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studies were previously scheduled; and
it will be the first NPSAS study without
a student interview component. Future
NPSAS collections will continue to
include a student interview every four
years (NPSAS:16, NPSAS:20,
NPSAS:24) to yield nationally
representative data. In alternating
cycles, an Administrative Collection
(NPSAS:18–AC, NPSAS:22–AC, and
NPSAS:26–AC) will be conducted in
which only administrative data from the
Department’s data systems and
institutional student records will be
compiled to yield state representative
data. This submission covers materials
and procedures related to enrollment
list collection, student record
abstractions, and matching to
administrative data files as part of the
NPSAS:18–AC data collection.
Dated: July 10, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
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–2017–ICCD–0044]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
2018–2019 Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of the existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
14, 2017.
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–
2017–ICCD–0044. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
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www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please not 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, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 224–84,
Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact the Applicant
Products Team at
StudentExperienceGroup@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 ED assess the
impact of its information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand ED’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. ED is especially
interested in public comments
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
this collection necessary to the proper
function of ED; (2) will this information
be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might ED enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might ED 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 the Collection: 2018–2019
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0001.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 39,226,771.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 25,826,753.
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 (FSA), an office
of the U.S. Department of Education,
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 and processing of the
FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student
Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary
of the processed 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).
ED and FSA seek 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 1.
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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 ..............................
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 SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.
Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a Submitted
through
FAFSA.
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.
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, The FAA may be using their mainusing the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).
frame computer or software to
facilitate the EDE process.
The printed version of the PDF FAFSA for applicants who are unable Mailed by the applicant.
to access the Internet or complete the form using FOTW.
FOTW–EZ ........................................
FOTW–EZ Renewal .........................
FAA Access .....................................
FAA Access—Renewal ....................
FAA Access—EZ .............................
FAA Access—EZ Renewal ..............
Electronic Other ...............................
Printed FAFSA .................................
Submitted by the applicant via
fafsa.gov.
Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
FOTW—Corrections ........................
Electronic Other—Corrections .........
Paper SAR—This is a SAR and an
option for corrections.
FAA Access—Corrections ...............
Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID)—regardless of how they originally applied—may make corrections sing
FOTW Corrections.
With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made by an FAA
using the EDE.
The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did
not provide an email 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. Notification for the eSAR are sent
to students who applied electronically or by paper and provided an
email address. These notifications are sent by email 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:
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• The total number of applicants that
will potentially apply for federal
student aid;
• How the applicant chooses to
complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g.,
by paper or electronically via FOTW®);
• How the applicant choose to submit
any corrections and/or updates (e.g., the
paper SAR or electronically via FOTW
Corrections);
• The type of SAR document the
applicant receives (eSAR, SAR
acknowledgment, or paper SAR);
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Submitted by the applicant via
fafsa.gov.
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 an FSAIC
representative.
Cannot be submitted for processing.
• The formula applied to determine
the applicant’s expected family
contribution (EFC) (full need analysis
formula, Simplified Needs Test or
Automatic Zero); and
• 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 2018–2019 is based upon
two factors—estimating the growth rate
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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. ED accounts for each
application component based on web
trending tools, survey information and
other ED data sources.
For 2018–2019, ED is reporting a net
burden increase of 5,790,741 hours.
Dated: July 10, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
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–2017–ICCD–0101]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Middle
Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–18
(MGLS:2017) Main Study Base Year
(MS1), Operational Field Test First
Follow-up (OFT2), and Tracking and
Recruitment for Main Study First
Follow-up (MS2)
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 11, 2017.
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–
2017–ICCD–0101. 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
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
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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: Middle Grades
Longitudinal Study of 2017–18
(MGLS:2017) Main Study Base Year
(MS1), Operational Field Test First
Follow-up (OFT2), and Tracking and
Recruitment for Main Study First
Follow-up (MS2).
OMB Control Number: 1850–0911.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 119,799.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 61,253.
Abstract: The Middle Grades
Longitudinal Study of 2017–18
(MGLS:2017) is the first study
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) to follow a
nationally representative sample of
students as they enter and move through
the middle grades (grades 6–8). The data
collected through repeated measures of
key constructs will provide a rich
descriptive picture of the academic
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experiences and development of
students during these critical years and
will allow researchers to examine
associations between contextual factors
and student outcomes. The study will
focus on student achievement in
mathematics and literacy along with
measures of student socioemotional
wellbeing and other outcomes. The
study will also include a special sample
of students with different types of
disabilities that will provide descriptive
information on their outcomes,
educational experiences, and special
education services. Main Study Base
Year (MS1) data for the MGLS:2017 will
be collected from a nationallyrepresentative sample of sixth-grade
students beginning in January 2018,
with annual follow-ups beginning in
January 2019 and in January 2020 when
most of the students in the sample will
be in grades 7 and 8, respectively. In
preparation for the Main Study (MS),
the data collection instruments and
procedures were field tested. An Item
Validation Field Test (IVFT) was
conducted in the winter/spring of 2016
to determine the psychometric
properties of assessment and survey
items and the predictive potential of
items so that valid, reliable, and useful
assessment and survey instruments
could be composed for the Main Study.
