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Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Lake
Okeechobee Watershed Project,
Okeechobee, Highlands, Charlotte,
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AGENCY:
The Jacksonville District, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is
beginning preparation of a National
Environmental Policy Act assessment
for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed
Project (LOWP). The Everglades
ecosystem, including Lake Okeechobee,
encompasses a system of diverse
wetland landscapes that are
hydrologically and ecologically
connected across more than 200 miles
from north to south and across 18,000
square miles of southern Florida. In
2000, the U.S. Congress authorized the
Federal government, in partnership with
the State of Florida, to embark upon a
multi-decade, multi-billion dollar
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Plan (CERP) to further protect and
restore the remaining Everglades
ecosystem while providing for other
water-related needs of the region. CERP
involves modification of the existing
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preliminary project area, where
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considered, covers a large portion of the
Lake Okeechobee Watershed north of
the lake. Water inflows into Lake
Okeechobee greatly exceed outflow
capacity, thus many times there is too
much water within Lake Okeechobee
that needs to be released in order to
ensure integrity of the Herbert Hoover
Dike. At other times, there may be too
little water within Lake Okeechobee.
Lake levels that are too high or too low,
and inappropriate recession and
ascension rates, can adversely affect
native vegetation, and fish and wildlife
species that depend upon the lake for
foraging and reproduction. The volume
and frequency of undesirable freshwater
releases to the east and west lowers
salinity in the estuaries, severely
impacting oysters, sea grasses, and fish.
Additionally, high nutrient levels
adversely affect in-lake water quality,
estuary habitat, and habitat throughout
the Greater Everglades. The objectives of
the LOW Project are to improve the
quality, quantity, timing and
distribution of water entering Lake
Okeechobee, provide for better
management of lake water levels, reduce
damaging releases to the Caloosahatchee
and St. Lucie estuaries downstream of
the lake and improve system-wide
operational flexibility.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Planning and Policy
Division, Environmental Branch, P.O.
Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gretchen Ehlinger at 904–232–1682 or
email at
gretchen.s.ehlinger@usace.army.mil.
Additional information is also available
at https://bit.ly/LakeOWatershed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
a. Since 2000, much progress has been
made on CERP projects. Construction
has begun on the first generation of
CERP project modifications already
authorized by Congress. These include
the Picayune Strand Restoration, the
Indian River Lagoon South and Site 1
Impoundment Projects. Congressional
authorization has been received for the
second generation of CERP projects,
including Biscayne Bay Coastal
Wetlands-Phase 1, the Broward County
Water Preserve Areas, the
Caloosahatchee River (C–43) West Basin
Storage Reservoir, and the C–111
Spreader Canal Western Project which
are already under construction or are
operational, and the Broward County
Water Preserve Areas which is currently
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being designed. The Central Everglades
Planning Project is currently awaiting
congressional authorization. All of these
CERP projects contribute significant
ecological benefits to the system and the
specific regional habitats in which they
are located.
b. The objectives of the LOWP are to
improve the quality, quantity, timing
and distribution of water entering Lake
Okeechobee, provide for better
management of lake water levels, reduce
damaging releases to the Caloosahatchee
and St. Lucie estuaries downstream of
the lake and improve system-wide
operational flexibility.
c. A scoping letter will be used to
invite comments from Federal, State,
and local agencies, affected Indian
Tribes, and other interested private
organizations and individuals.
d. A scoping meeting will be held July
26th, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the
Okeechobee Auditorium, 3800 NW.,
16th Boulevard, Suite A, Okeechobee,
FL 34972.
e. All alternative plans will be
reviewed under provisions of
appropriate laws and regulations,
including the Endangered Species Act,
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act,
Clean Water Act, and Farmland
Protection Policy Act.
f. The Draft Environmental Impact
Assessment is expected to be available
for public review in late 2017.
Dated: July 7, 2016.
Eric P. Summa,
Chief, Planning and Policy Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0036]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
2017–2018 Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
Department of Education (ED),
Federal Student Aid (FSA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
17, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
SUMMARY:
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collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0036. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E–343, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Misty
Parkinson, 202–377–3749.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: 2017–2018 Free
Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA).
OMB Control Number: 1845–0001.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 38,669,924.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 20,036,012.
Abstract: Section 483 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), mandates that the Secretary of
Education ‘‘. . . shall produce,
distribute, and process free of charge
common financial reporting forms as
described in this subsection to be used
for application and reapplication to
determine the need and eligibility of a
student for financial assistance. . . ’’.
