Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; NCER-NPSAS Grant Study-Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes, 22652-22653 [2017-09964]
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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: U.S. Department of
Education Grant Performance Report
Form (ED 524B).
OMB Control Number: 1894–0003.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,300.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 118,400.
Abstract: The ED 524B form and
instructions are used in order for
grantees to meet Department of
Education (ED) deadline dates for
submission of performance reports for
ED discretionary grant programs.
Recipients of multi-year discretionary
grants must submit an annual
performance report for each year
funding has been approved in order to
receive a continuation award. The
annual performance report should
demonstrate whether substantial
progress has been made toward meeting
the approved goals and objectives of the
project. ED program offices may also
require recipients of ‘‘forward funded’’
grants that are awarded funds for their
entire multi-year project up-front in a
single grant award to submit the ED
524B on an annual basis. In addition,
ED program offices may also require
recipients to use the ED 524B to submit
their final performance reports to
demonstrate project success, impact and
outcomes. In both the annual and final
performance reports, grantees are
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required to provide data on established
performance measures for the grant
program (e.g., Government Performance
and Results Act measures) and on
project performance measures that were
included in the grantee’s approved grant
application. The ED 524B also contains
a number of questions related to project
financial data such as Federal and nonFederal expenditures and indirect cost
information. Performance reporting
requirements are found in 34 CFR 74.51,
75.118, 75.253, 75.590 and 80.40 of the
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations.
Dated: May 11, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
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–0065]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; NCER–
NPSAS Grant Study—Connecting
Students with Financial Aid (CSFA)
2017: Testing the Effectiveness of
FAFSA Interventions on College
Outcomes
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision to a currently
approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 17,
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–0065. 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,
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400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Kashka
Kubzdela, 202–245–7377.
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
Grant Study—Connecting Students with
Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the
Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on
College Outcomes.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0931.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 52,300.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,534.
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
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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 ‘‘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 was approved in January
2017 (OMB# 1850–0931 v.1). Cognitive
interviews on the survey items were
conducted in March 2017 to examine
whether college students correctly
understand the question wording and
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whether their answers get adequately
captured in multiple-choice questions of
the survey instrument to be
administered after the end of the
intervention. The results of cognitive
testing were used to revise the CSFA
survey. This request is for approval of
these revisions for the survey that will
begin in September 2017.
Dated: May 12, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017–09964 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0023]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
EDGAR Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements
Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an 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–0023. 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
224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Alfreida
Pettiford, 202–245–6110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
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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: EDGAR
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 1894–0009.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments, Not-forprofit Institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 4,988.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 22,448.
Abstract: The Education Department
General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) contain several requirements
that grantees maintain certain types of
records related to their grants and to
report or submit certain information to
the Department. Part 74 of EDGAR
applies to Institutions of Higher
Education, nonprofit organizations, and
hospitals. Additionally, under 34 CFR
75.261, all types of grantees including
State Educational Agencies, Local
Educational Agencies, and Federally
Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
may follow the regulations in 34 CFR
74.25(e)(2) regarding extension of a
project period. Section 74.25(e)(2)
allows grantees to initiate a one-time
extension of their projects’ expiration
date of up to 12 months without prior
approval from the Department of
Education. These grantee requirements
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0065]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; NCER-
NPSAS Grant Study--Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017:
Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 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 to a currently approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 17, 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-
0065. 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 224-82,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377.
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 Grant Study--Connecting Students
with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA
Interventions on College Outcomes.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0931.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52,300.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,534.
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
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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 ``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 was approved in January 2017 (OMB#
1850-0931 v.1). Cognitive interviews on the survey items were conducted
in March 2017 to examine whether college students correctly understand
the question wording and whether their answers get adequately captured
in multiple-choice questions of the survey instrument to be
administered after the end of the intervention. The results of
cognitive testing were used to revise the CSFA survey. This request is
for approval of these revisions for the survey that will begin in
September 2017.
Dated: May 12, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-09964 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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