82 FR 32351 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2018-2019 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 133 (July 13, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 133 (July 13, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-14676 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 32351-32353] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14676] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0044] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2018-2019 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of the existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 14, 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- 0044. 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 not 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, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 224-84, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact the Applicant Products Team 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 ED assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand ED'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. ED is especially interested in public comments addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper function of ED; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might ED enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might ED 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 the Collection: 2018-2019 Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 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: 39,226,771. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 25,826,753. 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 (FSA), an office of the U.S. Department of Education, 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 and processing of the FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary of the processed 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). ED and FSA seek 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. [[Page 32352]] Table 1--Federal Student Aid Application Components ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Description Submission method ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Submission of FAFSA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAFSA on the Web (FOTW)................. Online FAFSA that offers applicants a Submitted by the applicant customized experience. via 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 SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas. FAA Access.............................. Online tool that a financial aid Submitted through administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a faaaccess.ed.gov by an FAFSA. FAA 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. 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 The FAA may be using their behalf of the applicant, using the mainframe computer or Electronic Data Exchange (EDE). software to facilitate the EDE process. Printed FAFSA........................... The printed version of the PDF FAFSA for Mailed by the applicant. 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 has a Federal Student Submitted by the applicant Aid ID (FSA ID)--regardless of how they via fafsa.gov. originally applied--may make corrections sing FOTW Corrections. Electronic Other--Corrections........... With the applicant's permission, The FAA may be using their corrections can be made by an FAA using mainframe computer or the EDE. software to facilitate the EDE process. Paper SAR--This is a SAR and an option The full paper summary that is mailed to Mailed by the applicant. for corrections. paper applicants who did not provide an email 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 FAA Access to Submitted through correct the FAFSA. faaaccess.ed.gov by an FAA on behalf of an applicant. Internal Department Corrections......... The Department will submit an applicant's There is no burden to the record for system-generated corrections. applicants under this correction type as these are system-based corrections. FSAIC Corrections....................... Any applicant, with their Data Release These changes are made Number (DRN), can change the directly in the CPS postsecondary institutions listed on system by an FSAIC their FAFSA or change their address by representative. calling FSAIC. SAR Electronic (eSAR)................... The eSAR is an online version of the SAR Cannot be submitted for that is available on FOTW to all processing. applicants with an FSA ID. Notification for the eSAR are sent to students who applied electronically or by paper and provided an email address. These notifications are sent by email 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:The total number of applicants that will potentially apply for federal student aid; How the applicant chooses to complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g., by paper or electronically via FOTW[supreg]); How the applicant choose to submit any corrections and/or updates (e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via FOTW Corrections); The type of SAR document the applicant receives (eSAR, SAR acknowledgment, or paper SAR); The formula applied to determine the applicant's expected family contribution (EFC) (full need analysis formula, Simplified Needs Test or Automatic Zero); and 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 2018-2019 is based upon two factors--estimating the growth rate [[Page 32353]] 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. ED accounts for each application component based on web trending tools, survey information and other ED data sources. For 2018-2019, ED is reporting a net burden increase of 5,790,741 hours. Dated: July 10, 2017. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2017-14676 Filed 7-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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studies were previously scheduled; and www.regulations.gov by selecting the Total Estimated Number of Annual
it will be the first NPSAS study without Docket ID number or via postal mail, Responses: 39,226,771.
a student interview component. Future commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Total Estimated Number of Annual
NPSAS collections will continue to Please not that comments submitted by Burden Hours: 25,826,753.
include a student interview every four fax or email and those submitted after
years (NPSAS:16, NPSAS:20, the comment period will not be Abstract: Section 483, of the Higher
NPSAS:24) to yield nationally accepted. Written requests for Education Act of 1965, as amended
representative data. In alternating information or comments submitted by (HEA), mandates that the Secretary of
cycles, an Administrative Collection postal mail or delivery should be Education ‘‘. . . shall produce,
(NPSAS:18–AC, NPSAS:22–AC, and addressed to the Director of the distribute, and process free of charge
NPSAS:26–AC) will be conducted in Information Collection Clearance, U.S. common financial reporting forms as
which only administrative data from the Department of Education, 400 Maryland described in this subsection to be used
Department’s data systems and Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 224–84, for application and reapplication to
institutional student records will be Washington, DC 20202–4537. determine the need and eligibility of a
compiled to yield state representative FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
student for financial assistance . . .’’.