The determination of need and
eligibility are for the following title IV,
HEA, federal student financial
assistance programs: The Federal Pell
Grant Program; the Campus-Based
programs (Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant
(FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS),
and the Federal Perkins Loan Program);
the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Program; the Teacher Education
Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq
and Afghanistan Service Grant.
Federal Student Aid, an office of the
U.S. Department of Education (hereafter
‘‘the Department’’), subsequently
developed an application process to
collect and process the data necessary to
determine a student’s eligibility to
receive title IV, HEA program
assistance. The application process
involves an applicant’s submission of
the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA®). After submission of the
FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student
Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary
of the data they submitted on the
FAFSA. The applicant reviews the SAR,
and, if necessary, will make corrections
or updates to their submitted FAFSA
data. Institutions of higher education
listed by the applicant on the FAFSA
also receive a summary of processed
data submitted on the FAFSA which is
called the Institutional Student
Information Record (ISIR).
The Department seeks OMB approval
of all application components as a
single ‘‘collection of information’’. The
aggregate burden will be accounted for
under OMB Control Number 1845–0001.
The specific application components,
descriptions and submission methods
for each are listed in Table one.
TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS
Component
Description
Submission method
Initial Submission of FAFSA
FAFSA on the Web (FOTW)
Online FAFSA that offers applicants a customized experience ....................
FOTW—Renewal ................
FOTW—EZ .........................
Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA.
Online FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the Simplified Needs Test
(SNT) or Automatic Zero (Auto Zero) needs analysis formulas.
Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA
and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.
The Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) representatives assist applicants by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW.
FOTW—EZ Renewal ..........
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FAFSA on the Phone
(FOTP).
FOTP—EZ ..........................
FAA Access ........................
FAA Access—Renewal .......
FAA Access—EZ ................
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FSAIC representatives assist applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto
Zero needs analysis formulas by filing the FAFSA on their behalf
through FOTW.
Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a
FAFSA.
Submitted by
fafsa.gov.
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applicant
via
Submitted through fafsa.gov for applicants who call 1–800–4–FED–
AID.
Submitted through faaaccess.ed.gov
by an FAA on behalf of an applicant.
Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal FAFSA.
Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants who
qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.
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TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS—Continued
Component
FAA Access—EZ Renewal
Electronic Other ..................
Printed FAFSA ....................
Description
Submission method
Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants who
have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or
Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.
This is a submission done by an FAA, on behalf of the applicant, using the
Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).
The printed version of the PDF FAFSA for applicants who are unable to
access the Internet or complete the form using FOTW.
The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or software to facilitate the EDE process.
Mailed by the applicant.
Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
FOTW—Corrections ............
Electronic Other—Corrections.
Paper SAR—This is a SAR
and an option for corrections..
Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID)—regardless of
how they originally applied—may make corrections using FOTW Corrections.
With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made by an FAA using
the EDE.
FAA Access—Corrections ..
The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did not provide an e-mail address and to applicants whose records were rejected
due to critical errors during processing. Applicants can write corrections
directly on the paper SAR and mail for processing.
An institution can use FAA Access to correct the FAFSA ............................
Internal Department Corrections.
The Department will submit an applicant’s record for system-generated
corrections.
FSAIC Corrections ..............
Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), can change the
postsecondary institutions listed on their FAFSA or change their address
by calling FSAIC.
The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on FOTW to all
applicants with an FSA ID. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to students who applied electronically or by paper and provided an e-mail address. These notifications are sent by e-mail and include a secure
hyperlink that takes the user to the FOTW site.
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SAR Electronic (eSAR) .......
This information collection also
documents an estimate of the annual
public burden as it relates to the
application process for federal student
aid. The Applicant Burden Model
(ABM) measures applicant burden
through an assessment of the activities
each applicant conducts in conjunction
with other applicant characteristics and
in terms of burden, the average
applicant’s experience. Key
determinants of the ABM include:
b The total number of applicants that
will potentially apply for federal
student aid;
b How the applicant chooses to
complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g.,
by paper or electronically via FOTW®);
b How the applicant chooses to
submit any corrections and/or updates
(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via
FOTW Corrections);
b The type of SAR document the
applicant receives (eSAR, SAR
acknowledgment, or paper SAR);
b The formula applied to determine
the applicant’s expected family
contribution (EFC) (full need analysis
formula, Simplified Needs Test or
Automatic Zero); and
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b The average amount of time
involved in preparing to complete the
application.
