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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; NCER–
NPSAS Grants—Financial Aid Nudges:
A National Experiment To Increase
Retention of Financial Aid and College
Persistence
AGENCY:
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0113. 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–349, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact NCES
Information Collections at
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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
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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: NCER–NPSAS
Grants—Financial Aid Nudges: A
National Experiment to Increase
Retention of Financial Aid and College
Persistence.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 112,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 11,625.
Abstract: In 2010, the National Center
for Education Research (NCER) and the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), both within the U.S.
Department of Education’s Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), began
collaborating on an education grant
opportunity related to the crosssectional National Postsecondary
Student Aid Study (NPSAS). NPSAS is
a large, nationally-representative sample
of postsecondary institutions and
students that contains student-level
records on student demographics and
family background, work experience,
expectations, receipt of financial aid,
and postsecondary enrollment (see
https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/
about.asp; (OMB #1850–0666)). Since
1987, NPSAS has been fielded every 3
to 4 years, most recently during the
2015–16 academic year. The goal of this
NCER–NCES collaboration is to provide
researchers the opportunity to develop
‘‘one-off’’ projects that would target a
subset of the NPSAS sample. Under this
NCER–NCES grant opportunity,
researchers submit applications to the
Education Research Grants program
(84.305A) under the Postsecondary and
Adult Education topic and to the
Exploration or Efficacy/Replication
research goals. NCER supports research
projects using NPSAS subsamples to: (1)
Explore the relations between
postsecondary persistence and
completion, and malleable factors (as
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well as the mediators and moderators of
those relationships), and (2) evaluate the
efficacy of interventions aimed at
improving persistence and completion
of postsecondary education. Through
the grant award, researchers can obtain
indirect access to a subsample of the
NPSAS sample after the study’s student
interviews have been completed. This
request is to conduct, in 2017, the
‘‘Financial Aid Nudges: A National
Experiment to Increase Retention of
Financial Aid and College Persistence’’
study, funded by the NCER–NPSAS
grant, designed to measure the
effectiveness of an intervention that will
provide financial aid information,
reminders, and advising to college
students who were initially interviewed
as part of NPSAS:16.
Dated: October 17, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
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–0112]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; NCER–
NPSAS Grants—Connecting Students
2017: Testing the Effectiveness of
FAFSA Interventions on College
Outcomes
AGENCY:
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0112. 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
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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–349, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact NCES
Information Collections at
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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: NCER–NPSAS
Grants—Connecting Students 2017:
Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA
Interventions on College Outcomes.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 53,900.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 30,144.
Abstract: In 2010, the National Center
for Education Research (NCER) and the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), both within the U.S.
Department of Education’s Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), began
collaborating on an education grant
opportunity related to the cross-
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0113]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; NCER-
NPSAS Grants--Financial Aid Nudges: A National Experiment To Increase
Retention of Financial Aid and College Persistence
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
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 new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0113. 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-349,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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
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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: NCER-NPSAS Grants--Financial Aid Nudges: A
National Experiment to Increase Retention of Financial Aid and College
Persistence.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 112,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,625.
Abstract: In 2010, the National Center for Education Research
(NCER) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), both
within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), began collaborating on an education grant opportunity
related to the cross-sectional National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
(NPSAS). NPSAS is a large, nationally-representative sample of
postsecondary institutions and students that contains student-level
records on student demographics and family background, work experience,
expectations, receipt of financial aid, and postsecondary enrollment
(see https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/about.asp; (OMB #1850-0666)).
Since 1987, NPSAS has been fielded every 3 to 4 years, most recently
during the 2015-16 academic year. The goal of this NCER-NCES
collaboration is to provide researchers the opportunity to develop
``one-off'' projects that would target a subset of the NPSAS sample.
Under this NCER-NCES grant opportunity, researchers submit applications
to the Education Research Grants program (84.305A) under the
Postsecondary and Adult Education topic and to the Exploration or
Efficacy/Replication research goals. NCER supports research projects
using NPSAS subsamples to: (1) Explore the relations between
postsecondary persistence and completion, and malleable factors (as
well as the mediators and moderators of those relationships), and (2)
evaluate the efficacy of interventions aimed at improving persistence
and completion of postsecondary education. Through the grant award,
researchers can obtain indirect access to a subsample of the NPSAS
sample after the study's student interviews have been completed. This
request is to conduct, in 2017, the ``Financial Aid Nudges: A National
Experiment to Increase Retention of Financial Aid and College
Persistence'' study, funded by the NCER-NPSAS grant, designed to
measure the effectiveness of an intervention that will provide
financial aid information, reminders, and advising to college students
who were initially interviewed as part of NPSAS:16.
Dated: October 17, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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