82 FR 22652 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; NCER-NPSAS Grant Study-Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 94 (May 17, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 94 (May 17, 2017)
| Page Range | 22652-22653 | |
| FR Document | 2017-09964 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 22652-22653] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09964] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0065] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; NCER- NPSAS Grant Study--Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision to a currently approved information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 17, 2017. 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-2017-ICCD- 0065. 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 224-82, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377. 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: NCER-NPSAS Grant Study--Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes. OMB Control Number: 1850-0931. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52,300. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,534. 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 [[Page 22653]] 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 the NCER-NPSAS grant opportunity collaboration is to provide researchers with the possibility of developing unique research projects pertaining to college persistence and completion that utilize a subset of the NPSAS sample that is not already set aside for one of the NPSAS-based longitudinal studies (BPS or B&B). Under the NCER-NPSAS grant opportunity, researchers can submit applications to the Postsecondary and Adult Education topic within the Education Research Grants program (CFDA 84.305A), under either the Exploration or Efficacy and Replication research goal. Consistent with these two goals, NCER supports research projects using NPSAS to: (1) Explore relationships between malleable factors (e.g., information on benefits of financial aid and FAFSA renewal) and postsecondary persistence and completion, 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 (e.g., financial aid and FAFSA renewal advice delivered via text messaging). Researchers approved for funding through this program can obtain indirect access to a subsample of the national NPSAS sample (after the study's student interviews are completed) in order to conduct unique research projects that adhere to the guidelines set forth in the Request for Applications (RFA) for the Education Research Grants Program, as well as guidelines set forth by NCES and the NPSAS program. This request is to conduct, in 2017, the ``Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes'' study, funded by the NCER-NPSAS grant and designed to measure the effectiveness of an intervention that will provide financial aid information and reminders to college students who were initially interviewed as part of NPSAS:16 was approved in January 2017 (OMB# 1850-0931 v.1). Cognitive interviews on the survey items were conducted in March 2017 to examine whether college students correctly understand the question wording and whether their answers get adequately captured in multiple-choice questions of the survey instrument to be administered after the end of the intervention. The results of cognitive testing were used to revise the CSFA survey. This request is for approval of these revisions for the survey that will begin in September 2017. Dated: May 12, 2017. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2017-09964 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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opportunity to comment on proposed, required to provide data on established 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
revised, and continuing collections of performance measures for the grant 224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
information. This helps the Department program (e.g., Government Performance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
assess the impact of its information and Results Act measures) and on specific questions related to collection
collection requirements and minimize project performance measures that were activities, please contact Kashka
the public’s reporting burden. It also included in the grantee’s approved grant Kubzdela, 202–245–7377.
helps the public understand the application. The ED 524B also contains SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department’s information collection a number of questions related to project Department of Education (ED), in
requirements and provide the requested financial data such as Federal and non- accordance with the Paperwork
data in the desired format. ED is Federal expenditures and indirect cost Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
soliciting comments on the proposed information. Performance reporting 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
information collection request (ICR) that requirements are found in 34 CFR 74.51, public and Federal agencies with an
is described below. The Department of 75.118, 75.253, 75.590 and 80.40 of the opportunity to comment on proposed,
Education is especially interested in Education Department General revised, and continuing collections of
public comment addressing the Administrative Regulations. information. This helps the Department
following issues: (1) Is this collection Dated: May 11, 2017. assess the impact of its information
necessary to the proper functions of the
Stephanie Valentine, collection requirements and minimize
Department; (2) will this information be
Acting Director, Information Collection the public’s reporting burden. It also
processed and used in a timely manner;
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy helps the public understand the
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
Officer, Office of Management. Department’s information collection
(4) how might the Department enhance
[FR Doc. 2017–09913 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how BILLING CODE 4000–01–P data in the desired format. ED is
might the Department minimize the soliciting comments on the proposed
burden of this collection on the information collection request (ICR) that
respondents, including through the use DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of
of information technology. Please note Education is especially interested in
that written comments received in [Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0065] public comment addressing the
response to this notice will be following issues: (1) Is this collection
Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the
considered public records.