The MGLS:2017 Operational Field Test
(OFT) Base Year (OFT1) data collection
was conducted in the winter/spring of
2017. Tracking of students and
associated recruitment of schools for the
OFT First Follow-up (OFT2) data
collection is scheduled to begin in
August 2017. The primary purpose of
the OFT is to: (a) Obtain information on
recruiting, particularly for students in
three focal IDEA-defined disability
groups: Specific learning disability,
autism, and emotional disturbance; (b)
obtain a tracking sample that can be
used to study mobility patterns in
subsequent years; and (c) test protocols,
items, and administrative procedures.
The MS1 district and school recruitment
began in February 2017. The MS1 and
OFT2 data collections will begin in
January 2018. The Main Study First
Follow-up (MS2) tracking and
recruitment will begin in September
2018. OMB approved the MGLS:2017
OFT1 data collection, MS1 recruitment,
and OFT2 tracking materials and
procedures in December 2016 with the
latest change request approved in June
2017 (OMB# 1850–0911 v.11–15). This
request is to conduct: (1) The MS1 data
collection; (2) the OFT2 recruitment and
data collection; and (3) the tracking of
Main Study sample students and
associated recruitment of schools in
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2018-2019 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of the existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 14, 2017.
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-2017-ICCD-
0044. 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 not 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, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 224-84, Washington, DC
20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact the Applicant Products Team at
StudentExperienceGroup@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 ED assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand ED'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. ED is especially interested in public
comments addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper function of ED; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might ED enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (5) how might ED 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 the Collection: 2018-2019 Free Application for Federal
Student Aid.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0001.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 39,226,771.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 25,826,753.
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 (FSA), an office of the U.S. Department of
Education, 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 and processing of the
FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), which is a
summary of the processed 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).
ED and FSA seek 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 1.
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Table 1--Federal Student Aid Application Components
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Component Description Submission method
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Initial Submission of FAFSA
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FAFSA on the Web (FOTW)................. Online FAFSA that offers applicants a Submitted by the applicant
customized experience. via fafsa.gov.
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 SNT or Auto Zero needs
analysis formulas.
FAA Access.............................. Online tool that a financial aid Submitted through
administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a faaaccess.ed.gov by an
FAFSA. FAA 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.
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 done by an FAA, on The FAA may be using their
behalf of the applicant, using the mainframe computer or
Electronic Data Exchange (EDE). software to facilitate
the EDE process.
Printed FAFSA........................... The printed version of the PDF FAFSA for Mailed by the applicant.
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 has a Federal Student Submitted by the applicant
Aid ID (FSA ID)--regardless of how they via fafsa.gov.
originally applied--may make corrections
sing FOTW Corrections.
Electronic Other--Corrections........... With the applicant's permission, The FAA may be using their
corrections can be made by an FAA using mainframe computer or
the EDE. software to facilitate
the EDE process.
Paper SAR--This is a SAR and an option The full paper summary that is mailed to Mailed by the applicant.
for corrections. paper applicants who did not provide an
email 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 use FAA Access to Submitted through
correct the FAFSA. faaaccess.ed.gov by an
FAA on behalf of an
applicant.
Internal Department Corrections......... The Department will submit an applicant's There is no burden to the
record for system-generated corrections. applicants under this
correction type as these
are system-based
corrections.
FSAIC Corrections....................... Any applicant, with their Data Release These changes are made
Number (DRN), can change the directly in the CPS
postsecondary institutions listed on system by an FSAIC
their FAFSA or change their address by representative.
calling FSAIC.
SAR Electronic (eSAR)................... The eSAR is an online version of the SAR Cannot be submitted for
that is available on FOTW to all processing.
applicants with an FSA ID. Notification
for the eSAR are sent to students who
applied electronically or by paper and
provided an email address. These
notifications are sent by email 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:
The total number of applicants that will potentially apply
for federal student aid;
How the applicant chooses to complete and submit the FAFSA
(e.g., by paper or electronically via FOTW[supreg]);
How the applicant choose to submit any corrections and/or
updates (e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via FOTW Corrections);
The type of SAR document the applicant receives (eSAR, SAR
acknowledgment, or paper SAR);
The formula applied to determine the applicant's expected
family contribution (EFC) (full need analysis formula, Simplified Needs
Test or Automatic Zero); and
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 2018-2019
is based upon two factors--estimating the growth rate
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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. ED accounts for
each application component based on web trending tools, survey
information and other ED data sources.
For 2018-2019, ED is reporting a net burden increase of 5,790,741
hours.
Dated: July 10, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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