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OMB Control No:
1845-0022
ICR Reference No:
202310-1845-003
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202309-1845-004
Agency/Subagency:
ED/FSA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Student Assistance General Provisions
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:
10/31/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/31/2023
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2026
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2026
Responses
1,361,838
0
1,352,836
Time Burden (Hours)
2,585,680
0
2,514,148
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
On January 18, 2022, the Department convened a negotiated rulemaking committee, the Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility Committee, to consider proposed regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA). Through the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), docket number ED-2022-OPE-0062, the Secretary proposes new regulations to promote transparency, competence, stability, and effective outcomes for students in the provision of postsecondary education. The NPRM, published May 19, 2023 (Vol. 88, No. 97, pages 32300-32511), included proposed regulations on five topics--Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (GE), Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability to Benefit. Some of those topics were covered under the information collection 1845-0022 as published in the NPRM. The NPRM has been divided into two separate Final Rules. The burden that covered the GE portion of the information collection originally submitted in the NPRM was cleared through a separate filing under the 1845-0022 information collection under the GE Final Rule published October 10, 2023. The Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability to Benefit Final Rule makes changes to the information collection 1845-0022 Student Assistance General Provisions. This information collection request only covers the Final Rule provisions for the Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, and Certification Procedures which includes some burden for the information collection 1845-0022 that was published in the NPRM.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
20 USC 1001-1003, 1070g, 1085, 1088
Name of Law: Higher Education Act 1965 as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1840-AD64
Final or interim final rulemaking
88 FR 74568
10/31/2023
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 74568
10/31/2023
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 74568
10/31/2023
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
Student Assistance General Provisions: For Profit Private Sector Institutions
Student Assistance General Provisions: Private Institutions
Student Assistance General Provisions: Public Sector Institutions
Student Assistance: Individuals and Households
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
1,361,838
1,352,836
0
9,002
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
2,585,680
2,514,148
0
71,532
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:
This request is to revise the currently approved information collection. The Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability to Benefit Final Rule makes changes to the information collection 1845-0022 Student Assistance General Provisions. This burden estimate change only covers the non-GE portion of the burden originally submitted in the NPRM. These changes are due to the final regulations offered through program change. Sections 668.14, 668.15, 668.16, 668.23, and 668.171 has the estimated burden of 71,532 hours for 9,002 responses from 5,230 institutions.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
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.
No
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
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:
10/31/2023