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OMB Control No: 1845-0150	ICR Reference No: 202011-1845-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201810-1845-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED–2020–SCC–0177
Title: Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2020
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/12/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/06/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2021
Responses	556	0	300
Time Burden (Hours)	11,676	0	5,400
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education is authorized under Section 487A(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to periodically select a limited number of postsecondary institutions for voluntary participation as experimental sites under the Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI). Institutions and the experiments provide recommendations to the Secretary on the impact and effectiveness of proposed regulations or new management initiatives. Participating postsecondary educational institutions are exempt from specific designated statutory and regulatory requirements while conducting the experiments. Federal Student Aid (FSA) is requesting a revision of the current information collection 1845-0150. This request is due to changes in the reporting guidelines. FSA is adding new COVID-19 related questions to the Institutional Survey of the schools participating in the Experimental Sites Initiative. FSA is adding new questions to the Institutional Survey of the schools participating in the new Federal Work-Study Experiment. The additional data collection questions are for the new Federal Work-Study Experiment, and FSA has integrated this request with ongoing data collection efforts for the ESI. FSA is increasing school reporting due to the new Federal Work-Study Experiment and the expansion of Second Chance Pell schools. Finally, several of the survey items schools participating in the Second Chance Pell are asked to complete have been reworded.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1094a 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 74701	11/23/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 17800	04/06/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	556	300	256
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,676	5,400	6,276
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revision to the current collection package. We anticipate 556 respondents at 21 hours per response for a total of 11,676 hours which represents an increase of 256 respondents and 6,276 hours. This is a program change due to agency discretion. This is a request to add additional data collection questions for the new Federal Work-Study Experiment and the expansion of Second Chance Pell experiment as well as including new questions regarding the institution's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of these experiments.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $151,200

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Beth Grebeldinger 202 708-8242

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