The ABM is largely driven by the
number of potential applicants for the
application cycle. The total application
projection for 2017–2018 is based upon
two factors—estimating the growth rate
of the total enrollment into postsecondary education and applying the
growth rate to the FAFSA submissions.
The ABM is also based on the
application options available to students
and parents. The Department accounts
for each application component based
on web trending tools, survey
information, and other Department data
sources.
For this 2017–2018 Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
collection, the Department is reporting a
net burden decrease of ¥524,469 hours.
The reporting hour burden
calculations in this notice reflect the
Department’s best estimates using data
from the 2015–16 FAFSA application
cycle in which Federal Student Aid
traditionally has estimated reporting
burden. However, in order to reflect a
change in which prior tax year’s
information will be utilized in the
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Submitted by
fafsa.gov.
the
applicant
via
The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or software to facilitate the EDE process.
Mailed by the applicant.
Submitted through faaaccess.ed.gov
by an FAA on behalf of an applicant.
There is no burden to the applicants
under this correction type as these
are system-based corrections.
These changes are made directly in
the CPS system by a FSAIC representative.
Cannot be submitted for processing.
application, a conservative estimate has
been reflected as part of the reporting
hour burden calculation. As such, we
will continuously monitor and capture
statistical information in order to reflect
more accurate calculations in future
cycles.
Dated: July 13, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0036]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 17, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information
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collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov
by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-0036. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by
selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email
and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted.
Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail
or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information
Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 2E-343, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Misty Parkinson, 202-377-3749.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: 2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA).
OMB Control Number: 1845-0001.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 38,669,924.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,036,012.
Abstract: Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), mandates that the Secretary of Education ``. . . shall
produce, distribute, and process free of charge common financial
reporting forms as described in this subsection to be used for
application and reapplication to determine the need and eligibility of
a student for financial assistance. . . ''.
The determination of need and eligibility are for the following
title IV, HEA, federal student financial assistance programs: The
Federal Pell Grant Program; the Campus-Based programs (Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study
(FWS), and the Federal Perkins Loan Program); the William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan Program; the Teacher Education Assistance for
College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant.
Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education
(hereafter ``the Department''), subsequently developed an application
process to collect and process the data necessary to determine a
student's eligibility to receive title IV, HEA program assistance. The
application process involves an applicant's submission of the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA[supreg]). After submission
of the FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), which
is a summary of the data they submitted on the FAFSA. The applicant
reviews the SAR, and, if necessary, will make corrections or updates to
their submitted FAFSA data. Institutions of higher education listed by
the applicant on the FAFSA also receive a summary of processed data
submitted on the FAFSA which is called the Institutional Student
Information Record (ISIR).
The Department seeks OMB approval of all application components as
a single ``collection of information''. The aggregate burden will be
accounted for under OMB Control Number 1845-0001. The specific
application components, descriptions and submission methods for each
are listed in Table one.
Table 1--Federal Student Aid Application Components
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Submission
Component Description method
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Initial Submission of FAFSA
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FAFSA on the Web (FOTW).......... Online FAFSA that Submitted by
offers applicants a the applicant
customized via fafsa.gov.
experience.
FOTW--Renewal.................... Online FAFSA for
applicants who have
previously
completed the FAFSA.
FOTW--EZ......................... Online FAFSA for
applicants who
qualify for the
Simplified Needs
Test (SNT) or
Automatic Zero
(Auto Zero) needs
analysis formulas.
FOTW--EZ Renewal................. Online FAFSA for
applicants who have
previously
completed the FAFSA
and who qualify for
the SNT or Auto
Zero needs analysis
formulas.
FAFSA on the Phone (FOTP)........ The Federal Student Submitted
Aid Information through
Center (FSAIC) fafsa.gov for
representatives applicants who
assist applicants call 1-800-4-
by filing the FAFSA FED-AID.
on their behalf
through FOTW.
FOTP--EZ......................... FSAIC
representatives
assist applicants
who qualify for the
SNT or Auto Zero
needs analysis
formulas by filing
the FAFSA on their
behalf through FOTW.
FAA Access....................... Online tool that a Submitted
financial aid through
administrator (FAA) faaaccess.ed.g
utilizes to submit ov by an FAA
a FAFSA. on behalf of
an applicant.
