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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review;
Institute of Education Sciences; Pell
Grant Experiments Study
The Pell Grant Experiments
evaluation is a two-part, five-year
demonstration study sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Education that
focuses on the effects of expanded
access to Pell grants on students’
employment and earnings. The primary
outcome of interest is (1) The
employment status and earnings of
students who participate in the study
while secondary outcomes include (2)
students’ experiences with and
participation in education and training,
(3) measures of student debt and
financial aid, and (4) the extent of
participation in job search assistance
services.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 9,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202–4537. Copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 04848. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
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the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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: Pell Grant
Experiments Study.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 23,804.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,732.
Abstract: This study consists of two
experiments, each of which will
examine the impact of a single change
to the Pell grant eligibility criteria. The
first experiment will relax the
prohibition on receipt of Pell grants by
students with a bachelors’ degree.
Individuals eligible for the first
experiment must have a bachelor’s
degree, be unemployed or
underemployed, and pursue a
vocational training program up to one
year in duration. The second
experiment will reduce the minimum
duration and intensity levels of
programs that Pell grant recipients must
participate in from 15 weeks with 600
minimum clock hours to eight weeks
with 150 minimum clock hours. Each
experiment will operate through a set of
Pell grant experiment (PGE) schools that
provide education and training services
that qualify as PGE programs.
Participants in both experiments will
be randomly assigned to either (1) a
treatment group, which will have
expanded access to Pell grants; or (2) a
control group, which will not have
access. Within both experiments, the
treatment group will be very similar to
the control at the time of random
assignment except for access to Pell
grants. Subsequent differences in the
employment and earnings outcomes
between treatment and control group
members can then be attributed to Pell
grant access. The first experiment will
involve roughly 28 PGE schools with an
average of 100 students participating per
school. The second experiment will
involve roughly 40 PGE schools with an
average of 200 participating students per
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school. The expected sample of both
experiments combined is approximately
10,800 students. Data for this evaluation
will come from participants’ Free
Application of Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) applications, PGE school
administrative records, Social Security
Administration earnings statements, and
a survey of study participants. The
study participant enrollment period is
expected to last from July 2012 to
January 2014. Data extracts from FAFSA
applications will occur between October
and December during years 2012–2014.
Adminstrative data extracts from PGE
schools will occur between January and
March during years 2013–2015. A
stratified survey of treatment and
control group members with a targeted
total sample size of 2,000 will be fielded
between July 2014 and March 2015.
Dated: July 5, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Institute of Education
Sciences; Pell Grant Experiments Study
SUMMARY: The Pell Grant Experiments evaluation is a two-part, five-year
demonstration study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education that
focuses on the effects of expanded access to Pell grants on students'
employment and earnings. The primary outcome of interest is (1) The
employment status and earnings of students who participate in the study
while secondary outcomes include (2) students' experiences with and
participation in education and training, (3) measures of student debt
and financial aid, and (4) the extent of participation in job search
assistance services.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Copies of the
proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link
and by clicking on link number 04848. When you access the information
collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may
also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-
401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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: Pell Grant Experiments Study.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 23,804.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,732.
Abstract: This study consists of two experiments, each of which
will examine the impact of a single change to the Pell grant
eligibility criteria. The first experiment will relax the prohibition
on receipt of Pell grants by students with a bachelors' degree.
Individuals eligible for the first experiment must have a bachelor's
degree, be unemployed or underemployed, and pursue a vocational
training program up to one year in duration. The second experiment will
reduce the minimum duration and intensity levels of programs that Pell
grant recipients must participate in from 15 weeks with 600 minimum
clock hours to eight weeks with 150 minimum clock hours. Each
experiment will operate through a set of Pell grant experiment (PGE)
schools that provide education and training services that qualify as
PGE programs.
Participants in both experiments will be randomly assigned to
either (1) a treatment group, which will have expanded access to Pell
grants; or (2) a control group, which will not have access. Within both
experiments, the treatment group will be very similar to the control at
the time of random assignment except for access to Pell grants.
Subsequent differences in the employment and earnings outcomes between
treatment and control group members can then be attributed to Pell
grant access. The first experiment will involve roughly 28 PGE schools
with an average of 100 students participating per school. The second
experiment will involve roughly 40 PGE schools with an average of 200
participating students per school. The expected sample of both
experiments combined is approximately 10,800 students. Data for this
evaluation will come from participants' Free Application of Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) applications, PGE school administrative records,
Social Security Administration earnings statements, and a survey of
study participants. The study participant enrollment period is expected
to last from July 2012 to January 2014. Data extracts from FAFSA
applications will occur between October and December during years 2012-
2014. Adminstrative data extracts from PGE schools will occur between
January and March during years 2013-2015. A stratified survey of
treatment and control group members with a targeted total sample size
of 2,000 will be fielded between July 2014 and March 2015.
Dated: July 5, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-16830 Filed 7-9-12; 8:45 am]
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