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OMB Control No: 1845-0072	ICR Reference No: 200408-1845-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200403-1845-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: eZ-Audit: Electronic Submission of Financial Statements and Compliance Audits (JS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/08/2004
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/06/2004
Terms of Clearance: Approved for three years under the following condidtions. OMB, Education and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse(FAC)will work to establish a unified process for collecting A-133 audited data. Education will continue to meet with FAC and OMB to discuss (1) lessons learned in developing EZ-Audit (2) federal agencies'needs for timely electonic data (3) ED's data management needs and (4) alternative approaches for using FAC. In addition, no later than March 2005, ED will update OMB on: (1) EZ-Audit improvements for identifying problem audits (2)accuracy of the data reported through EZ-Audit (3) how ED has minimized additional burden on grantees caused by reporting to both the FAC and EZ-Audit and (4) feedback from grantees on the additional burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2007	10/31/2007	10/31/2004
Responses	5,900	0	5,900
Time Burden (Hours)	5,450	0	4,251
Cost Burden (Dollars)	177,000	0	0

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.

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)	84.007, 84.032, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	5,900	5,900	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,450	4,251	0	1,199
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	177,000	0	177,000	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: 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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