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OMB Control No:
1840-0098
ICR Reference No:
199601-1840-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
199507-1840-001
Agency/Subagency:
ED/OPE
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Financial Aid Programs
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
01/26/1996
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
02/27/1996
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Date Received in OIRA:
01/19/1996
Terms of Clearance:
Approved as amended by ED's memoranda to OMB of 1/29/96, 2/22/96, and 2/26/96. In addition, ED has agreed to meet the following conditions: -- This emergency clearance is approved through April 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13. ED will publish a request for comment under the standard PRA review procedures immediately. -- ED will provide a plan for reviewing all schools by the HEA review deadline of 7/97, and for targeting resources on at-risk schools, no later than the request for standard PRA clearance. ED will provide OMB with semi-annual updates on progress. -- ED will transition to a fully electronic application system as rapidly as possible. This includes allowing schools to submit by disk-only immediately; allowing internet transmission, scanned documents, and transmission of electronic signatures no later than clearance of the standard PRA package (unless ED provides compelling evidence why this cannot be done); electronic transfer of the data directly into ED's PEPS system as soon as possible; and pre-printing of as much information as possible for the next round of recertification applications to reduce burden. -- ED shall review, as soon as possible and in time to allow for potential final rulemaking by 12/1/96, rules that currently require institutional eligibility to lapse upon change of ownership while at the same time not permitting reapplication until after the ownership has changed. This regulatory scheme necessitates a lapse in eligibility for all changes in ownership, even those made for legitimate business reasons. -- ED shall reconsider the merits of collecting sub-degree program information from degree-granting institutions, and either remove these questions for such schools or demonstrate that a sufficient problem exists to merit continued collection. OMB will reexamine this issue in reviewing the standard PRA package. -- ED will monitor responses to Q. 11 to determine whether the name and address of the CFO need be retained, and recommed whether to continue this question in its standrad PRA submission. -- ED will monitor responses to Q. 17 to determine whether the wording could be clarified in the standard package. -- ED will examine whether, given Q. 37, a separate application continues to be needed for the Direct Loan program with regard to new schools and schools that apply for recertification. Unless ED provides sufficient justification for why a Direct Loan form must be completed by these applicants, OMB will not reapprove that form (OMB #1840-0664) for schools that complete this recertification application.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/1996
04/30/1996
02/28/1996
Responses
2,219
0
12,440
Time Burden (Hours)
36,073
0
197,005
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires postsecondary institutions to complete and submit this application as a condition of eligibility for any of the title IV student financial assistance programs and for the other postsecondary programs authorized by the HEA. An institution must submit the form (1) initially when it first seeks to become eligible for the title IV programs, (2) every 4 years after initial certification ("recertification"), (3) when it changes ownership, merges, or changes from a "profit" to a "nonprofit" institution, and (4) to be reinstated to....
Emergency Justfication:
Authorizing Statute(s):
None
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Financial Aid Programs
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
2,219
12,440
0
-837
-9,384
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
36,073
197,005
0
-13,177
-147,755
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
01/19/1996