81 FR 72581 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; NCER-NPSAS Grants-Financial Aid Nudges: A National Experiment To Increase Retention of Financial Aid and College Persistence
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 203 (October 20, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 203 (October 20, 2016)
| Page Range | 72581-72582 | |
| FR Document | 2016-25427 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 72581-72582] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-25427] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0113] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; NCER- NPSAS Grants--Financial Aid Nudges: A National Experiment To Increase Retention of Financial Aid and College Persistence AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 new information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 19, 2016. 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-2016-ICCD- 0113. 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-349, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at [email protected]. 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 [[Page 72582]] 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: NCER-NPSAS Grants--Financial Aid Nudges: A National Experiment to Increase Retention of Financial Aid and College Persistence. OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW. Type of Review: A new information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 112,500. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,625. Abstract: In 2010, the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), both within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), began collaborating on an education grant opportunity related to the cross-sectional National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS). NPSAS is a large, nationally-representative sample of postsecondary institutions and students that contains student-level records on student demographics and family background, work experience, expectations, receipt of financial aid, and postsecondary enrollment (see http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/about.asp; (OMB #1850-0666)). Since 1987, NPSAS has been fielded every 3 to 4 years, most recently during the 2015-16 academic year. The goal of this NCER-NCES collaboration is to provide researchers the opportunity to develop ``one-off'' projects that would target a subset of the NPSAS sample. Under this NCER-NCES grant opportunity, researchers submit applications to the Education Research Grants program (84.305A) under the Postsecondary and Adult Education topic and to the Exploration or Efficacy/Replication research goals. NCER supports research projects using NPSAS subsamples to: (1) Explore the relations between postsecondary persistence and completion, and malleable factors (as well as the mediators and moderators of those relationships), and (2) evaluate the efficacy of interventions aimed at improving persistence and completion of postsecondary education. Through the grant award, researchers can obtain indirect access to a subsample of the NPSAS sample after the study's student interviews have been completed. This request is to conduct, in 2017, the ``Financial Aid Nudges: A National Experiment to Increase Retention of Financial Aid and College Persistence'' study, funded by the NCER-NPSAS grant, designed to measure the effectiveness of an intervention that will provide financial aid information, reminders, and advising to college students who were initially interviewed as part of NPSAS:16. Dated: October 17, 2016. Tomakie Washington, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016-25427 Filed 10-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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information; and (3) the disclosure NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
made to such agencies, entities, and Individuals seeking to determine [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0113]
persons is reasonably necessary to assist
whether this system of records contains
in connection with the Components Agency Information Collection
information about themselves may
efforts to respond to the suspected or Activities; Comment Request; NCER–
address their inquiries to the Director,
confirmed compromise and prevent, NPSAS Grants—Financial Aid Nudges:
minimize, or remedy such harm. SMART Scholarship for Service
Program, 4800 Mark Center Drive, A National Experiment To Increase
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, Alexandria, VA 22350–3600. Retention of Financial Aid and College
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND Persistence
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Signed, written requests should
contain the individual’s full name and AGENCY: National Center for Education
STORAGE: SMART Program identification number. Statistics (NCES), Department of
Paper and electronic storage media. Education (ED).
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: ACTION: Notice.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved by name and Individuals seeking access to SUMMARY: In accordance with the
SMART Program identification number. information about themselves contained Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
in this system should address written U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
SAFEGUARDS: inquiries to the Office of the Secretary proposing a new information collection.
Access to records is permission- of Defense/Joint Staff, Freedom of DATES: Interested persons are invited to
granted based on the role of the Information Act Requester Service submit comments on or before
individual (need-to-know) and further Center, 1155 Defense Pentagon, December 19, 2016.
restricted to individuals who require the Washington, DC 20301–1155. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
data in the performance of official documents related to the information
Signed, written requests should
duties. Electronic records are collection listed in this notice, please
contain the individual’s full name and
maintained on servers in controlled use http://www.regulations.gov by
areas accessible only to authorized SMART Program identification number,
searching the Docket ID number ED–
personnel. Access to storage areas is and the name and number of this system
2016–ICCD–0113. Comments submitted
restricted to personnel with a valid of records notice.
in response to this notice should be
requirement and authorization to enter. In addition, the requester must submitted electronically through the
Hardcopy records are kept in locked provide a notarized statement or an Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
safes. Physical entry is restricted by the unsworn declaration made in www.regulations.gov by selecting the
use of one or more of the following: accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the Docket ID number or via postal mail,
Security guards, identification badges, following format: commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
cipher locks, electronic locks, Please note that comments submitted by
If executed outside the United States:
combination locks, key card access and fax or email and those submitted after
‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state)
closed circuit TV. Technical controls the comment period will not be
under penalty of perjury under the laws
consist of user identification, accepted. Written requests for
passwords, intrusion detection systems, of the United States of America that the
information or comments submitted by
encryption, External Certificate foregoing is true and correct. Executed
postal mail or delivery should be
Authority, firewalls, Virtual Private on (date). (Signature).’’
