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OMB Control No: 1845-0072	ICR Reference No: 200403-1845-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200302-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: eZ-Audit: Electronic Submission of Financial Statements and Compliance Audits (JS)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/31/2004
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/31/2004
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/18/2004
Terms of Clearance: Next submission may be approved for 3 years. However, by Sept. 04 ED must submit the following information: ED will update OMB on the following components of implementation: 1) degree to which ED's revisions have made it easier for A-133 schools to navigate the EZAudit process; 2) ED's progress in resolving its technical issues with proprietary schools; and 3) whether ED expects there to be additional delays in implementation. No later than March 05 ED will provide annual updates to OMB on: 1) how EZAudit improves the Department's ability to identify problem audits and to expedite the resolution of those audits; 2) the accuracy of the data reported (as compared to data from audits submitted to the Federal Clearinghouse); 3) how ED has minimized the additional burden on grantees caused by reporting to both the Federal Audit Clearinghouse and EZAudit; and 4) feedback/comments from grantees on this additional burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2004	10/31/2004	03/31/2004
Responses	5,900	0	4,000
Time Burden (Hours)	4,251	0	4,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	200,000

Abstract: eZ-Audit will support the electronic submission of financial statements and compliance audits as required by 34 CFR 668.23 for all institutions participating in the Title IV, FSA programs.

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
eZ-Audit: Electronic Submission of Financial Statements and Compliance Audits (JS)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	5,900	4,000	1,900
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,251	4,000	251
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	200,000	-200,000

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: No

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

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