Title of Collection: U.S. Department of Activities; Comment Request; NCER– Department; (2) will this information be
Education Grant Performance Report NPSAS Grant Study—Connecting processed and used in a timely manner;
Form (ED 524B). Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
OMB Control Number: 1894–0003. 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of (4) how might the Department enhance
Type of Review: An extension of an FAFSA Interventions on College the quality, utility, and clarity of the
existing information collection. Outcomes information to be collected; and (5) how
Respondents/Affected Public: State, might the Department minimize the
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences
Local and Tribal Governments. burden of this collection on the
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
Total Estimated Number of Annual respondents, including through the use
Responses: 5,300. ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
Total Estimated Number of Annual that written comments received in
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Burden Hours: 118,400. response to this notice will be
Abstract: The ED 524B form and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
considered public records.
instructions are used in order for proposing a revision to a currently
Title of Collection: NCER–NPSAS
grantees to meet Department of approved information collection.
Grant Study—Connecting Students with
Education (ED) deadline dates for DATES: Interested persons are invited to Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the
submission of performance reports for submit comments on or before July 17, Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on
ED discretionary grant programs. 2017. College Outcomes.
Recipients of multi-year discretionary ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1850–0931.
grants must submit an annual documents related to the information Type of Review: Revision of a
performance report for each year collection listed in this notice, please currently approved information
funding has been approved in order to use http://www.regulations.gov by collection.
receive a continuation award. The searching the Docket ID number ED– Respondents/Affected Public:
annual performance report should 2017–ICCD–0065. Comments submitted Individuals or Households.
demonstrate whether substantial in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
progress has been made toward meeting submitted electronically through the Responses: 52,300.
the approved goals and objectives of the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Total Estimated Number of Annual
project. ED program offices may also www.regulations.gov by selecting the Burden Hours: 5,534.
require recipients of ‘‘forward funded’’ Docket ID number or via postal mail, Abstract: In 2010, the National Center
grants that are awarded funds for their commercial delivery, or hand delivery. for Education Research (NCER) and the
entire multi-year project up-front in a Please note that comments submitted by National Center for Education Statistics
single grant award to submit the ED fax or email and those submitted after (NCES), both within the U.S.
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524B on an annual basis. In addition, the comment period will not be Department of Education’s Institute of
ED program offices may also require accepted. Written requests for Education Sciences (IES), began
recipients to use the ED 524B to submit information or comments submitted by collaborating on an education grant
their final performance reports to postal mail or delivery should be opportunity related to the cross-
demonstrate project success, impact and addressed to the Director of the sectional National Postsecondary
outcomes. In both the annual and final Information Collection Clearance Student Aid Study (NPSAS). NPSAS is
performance reports, grantees are Division, U.S. Department of Education, a large, nationally-representative sample
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of postsecondary institutions and whether their answers get adequately accordance with the Paperwork
students that contains student-level captured in multiple-choice questions of Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
records on student demographics and the survey instrument to be 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
family background, work experience, administered after the end of the public and Federal agencies with an
expectations, receipt of financial aid, intervention. The results of cognitive opportunity to comment on proposed,
and postsecondary enrollment (see testing were used to revise the CSFA revised, and continuing collections of
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/ survey. This request is for approval of information. This helps the Department
about.asp; (OMB #1850–0666)). Since these revisions for the survey that will assess the impact of its information
1987, NPSAS has been fielded every 3 begin in September 2017. collection requirements and minimize
to 4 years, most recently during the Dated: May 12, 2017. the public’s reporting burden. It also
2015–16 academic year. The goal of the helps the public understand the
Stephanie Valentine,
NCER–NPSAS grant opportunity Department’s information collection
Acting Director, Information Collection
collaboration is to provide researchers requirements and provide the requested
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
with the possibility of developing Officer, Office of Management. data in the desired format. ED is
unique research projects pertaining to soliciting comments on the proposed
[FR Doc. 2017–09964 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am]