FAA Access--Renewal.............. Online tool that an
FAA can utilize to
submit a Renewal
FAFSA.
FAA Access--EZ................... Online tool that an
FAA can utilize to
submit a FAFSA for
applicants who
qualify for the SNT
or Auto Zero needs
analysis formulas.
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FAA Access--EZ Renewal........... Online tool that an
FAA can utilize to
submit a FAFSA for
applicants who have
previously
completed the FAFSA
and who qualify for
the SNT or Auto
Zero needs analysis
formulas.
Electronic Other................. This is a submission The FAA may be
done by an FAA, on using their
behalf of the mainframe
applicant, using computer or
the Electronic Data software to
Exchange (EDE). facilitate the
EDE process.
Printed FAFSA.................... The printed version Mailed by the
of the PDF FAFSA applicant.
for applicants who
are unable to
access the Internet
or complete the
form using FOTW.
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Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
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FOTW--Corrections................ Any applicant who Submitted by
has a Federal the applicant
Student Aid ID (FSA via fafsa.gov.
ID)--regardless of
how they originally
applied--may make
corrections using
FOTW Corrections.
Electronic Other--Corrections.... With the applicant's The FAA may be
permission, using their
corrections can be mainframe
made by an FAA computer or
using the EDE. software to
facilitate the
EDE process.
Paper SAR--This is a SAR and an The full paper Mailed by the
option for corrections.. summary that is applicant.
mailed to paper
applicants who did
not provide an e-
mail address and to
applicants whose
records were
rejected due to
critical errors
during processing.
Applicants can
write corrections
directly on the
paper SAR and mail
for processing.
FAA Access--Corrections.......... An institution can Submitted
use FAA Access to through
correct the FAFSA. faaaccess.ed.gov ov by an FAA
on behalf of
an applicant.
Internal Department Corrections.. The Department will There is no
submit an burden to the
applicant's record applicants
for system- under this
generated correction
corrections. type as these
are system-
based
corrections.
FSAIC Corrections................ Any applicant, with These changes
their Data Release are made
Number (DRN), can directly in
change the the CPS system
postsecondary by a FSAIC
institutions listed representative
on their FAFSA or .
change their
address by calling
FSAIC.
SAR Electronic (eSAR)............ The eSAR is an Cannot be
online version of submitted for
the SAR that is processing.
available on FOTW
to all applicants
with an FSA ID.
Notifications for
the eSAR are sent
to students who
applied
electronically or
by paper and
provided an e-mail
address. These
notifications are
sent by e-mail and
include a secure
hyperlink that
takes the user to
the FOTW site.
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This information collection also documents an estimate of the
annual public burden as it relates to the application process for
federal student aid. The Applicant Burden Model (ABM) measures
applicant burden through an assessment of the activities each applicant
conducts in conjunction with other applicant characteristics and in
terms of burden, the average applicant's experience. Key determinants
of the ABM include:
[ballot] The total number of applicants that will potentially apply
for federal student aid;
[ballot] How the applicant chooses to complete and submit the FAFSA
(e.g., by paper or electronically via FOTW[supreg]);
[ballot] How the applicant chooses to submit any corrections and/or
updates (e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via FOTW Corrections);
[ballot] The type of SAR document the applicant receives (eSAR, SAR
acknowledgment, or paper SAR);
[ballot] The formula applied to determine the applicant's expected
family contribution (EFC) (full need analysis formula, Simplified Needs
Test or Automatic Zero); and
[ballot] The average amount of time involved in preparing to
complete the application.
The ABM is largely driven by the number of potential applicants for
the application cycle. The total application projection for 2017-2018
is based upon two factors--estimating the growth rate of the total
enrollment into post-secondary education and applying the growth rate
to the FAFSA submissions. The ABM is also based on the application
options available to students and parents. The Department accounts for
each application component based on web trending tools, survey
information, and other Department data sources.
For this 2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
collection, the Department is reporting a net burden decrease of -
524,469 hours.
The reporting hour burden calculations in this notice reflect the
Department's best estimates using data from the 2015-16 FAFSA
application cycle in which Federal Student Aid traditionally has
estimated reporting burden. However, in order to reflect a change in
which prior tax year's information will be utilized in the application,
a conservative estimate has been reflected as part of the reporting
hour burden calculation. As such, we will continuously monitor and
capture statistical information in order to reflect more accurate
calculations in future cycles.
Dated: July 13, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-16930 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am]
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