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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1845-0049
ICR Reference No:
201010-1845-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201006-1845-002
Agency/Subagency:
ED/FSA
Agency Tracking No:
4432
Title:
Student Assistance General Provisions - Subpart K - Cash Management
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:
11/23/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/22/2010
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2013
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2012
Responses
976,887
0
360,010
Time Burden (Hours)
240,160
0
181,110
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The final regulations will revise Subsection J of the General Provisions Regulations (CFR 668.144, .150, .151 and .152) otherwise known as the ability to benefit (ATB) rules. Among the final changes included are a requirement that test publishers and States describe its process to determine how a test administrator would have the necessary training, knowledge, skills, and integrity to test ATB students. The final changes would require a test publisher and a State to describe how it would determine that a test administrator has the ability and facilities to keep its ATB tests secure against disclosure or improper release. The final changes would require a test administrator or State to describe how it would identify test irregularities, describe proposed corrective actions, and its decertification process. The final regulations would require that the Agreement between the Department and the test publisher or State, as applicable, would be updated with the proposed changes in this Subpart.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 102 - 325 484d
Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1840-AD02
Final or interim final rulemaking
75 FR 66831
10/29/2010
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 34806
06/18/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
4
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
ATB Test Takers and Administrators - Individuals
ATB Testers and Administrators - Private Institutions
Burden Analysis - 1845-0049 - RIN 1840-AD02 - Administration of Tests by Assessment Centers
Previous Burden Analysis - 1845-0049 - RIN 1840-AD02
Public Insitutions
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
976,887
360,010
0
616,877
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
240,160
181,110
0
59,050
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The burden increase of 616,877 respondents and 59,050 hours is due to programmatic changes. The program regulations had not been revised and updated since their initial inclusion in the regulations 1995. The Department had received and reviewed the Government Accountability Office report GAO-09-600 urging increased oversight in establishing eligibility for federal student aid. As determination of ability to benefit is one of the alternate methods to gaining eligibility to participate in Title IV, Higher Education Act (HEA) funding programs, it was determined that Ability To Benefit (ATB) would be in the negotiated rulemaking process planned for the fall 2009. This was the most robust way of ensuring all participants could participate in the review and changes to applicable regulations.
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]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Dan Klock 202 377-4026
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:
10/22/2010
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