college persistence and completion that information collection request (ICR) that
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
utilize a subset of the NPSAS sample is described below. The Department of
that is not already set aside for one of Education is especially interested in
the NPSAS-based longitudinal studies DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION public comment addressing the
(BPS or B&B). Under the NCER–NPSAS following issues: (1) Is this collection
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0023] necessary to the proper functions of the
grant opportunity, researchers can
submit applications to the Department; (2) will this information be
Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner;
Postsecondary and Adult Education Activities; Submission to the Office of
topic within the Education Research (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
Management and Budget for Review (4) how might the Department enhance
Grants program (CFDA 84.305A), under and Approval; Comment Request;
either the Exploration or Efficacy and the quality, utility, and clarity of the
EDGAR Recordkeeping and Reporting information to be collected; and (5) how
Replication research goal. Consistent Requirements
with these two goals, NCER supports might the Department minimize the
research projects using NPSAS to: (1) AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), burden of this collection on the
Explore relationships between malleable Department of Education (ED). respondents, including through the use
factors (e.g., information on benefits of ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
financial aid and FAFSA renewal) and that written comments received in
SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
postsecondary persistence and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
completion, as well as the mediators
proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: EDGAR
and moderators of those relationships;
information collection. Recordkeeping and Reporting
and (2) evaluate the efficacy of
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Requirements.
interventions aimed at improving OMB Control Number: 1894–0009.
persistence and completion of submit comments on or before June 16,
2017. Type of Review: An extension of an
postsecondary education (e.g., financial existing information collection.
aid and FAFSA renewal advice ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
delivered via text messaging). documents related to the information
Local and Tribal Governments, Not-for-
Researchers approved for funding collection listed in this notice, please
profit Institutions.
through this program can obtain indirect use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual
access to a subsample of the national searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 4,988.
NPSAS sample (after the study’s student 2017–ICCD–0023. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
interviews are completed) in order to in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 22,448.
conduct unique research projects that submitted electronically through the Abstract: The Education Department
adhere to the guidelines set forth in the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// General Administrative Regulations
Request for Applications (RFA) for the www.regulations.gov by selecting the (EDGAR) contain several requirements
Education Research Grants Program, as Docket ID number or via postal mail, that grantees maintain certain types of
well as guidelines set forth by NCES and commercial delivery, or hand delivery. records related to their grants and to
the NPSAS program. This request is to Please note that comments submitted by report or submit certain information to
conduct, in 2017, the ‘‘Connecting fax or email and those submitted after the Department. Part 74 of EDGAR
Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) the comment period will not be applies to Institutions of Higher
2017: Testing the Effectiveness of accepted. Written requests for Education, nonprofit organizations, and
FAFSA Interventions on College information or comments submitted by hospitals. Additionally, under 34 CFR
Outcomes’’ study, funded by the NCER– postal mail or delivery should be 75.261, all types of grantees including
NPSAS grant and designed to measure addressed to the Director of the State Educational Agencies, Local
the effectiveness of an intervention that Information Collection Clearance Educational Agencies, and Federally
will provide financial aid information Division, U.S. Department of Education, Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
and reminders to college students who 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room may follow the regulations in 34 CFR
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were initially interviewed as part of 224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 74.25(e)(2) regarding extension of a
NPSAS:16 was approved in January FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For project period. Section 74.25(e)(2)
2017 (OMB# 1850–0931 v.1). Cognitive specific questions related to collection allows grantees to initiate a one-time
interviews on the survey items were activities, please contact Alfreida extension of their projects’ expiration
conducted in March 2017 to examine Pettiford, 202–245–6110. date of up to 12 months without prior
whether college students correctly SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The approval from the Department of
understand the question wording and Department of Education (ED), in Education. These grantee requirements
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