addressed to the Director of the
Network (VPN), DoD Public Key If executed within the United States, Information Collection Clearance
Infrastructure certificates, and Common its territories, possessions, or Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Access Cards (CACs). Administrative commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
controls consist of periodic security verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 2E–349, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
audits, regular monitoring of users’ that the foregoing is true and correct. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
security practices, methods to ensure Executed on (date). (Signature).’’ specific questions related to collection
only authorized personnel have access activities, please contact NCES
to Personally Identifiable Information CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: Information Collections at
(PII). Personnel who have access to NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
SMART PII take annual Information OSD rules for accessing records,
contesting contents, and appealing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Assurance and Privacy Act training, as
required by the DoD. initial agency determinations are Department of Education (ED), in
published in the OSD Administrative accordance with the Paperwork
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
Participant information will be be obtained from the system manager. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
deleted/destroyed 6 years and 3 months public and Federal agencies with an
after completion of service commitment, RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: opportunity to comment on proposed,
or upon repayment of funds. Records of revised, and continuing collections of
Information is received from the information. This helps the Department
individuals not chosen for participation
individual and SMART Program assess the impact of its information
in the program will be deleted when 3
support staff. collection requirements and minimize
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years old. DoD research and engineering
facility data will be deleted/destroyed the public’s reporting burden. It also
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
upon termination of affiliation. helps the public understand the
None. Department’s information collection
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: requirements and provide the requested
[FR Doc. 2016–25411 Filed 10–19–16; 8:45 am]
Director, SMART Scholarship for data in the desired format. ED is
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Service Program, 4800 Mark Center soliciting comments on the proposed
Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350–3600. information collection request (ICR) that
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is described below. The Department of well as the mediators and moderators of postal mail or delivery should be
Education is especially interested in those relationships), and (2) evaluate the addressed to the Director of the
public comment addressing the efficacy of interventions aimed at Information Collection Clearance
following issues: (1) Is this collection improving persistence and completion Division, U.S. Department of Education,
necessary to the proper functions of the of postsecondary education. Through 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
Department; (2) will this information be the grant award, researchers can obtain 2E–349, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
processed and used in a timely manner; indirect access to a subsample of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; NPSAS sample after the study’s student specific questions related to collection
(4) how might the Department enhance interviews have been completed. This activities, please contact NCES
the quality, utility, and clarity of the request is to conduct, in 2017, the Information Collections at
information to be collected; and (5) how ‘‘Financial Aid Nudges: A National NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
might the Department minimize the Experiment to Increase Retention of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
burden of this collection on the Financial Aid and College Persistence’’ Department of Education (ED), in
respondents, including through the use study, funded by the NCER–NPSAS accordance with the Paperwork
of information technology. Please note grant, designed to measure the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
that written comments received in effectiveness of an intervention that will 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
response to this notice will be provide financial aid information, public and Federal agencies with an
considered public records. reminders, and advising to college
Title of Collection: NCER–NPSAS opportunity to comment on proposed,
students who were initially interviewed revised, and continuing collections of
Grants—Financial Aid Nudges: A as part of NPSAS:16.
National Experiment to Increase information. This helps the Department
Retention of Financial Aid and College Dated: October 17, 2016. assess the impact of its information
Persistence. Tomakie Washington, collection requirements and minimize
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. Acting Director, Information Collection the public’s reporting burden. It also
Type of Review: A new information Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy helps the public understand the
collection. Officer, Office of Management. Department’s information collection
Respondents/Affected Public: [FR Doc. 2016–25427 Filed 10–19–16; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested
Individuals. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P data in the desired format. ED is
Total Estimated Number of Annual soliciting comments on the proposed
Responses: 112,500. information collection request (ICR) that
Total Estimated Number of Annual DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of
Burden Hours: 11,625. Education is especially interested in
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0112]
Abstract: In 2010, the National Center public comment addressing the
for Education Research (NCER) and the Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection
National Center for Education Statistics Activities; Comment Request; NCER– necessary to the proper functions of the
(NCES), both within the U.S. NPSAS Grants—Connecting Students Department; (2) will this information be
Department of Education’s Institute of 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of processed and used in a timely manner;
Education Sciences (IES), began FAFSA Interventions on College (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
collaborating on an education grant Outcomes (4) how might the Department enhance
opportunity related to the cross- the quality, utility, and clarity of the
sectional National Postsecondary AGENCY: National Center for Education information to be collected; and (5) how
Student Aid Study (NPSAS). NPSAS is Statistics (NCES), Department of might the Department minimize the
a large, nationally-representative sample Education (ED). burden of this collection on the
of postsecondary institutions and ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use
students that contains student-level of information technology. Please note
records on student demographics and SUMMARY: In accordance with the
that written comments received in
family background, work experience, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be
expectations, receipt of financial aid, U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records.
and postsecondary enrollment (see proposing a new information collection. Title of Collection: NCER–NPSAS
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/ DATES: Interested persons are invited to Grants—Connecting Students 2017:
about.asp; (OMB #1850–0666)). Since submit comments on or before Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA
1987, NPSAS has been fielded every 3 December 19, 2016. Interventions on College Outcomes.
to 4 years, most recently during the ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
2015–16 academic year. The goal of this documents related to the information Type of Review: A new information
NCER–NCES collaboration is to provide collection listed in this notice, please collection.
researchers the opportunity to develop use http://www.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public:
‘‘one-off’’ projects that would target a searching the Docket ID number ED– Individuals.
subset of the NPSAS sample. Under this 2016–ICCD–0112. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
NCER–NCES grant opportunity, in response to this notice should be Responses: 53,900.
researchers submit applications to the submitted electronically through the Total Estimated Number of Annual
Education Research Grants program Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Burden Hours: 30,144.
(84.305A) under the Postsecondary and www.regulations.gov by selecting the Abstract: In 2010, the National Center
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
Adult Education topic and to the Docket ID number or via postal mail, for Education Research (NCER) and the
Exploration or Efficacy/Replication commercial delivery, or hand delivery. National Center for Education Statistics
research goals. NCER supports research Please note that comments submitted by (NCES), both within the U.S.
projects using NPSAS subsamples to: (1) fax or email and those submitted after Department of Education’s Institute of
Explore the relations between the comment period will not be Education Sciences (IES), began
postsecondary persistence and accepted. Written requests for collaborating on an education grant
completion, and malleable factors (as information or comments submitted by opportunity related to the cross-
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