrections.. The Department will There is no submit an burden to the applicant's record applicants for system- under this generated correction corrections. type as these are system- based corrections. FSAIC Corrections................ Any applicant, with These changes their Data Release are made Number (DRN), can directly in change the the CPS system postsecondary by a FSAIC institutions listed representative on their FAFSA or . change their address by calling FSAIC. SAR Electronic (eSAR)............ The eSAR is an Cannot be online version of submitted for the SAR that is processing. available on FOTW to all applicants with an FSA ID. 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 2017-2018 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 this 2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) collection, the Department is reporting a net burden decrease of - 524,469 hours. The reporting hour burden calculations in this notice reflect the Department's best estimates using data from the 2015-16 FAFSA application cycle in which Federal Student Aid traditionally has estimated reporting burden. However, in order to reflect a change in which prior tax year's information will be utilized in the application, a conservative estimate has been reflected as part of the reporting hour burden calculation. As such, we will continuously monitor and capture statistical information in order to reflect more accurate calculations in future cycles. Dated: July 13, 2016. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016-16930 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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committee DFO will log each request to restore the quantity, quality, timing and being designed. The Central Everglades
make a comment, in the order received, distribution of flows into Lake Planning Project is currently awaiting
and determine whether the subject Okeechobee. The LOW Project congressional authorization. All of these
matter of each comment is relevant to preliminary project area, where CERP projects contribute significant
the panel’s mission and/or the topics to placement of features will be ecological benefits to the system and the
be addressed in this public meeting. A considered, covers a large portion of the specific regional habitats in which they
15-minute period near the end of the Lake Okeechobee Watershed north of are located.
meeting will be available for verbal the lake. Water inflows into Lake b. The objectives of the LOWP are to
public comments. Members of the Okeechobee greatly exceed outflow improve the quality, quantity, timing
public who have requested to make a capacity, thus many times there is too and distribution of water entering Lake
verbal comment and whose comments much water within Lake Okeechobee Okeechobee, provide for better
have been deemed relevant under the that needs to be released in order to management of lake water levels, reduce
process described in this paragraph, will ensure integrity of the Herbert Hoover damaging releases to the Caloosahatchee
be allotted no more than three (3) Dike. At other times, there may be too and St. Lucie estuaries downstream of
minutes during this period, and will be little water within Lake Okeechobee. the lake and improve system-wide
invited to speak in the order in which Lake levels that are too high or too low, operational flexibility.
their requests were received by the DFO. and inappropriate recession and c. A scoping letter will be used to
Dated: July 13, 2016. ascension rates, can adversely affect invite comments from Federal, State,
Aaron Siegel,
native vegetation, and fish and wildlife and local agencies, affected Indian
species that depend upon the lake for Tribes, and other interested private
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
foraging and reproduction. The volume organizations and individuals.
and frequency of undesirable freshwater d. A scoping meeting will be held July
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releases to the east and west lowers 26th, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the
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salinity in the estuaries, severely Okeechobee Auditorium, 3800 NW.,
impacting oysters, sea grasses, and fish. 16th Boulevard, Suite A, Okeechobee,
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Additionally, high nutrient levels FL 34972.
adversely affect in-lake water quality, e. All alternative plans will be
Department of the Army, Corps of estuary habitat, and habitat throughout reviewed under provisions of
Engineers the Greater Everglades. The objectives of appropriate laws and regulations,
the LOW Project are to improve the including the Endangered Species Act,
Intent To Prepare an Environmental quality, quantity, timing and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act,
Impact Statement for the Lake distribution of water entering Lake Clean Water Act, and Farmland
Okeechobee Watershed Project, Okeechobee, provide for better Protection Policy Act.
Okeechobee, Highlands, Charlotte, management of lake water levels, reduce f. The Draft Environmental Impact
Glades, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, damaging releases to the Caloosahatchee Assessment is expected to be available
Florida and St. Lucie estuaries downstream of for public review in late 2017.
the lake and improve system-wide Dated: July 7, 2016.
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
operational flexibility.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. Eric P. Summa,
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of
ACTION: Notice of intent. Chief, Planning and Policy Division.
Engineers, Planning and Policy
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SUMMARY: The Jacksonville District, U.S. Division, Environmental Branch, P.O.
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Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019.
beginning preparation of a National FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Environmental Policy Act assessment Gretchen Ehlinger at 904–232–1682 or
for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed email at DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Project (LOWP). The Everglades gretchen.s.ehlinger@usace.army.mil. [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0036]
ecosystem, including Lake Okeechobee, Additional information is also available
encompasses a system of diverse at http://bit.ly/LakeOWatershed. Agency Information Collection
wetland landscapes that are SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Activities; Submission to the Office of
hydrologically and ecologically a. Since 2000, much progress has been Management and Budget for Review
connected across more than 200 miles made on CERP projects. Construction and Approval; Comment Request;
from north to south and across 18,000 has begun on the first generation of 2017–2018 Free Application for Federal
square miles of southern Florida. In CERP project modifications already Student Aid (FAFSA)
2000, the U.S. Congress authorized the authorized by Congress. These include
Federal government, in partnership with the Picayune Strand Restoration, the AGENCY: Department of Education (ED),
the State of Florida, to embark upon a Indian River Lagoon South and Site 1 Federal Student Aid (FSA).
multi-decade, multi-billion dollar Impoundment Projects. Congressional ACTION: Notice.