data. This submission covers materials specific questions related to collection The determination of need and
and procedures related to enrollment activities, please contact the Applicant eligibility are for the following Title IV,
list collection, student record Products Team at HEA, federal student financial
abstractions, and matching to StudentExperienceGroup@ed.gov. assistance programs: The Federal Pell
administrative data files as part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grant Program; the Campus-Based
NPSAS:18–AC data collection. Department of Education (ED), in programs (Federal Supplemental
Dated: July 10, 2017. accordance with the Paperwork Educational Opportunity Grant
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS),
Kate Mullan,
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general and the Federal Perkins Loan Program);
Acting Director, Information Collection the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy public and Federal agencies with an
Officer, Office of Management. opportunity to comment on proposed, Program; the Teacher Education
revised and continuing collections of Assistance for College and Higher
[FR Doc. 2017–14678 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am]
information. This helps ED assess the Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq
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impact of its information collection and Afghanistan Service Grant.
requirements and minimize the public’s Federal Student Aid (FSA), an office
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION reporting burden. It also helps the of the U.S. Department of Education,
public understand ED’s information subsequently developed an application
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0044] collection requirements and provide the process to collect and process the data
requested data in the desired format. ED necessary to determine a student’s
Agency Information Collection is soliciting comments on the proposed
Activities; Submission to the Office of eligibility to receive Title IV, HEA
information collection request (ICR) that program assistance. The application
Management and Budget for Review is described below. ED is especially
and Approval; Comment Request; process involves an applicant’s
interested in public comments submission of the Free Application for
2018–2019 Free Application for Federal addressing the following issues: (1) Is
Student Aid (FAFSA) Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). After
this collection necessary to the proper submission and processing of the
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), function of ED; (2) will this information FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student
Department of Education (ED). be processed and used in a timely Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary
manner; (3) is the estimate of burden of the processed data they submitted on
ACTION: Notice.
accurate; (4) how might ED enhance the the FAFSA. The applicant reviews the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the quality, utility, and clarity of the SAR, and, if necessary, will make
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is information to be collected; and (5) how corrections or updates to their
proposing a revision of the existing might ED minimize the burden of this submitted FAFSA data. Institutions of
information collection. collection on the respondents, including higher education listed by the applicant
through the use of information on the FAFSA also receive a summary
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
technology. Please note that written of processed data submitted on the
submit comments on or before August
comments received in response to this FAFSA which is called the Institutional
14, 2017.
notice will be considered public Student Information Record (ISIR).
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the records.
documents related to the information Title of the Collection: 2018–2019 ED and FSA seek OMB approval of all
collection listed in this notice, please Free Application for Federal Student application components as a single
use http://www.regulations.gov by Aid. ‘‘collection of information’’. The
searching the Docket ID number ED– OMB Control Number: 1845–0001. aggregate burden will be accounted for
2017–ICCD–0044. Comments submitted Type of Review: A revision of an under OMB Control Number 1845–0001.
in response to this notice should be existing information collection. The specific application components,
submitted electronically through the Respondents/Affected Public: descriptions, and submission methods
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Individuals. for each are listed in Table 1.
