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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0044]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; 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 June 16,
2017.
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–
2017–ICCD–. 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, 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.
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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®). 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) ...........
FOTW—Renewal ............................
FOTW—EZ ......................................
FOTW—EZ Renewal ......................
FAA Access .....................................
FAA Access—Renewal ...................
FAA Access—EZ ............................
FAA Access—EZ Renewal .............
Electronic Other ..............................
Printed FAFSA ................................
Online FAFSA that offers applicants a customized experience.
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 FAFSA.
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, 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.
Submitted by the applicant via fafsa.gov.
Submitted through faaaccess.ed.gov by an
FAA on behalf of an applicant.
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.
FAA Access—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.
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. Notification
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
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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®);
• How the applicant chooses to
submit any corrections and/or updates
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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 systembased corrections.
These changes are made directly in the CPS
system by an FSAIC representative.
Cannot be submitted for processing.
(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
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• 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
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: April 11, 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
Application for New Awards; Indian
Education Formula Grants to Local
Educational Agencies; Part II of the
Formula Grant Electronic Application
System for Indian Education (EASIE)
Applications
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information
Indian Education Formula Grants to
Local Educational Agencies
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.060A.
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Dates
Part II of EASIE Applications
Available: May 17, 2017.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part II
Applications: June 15, 2017.
Note: Applicants must meet the deadlines
for both EASIE Part I and Part II to be eligible
to receive a grant. This notice inviting
applications only announces dates for EASIE
Part II. The notice inviting applications for
EASIE Part I was published on March 13,
2017. Any application that does not meet the
Part I and Part II deadlines will not be
considered for funding. Failure to submit the
required supplemental documentation,
described under Content and Form of
Application Submission in section IV of this
notice, by the EASIE Part II deadline will
result in an incomplete application that will
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not be considered for funding. The Office of
Indian Education recommends uploading the
documentation at least two days prior to each
deadline date to ensure that any potential
submission issues are resolved prior to the
Part II application deadline.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Indian
Education Formula Grants to Local
Educational Agencies (Formula Grants)
program provides grants to support local
educational agencies (LEAs), Indian
tribes and organizations, and other
eligible entities in developing
elementary and secondary school
programs that serve Indian students.
The U.S. Department of Education
(Department) funds comprehensive
programs that are designed to meet the
unique cultural, language, and
educational needs of American Indian
and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students and
ensure that all students meet
challenging State academic standards.
As authorized under section 6116 of
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as
amended by the Every Student Succeeds
Act (ESSA),1 the Secretary will, upon
receipt of an acceptable plan for the
integration of education and related
services, and in cooperation with other
relevant Federal agencies, authorize the
entity receiving the funds under this
program to consolidate all Federal funds
that are to be used exclusively for
Indian students. Instructions for
submitting an integration of education
and related services plan are included
in the EASIE, which is described under
Application Process and Submission
Information in section IV of this notice.
Note: Under the Formula Grants program,
all applicants are required to develop the
project for which an application is made in
open consultation with parents and teachers
of Indian children, representatives of Indian
tribes on Indian lands located within 50
miles of any school that the LEA will serve
if such tribes have any children in such
school, Indian organizations (IOs), and, if
appropriate, Indian students from secondary
schools, including through public hearings
held to provide to the individuals described
above a full opportunity to understand the
program and to offer recommendations
regarding the program (ESEA section
6114(c)(3)(C)). LEA applicants are required to
develop the project for which an application
is made with the participation and written
approval of a parent committee whose
membership includes parents and family
members of Indian children in the LEA’s
schools; representatives of Indian tribes on
Indian lands located within 50 miles of any
school that the LEA will serve if such tribes
have any children in such school; teachers in
1 All references to the ESEA refer to the ESEA as
amended by the ESSA.
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the schools; and if appropriate, Indian
students attending secondary schools of the
LEA (ESEA section 6114(c)(4)). The majority
of the parent committee members must be
parents and family members of Indian
children (ESEA section 6114(c)(4)).
Definitions: The following definition
is from section 6112(d)(3) of the ESEA:
Indian community-based organization
means any organization that is
composed primarily of Indian parents,
family members and community
members, tribal government educational
officials, and tribal members, from a
specific community; assists in the
social, cultural, and educational
development of Indians in such
community; meets the unique cultural,
language, and academic needs of Indian
students; and demonstrates
organizational and administrative
capacity to manage the grant.
Statutory Hiring Preference
(a) Awards that are primarily for the
benefit of Indians are subject to the
provisions of section 7(b) of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–638). That
section requires that, to the greatest
extent feasible, a grantee—
(1) Give to Indians preferences and
opportunities for training and
employment in connection with the
administration of the grant; and
(2) Give to IOs and to Indian-owned
economic enterprises, as defined in
section 3 of the Indian Financing Act of
1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(e)), preference in
the award of contracts in connection
with the administration of the grant.
(b) For purposes of this section, an
Indian is a member of any federally
recognized Indian tribe.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 97,
98, and 99. (b) The Office of
Management and Budget Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide
Debarment and Suspension
(Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as
adopted and amended as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c)
The Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and
amended as regulations of the
Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Formula grants.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities; 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
June 16, 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-.
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, 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 Submitted by the
offers applicants a applicant via
customized 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
SNT or Auto Zero
needs analysis
formulas.
FAA Access..................... Online tool that a Submitted through
financial aid faaaccess.ed.gov
administrator (FAA) by an FAA on
utilizes to submit behalf of an
a FAFSA. 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 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 the
has a Federal applicant via
Student Aid ID (FSA 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 through
use FAA Access to faaaccess.ed.gov
correct the FAFSA. 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 under
for system- this correction
generated type as these
corrections. are system-based
corrections.
FSAIC Corrections.............. Any applicant, with These changes are
their Data Release made directly in
Number (DRN), can the CPS system
change the by an FSAIC
postsecondary representative.
institutions listed
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.
Notification 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:
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 chooses 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
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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 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: April 11, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-07620 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
