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Nadya Chinoy Dabby,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Office of
Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2016–30643 Filed 12–19–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0113]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
NCER–NPNCER–NPSAS Grant Study—
Financial Aid Nudges 2017: A National
Experiment To Increase Retention of
Financial Aid and College Persistence
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 January
19, 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–
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
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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–347, 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–NPNCER–
NPSAS Grant Study—Financial Aid
Nudges 2017: 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 or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 102,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10,540.
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
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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 the
NCER–NPSAS grant opportunity
collaboration is to provide researchers
with the possibility of developing
unique research projects pertaining to
college persistence and completion that
utilize a subset of the NPSAS sample
that is not already set aside for one of
the NPSAS-based longitudinal studies
(BPS or B&B). Under the NCER–NPSAS
grant opportunity, researchers can
submit applications to the
Postsecondary and Adult Education
topic within the Education Research
Grants program (CFDA 84.305A), under
either the Exploration or Efficacy and
Replication research goal. Consistent
with these two goals, NCER supports
research projects using NPSAS to: (1)
Explore relationships between malleable
factors (e.g., information on benefits of
financial aid and FAFSA renewal) and
postsecondary persistence and
completion, 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 (e. g., financial
aid and FAFSA renewal advice
delivered via text messaging).
Researchers approved for funding
through this program can obtain indirect
access to a subsample of the national
NPSAS sample (after the study’s student
interviews are completed) in order to
conduct unique research projects that
adhere to the guidelines set forth in the
Request for Applications (RFA) for the
Education Research Grants Program, as
well as guidelines set forth by NCES and
the NPSAS program. This request is to
conduct, in 2017, the ‘‘Financial Aid
Nudges 2017: A National Experiment to
Increase Retention of Financial Aid and
College Persistence’’ study, funded by
the NCER–NPSAS grant and 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.
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92806
Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 244 / Tuesday, December 20, 2016 / Notices
Dated: December 14, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016–30505 Filed 12–19–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0112]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
NCER–NPSAS Grant Study—
Connecting Students With Financial
Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the
Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions
on College Outcomes
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 January
19, 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–
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
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–347, 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
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
19:36 Dec 19, 2016
Jkt 241001
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
Grant Study—Connecting Students with
Financial Aid (CSFA) 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 or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 54,100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,684.
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 the
NCER–NPSAS grant opportunity
collaboration is to provide researchers
with the possibility of developing
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unique research projects pertaining to
college persistence and completion that
utilize a subset of the NPSAS sample
that is not already set aside for one of
the NPSAS-based longitudinal studies
(BPS or B&B). Under the NCER–NPSAS
grant opportunity, researchers can
submit applications to the
Postsecondary and Adult Education
topic within the Education Research
Grants program (CFDA 84.305A), under
either the Exploration or Efficacy and
Replication research goal. Consistent
with these two goals, NCER supports
research projects using NPSAS to: (1)
Explore relationships between malleable
factors (e.g., information on benefits of
financial aid and FAFSA renewal) and
postsecondary persistence and
completion, 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 (e. g., financial
aid and FAFSA renewal advice
delivered via text messaging).
Researchers approved for funding
through this program can obtain indirect
access to a subsample of the national
NPSAS sample (after the study’s student
interviews are completed) in order to
conduct unique research projects that
adhere to the guidelines set forth in the
Request for Applications (RFA) for the
Education Research Grants Program, as
well as guidelines set forth by NCES and
the NPSAS program. This request is to
conduct, in 2017, the ‘‘Connecting
Students with Financial Aid (CSFA)
2017: Testing the Effectiveness of
FAFSA Interventions on College
Outcomes’’ study, funded by the NCER–
NPSAS grant and designed to measure
the effectiveness of an intervention that
will provide financial aid information
and reminders to college students who
were initially interviewed as part of
NPSAS:16.
Dated: December 14, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016–30504 Filed 12–19–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0113]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NCER-NPNCER-NPSAS Grant Study--Financial Aid Nudges 2017: 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
January 19, 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-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-347,
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-NPNCER-NPSAS Grant Study--Financial Aid
Nudges 2017: 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 or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 102,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,540.
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 the NCER-NPSAS grant
opportunity collaboration is to provide researchers with the
possibility of developing unique research projects pertaining to
college persistence and completion that utilize a subset of the NPSAS
sample that is not already set aside for one of the NPSAS-based
longitudinal studies (BPS or B&B). Under the NCER-NPSAS grant
opportunity, researchers can submit applications to the Postsecondary
and Adult Education topic within the Education Research Grants program
(CFDA 84.305A), under either the Exploration or Efficacy and
Replication research goal. Consistent with these two goals, NCER
supports research projects using NPSAS to: (1) Explore relationships
between malleable factors (e.g., information on benefits of financial
aid and FAFSA renewal) and postsecondary persistence and completion, 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 (e. g., financial aid and
FAFSA renewal advice delivered via text messaging). Researchers
approved for funding through this program can obtain indirect access to
a subsample of the national NPSAS sample (after the study's student
interviews are completed) in order to conduct unique research projects
that adhere to the guidelines set forth in the Request for Applications
(RFA) for the Education Research Grants Program, as well as guidelines
set forth by NCES and the NPSAS program. This request is to conduct, in
2017, the ``Financial Aid Nudges 2017: A National Experiment to
Increase Retention of Financial Aid and College Persistence'' study,
funded by the NCER-NPSAS grant and 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.
[[Page 92806]]
Dated: December 14, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-30505 Filed 12-19-16; 8:45 am]
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