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of the total enrollment into post- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For experiences and development of
secondary education and applying the specific questions related to collection students during these critical years and
growth rate to the FAFSA submissions. activities, please contact NCES will allow researchers to examine
The ABM is also based on the Information Collections at associations between contextual factors
application options available to students NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. and student outcomes. The study will
and parents. ED accounts for each SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The focus on student achievement in
application component based on web Department of Education (ED), in mathematics and literacy along with
trending tools, survey information and accordance with the Paperwork measures of student socioemotional
other ED data sources. Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. wellbeing and other outcomes. The
For 2018–2019, ED is reporting a net 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general study will also include a special sample
burden increase of 5,790,741 hours. public and Federal agencies with an of students with different types of
Dated: July 10, 2017. opportunity to comment on proposed, disabilities that will provide descriptive
Kate Mullan, revised, and continuing collections of information on their outcomes,
Acting Director, Information Collection information. This helps the Department educational experiences, and special
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy assess the impact of its information education services. Main Study Base
Officer, Office of Management. collection requirements and minimize Year (MS1) data for the MGLS:2017 will
[FR Doc. 2017–14676 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am] the public’s reporting burden. It also be collected from a nationally-
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helps the public understand the representative sample of sixth-grade
Department’s information collection students beginning in January 2018,
requirements and provide the requested with annual follow-ups beginning in
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is January 2019 and in January 2020 when
soliciting comments on the proposed most of the students in the sample will
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0101] information collection request (ICR) that be in grades 7 and 8, respectively. In
is described below. The Department of preparation for the Main Study (MS),
Agency Information Collection Education is especially interested in the data collection instruments and
Activities; Comment Request; Middle public comment addressing the procedures were field tested. An Item
Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 following issues: (1) Is this collection Validation Field Test (IVFT) was
(MGLS:2017) Main Study Base Year necessary to the proper functions of the conducted in the winter/spring of 2016
(MS1), Operational Field Test First Department; (2) will this information be to determine the psychometric
Follow-up (OFT2), and Tracking and processed and used in a timely manner; properties of assessment and survey
Recruitment for Main Study First (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; items and the predictive potential of
Follow-up (MS2) (4) how might the Department enhance items so that valid, reliable, and useful
the quality, utility, and clarity of the assessment and survey instruments
AGENCY: National Center for Education information to be collected; and (5) how could be composed for the Main Study.
Statistics (NCES), Department of might the Department minimize the The MGLS:2017 Operational Field Test
Education (ED). burden of this collection on the (OFT) Base Year (OFT1) data collection
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use was conducted in the winter/spring of
of information technology. Please note 2017. Tracking of students and
SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in associated recruitment of schools for the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is response to this notice will be OFT First Follow-up (OFT2) data
proposing a revision of an existing considered public records. collection is scheduled to begin in
information collection. Title of Collection: Middle Grades August 2017. The primary purpose of
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 the OFT is to: (a) Obtain information on
submit comments on or before (MGLS:2017) Main Study Base Year recruiting, particularly for students in
September 11, 2017. (MS1), Operational Field Test First three focal IDEA-defined disability
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Follow-up (OFT2), and Tracking and groups: Specific learning disability,
documents related to the information Recruitment for Main Study First autism, and emotional disturbance; (b)
collection listed in this notice, please Follow-up (MS2). obtain a tracking sample that can be
use http://www.regulations.gov by OMB Control Number: 1850–0911. used to study mobility patterns in
searching the Docket ID number ED– Type of Review: A revision of an subsequent years; and (c) test protocols,
2017–ICCD–0101. Comments submitted existing information collection. items, and administrative procedures.
in response to this notice should be Respondents/Affected Public: The MS1 district and school recruitment
submitted electronically through the Individuals. began in February 2017. The MS1 and
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Total Estimated Number of Annual OFT2 data collections will begin in
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Responses: 119,799. January 2018. The Main Study First
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Total Estimated Number of Annual Follow-up (MS2) tracking and
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Burden Hours: 61,253. recruitment will begin in September
Please note that comments submitted by Abstract: The Middle Grades 2018. OMB approved the MGLS:2017
fax or email and those submitted after Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 OFT1 data collection, MS1 recruitment,
the comment period will not be (MGLS:2017) is the first study and OFT2 tracking materials and
accepted. Written requests for conducted by the National Center for procedures in December 2016 with the
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information or comments submitted by Education Statistics (NCES) to follow a latest change request approved in June
postal mail or delivery should be nationally representative sample of 2017 (OMB# 1850–0911 v.11–15). This
addressed to the Director of the students as they enter and move through request is to conduct: (1) The MS1 data
Information Collection Clearance the middle grades (grades 6–8). The data collection; (2) the OFT2 recruitment and
Division, U.S. Department of Education, collected through repeated measures of data collection; and (3) the tracking of
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room key constructs will provide a rich Main Study sample students and
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537. descriptive picture of the academic associated recruitment of schools in
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