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration authorization has been received for the
Plan (CERP) to further protect and second generation of CERP projects, SUMMARY: In accordance with the
restore the remaining Everglades including Biscayne Bay Coastal Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
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ecosystem while providing for other Wetlands-Phase 1, the Broward County U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
water-related needs of the region. CERP Water Preserve Areas, the proposing a revision of an existing
involves modification of the existing Caloosahatchee River (C–43) West Basin information collection.
network of drainage canals and levees Storage Reservoir, and the C–111 DATES: Interested persons are invited to
that make up the Central and Southern Spreader Canal Western Project which submit comments on or before August
Florida Flood Control Project. One of are already under construction or are 17, 2016.
the next steps for implementation of operational, and the Broward County ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
CERP is to identify opportunities to Water Preserve Areas which is currently documents related to the information
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TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS—Continued
Component Description Submission method
FAA Access—EZ Renewal Online tool that an 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 an FAA, on behalf of the applicant, using the The FAA may be using their main-
Electronic Data Exchange (EDE). frame computer or software to fa-
cilitate the EDE process.
Printed FAFSA .................... The printed version of the PDF FAFSA for applicants who are unable to Mailed by the applicant.
access the Internet or 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)—regardless of Submitted by the applicant via
how they originally applied—may make corrections using FOTW Correc- fafsa.gov.
tions.
Electronic Other—Correc- With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made by an FAA using The FAA may be using their main-
tions. the EDE. frame computer or software to fa-
cilitate the EDE process.
Paper SAR—This is a SAR The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did not pro- Mailed by the applicant.
and an option for correc- vide an e-mail address and to applicants whose records were rejected
tions.. 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 FAA Access to correct the FAFSA ............................ Submitted through faaaccess.ed.gov
by an FAA on behalf of an appli-
cant.
Internal Department Correc- The Department will submit an applicant’s record for system-generated There is no burden to the applicants
tions. corrections. under this correction type as these
are system-based corrections.
FSAIC Corrections .............. Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), can change the These changes are made directly in
postsecondary institutions listed on their FAFSA or change their address the CPS system by a FSAIC rep-
by calling FSAIC. resentative.
SAR Electronic (eSAR) ....... The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on FOTW to all Cannot be submitted for processing.
applicants with an FSA ID. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to stu-
dents who applied electronically or by paper and provided an e-mail ad-
dress. These notifications are sent by e-mail and include a secure
hyperlink that takes the user to the FOTW site.
This information collection also b The average amount of time application, a conservative estimate has
documents an estimate of the annual involved in preparing to complete the been reflected as part of the reporting
public burden as it relates to the application. hour burden calculation. As such, we
application process for federal student The ABM is largely driven by the will continuously monitor and capture
aid. The Applicant Burden Model number of potential applicants for the statistical information in order to reflect
(ABM) measures applicant burden application cycle. The total application more accurate calculations in future
through an assessment of the activities projection for 2017–2018 is based upon cycles.
each applicant conducts in conjunction two factors—estimating the growth rate Dated: July 13, 2016.
with other applicant characteristics and of the total enrollment into post-
Stephanie Valentine,
in terms of burden, the average secondary education and applying the
growth rate to the FAFSA submissions. Acting Director, Information Collection
applicant’s experience. Key Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
determinants of the ABM include: The ABM is also based on the
Officer, Office of Management.
b The total number of applicants that application options available to students
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will potentially apply for federal and parents. The Department accounts
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student aid; for each application component based
on web trending tools, survey
b How the applicant chooses to
information, and other Department data
complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g.,
sources.
by paper or electronically via FOTW®); DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
For this 2017–2018 Free Application
b How the applicant chooses to for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
submit any corrections and/or updates Federal Energy Regulatory
collection, the Department is reporting a Commission
(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via net burden decrease of ¥524,469 hours.
FOTW Corrections); The reporting hour burden
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b The type of SAR document the calculations in this notice reflect the [Docket No. RM98–1–000]
applicant receives (eSAR, SAR Department’s best estimates using data Records Governing Off-the-Record
acknowledgment, or paper SAR); from the 2015–16 FAFSA application Communications; Public Notice
b The formula applied to determine cycle in which Federal Student Aid
the applicant’s expected family traditionally has estimated reporting This constitutes notice, in accordance
contribution (EFC) (full need analysis burden. However, in order to reflect a with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
formula, Simplified Needs Test or change in which prior tax year’s of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
Automatic Zero); and information will be utilized in the communications.
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