Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2020-21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), 13017-13019 [2019-06160]
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 3,
2019.
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–
2019–ICCD–0045. 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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. 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,
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
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
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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: Part 601 Preferred
Lender Arrangements.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0101.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households; Private
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 18,623,389.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,801,989.
Abstract: Part 601—Institution and
Lender Requirements Relating to
Education Loans is a section of the
regulations governing private education
loans offered at covered institutions.
These regulations assure the Secretary
that the integrity of the program is
protected from fraud and misuse of
program funds and places requirements
on institutions and lenders to ensure
that borrowers receive additional
disclosures about Title IV, HEA program
assistance prior to obtaining a private
education loan. The Department is
submitting the unchanged Private
Education Loan Applicant SelfCertification for OMB’s continued
approval. While information about the
applicant’s cost of attendance and
estimated financial assistance must be
provided to the student, if available, the
student will provide the data to the
private loan lender who must collect
and maintain the self-certification form
prior to disbursement of a Private
Education Loan. The Department will
not receive the Private Education Loan
Applicant Self-Certification form and
therefore will not be collecting and
maintaining the form or its data.
Dated: March 29, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection
Clearance Program, Information Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0039]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; 2020–21
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA)
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
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Notice.
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 3,
2019.
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–
2019–ICCD–0039. 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, 550 12th
Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact the Applicant
Products Team at
StudentExperienceGroup@ed.gov, or
Beth Grebeldinger at 202–377–4018.
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
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technology. Please note that written
comments received in response to this
notice will be considered public
records.
Title of the Collection: 2020–21 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 or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 40,987,637.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 26,311,037.
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)
and Federal Work-Study (FWS)); the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
(Direct Loan) Program; the Teacher
Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education (TEACH) Grant; the
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship;
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 form, an applicant receives a
Student Aid Report (SAR), which is a
summary of the processed data they
submitted on the FAFSA form. 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 form
also receive a summary of processed
data submitted on the FAFSA form
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.
TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS
Component
Description
Submission method
Initial Submission of FAFSA
FAFSA .............................................
FAFSA—Renewal ...........................
The electronic version of the FAFSA form completed by applicants ....
The electronic version of the FAFSA form completed by applicants
who have previously completed the FAFSA form.
The electronic version of the FAFSA form for applicants who qualify
for the Automatic Zero (Auto Zero) needs analysis formula and the
applicant’s State of Legal Residence is one that allows for the skipping of questions not used in the EFC calculation.
The electronic version of the FAFSA form for applicants who have
previously completed the FAFSA form and who qualify for the
Automatic Zero (Auto Zero) needs analysis formula and the applicant’s State of Legal Residence is one that allows for the skipping
of questions not used in the EFC calculation.
Submitted by the applicant via
fafsa.gov or the myStudentAid mobile app.
FAA Access .....................................
Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a
FAFSA form.
Submitted through faaaccess.ed.
gov by an FAA on behalf of an applicant.
FAA Access—Renewal ...................
FAA Access—EZ ............................
Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal FAFSA form
Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA form for applicants who qualify for the Auto Zero needs analysis formula and the
applicant’s State of Legal Residence is one that allows for the skipping of questions not used in the EFC calculation.
Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA form for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA form and who
qualify for the Auto Zero needs analysis formula and the applicant’s State of Legal Residence is one that allows for the skipping
of questions not used in the EFC calculation.
FAFSA—EZ .....................................
FAFSA—EZ Renewal .....................
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FAA Access—EZ Renewal .............
Electronic Other ..............................
This is a submission done by an FAA, on behalf of the applicant,
using the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).
The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or software to facilitate the EDE process.
Printed FAFSA ................................
The printed version of the PDF FAFSA for applicants who are unable
to access the Internet or complete the form using fafsa.gov or the
myStudentAid mobile app.
Mailed by the applicant.
Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
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TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS—Continued
Component
Description
Submission method
Electronic Other—Corrections ........
With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made by an FAA
using the EDE.
The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or software to
facilitate the EDE process.
Paper SAR—This is a SAR and an
option for corrections.
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.
Mailed by the applicant.
FAA Access—Corrections ...............
An institution can use FAA Access to correct the FAFSA form ...........
Submitted
through
faaaccess.ed.gov by an FAA on
behalf of an applicant.
Internal Department Corrections .....
The Department will submit an applicant’s record for system-generated corrections to the Central Processing System. There is no
burden to the applicants under this correction type as these are
system-based corrections.
These corrections are system-generated.
Federal Student Aid Information
Center (FSAIC) Corrections.
Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), can change
the postsecondary institutions listed on their FAFSA form or
change their address by calling FSAIC.
These changes are made directly
in the CPS by an FSAIC representative.
SAR Electronic (eSAR) ...................
The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on
fafsa.gov to all applicants with an FSA ID. Notification for the eSAR
is sent to students who applied electronically or by paper and provided a valid email address. These notifications are sent by email
and include a hyperlink that takes the user to the fafsa.gov site.
Cannot be submitted for processing.
SAR Acknowledgement ..................
The SAR Acknowledgement is a condensed paper SAR that is
mailed to applicants who applied electronically but did not provide
a valid email address.
Cannot be submitted for processing.
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 form
(e.g., by paper or electronically);
• How the applicant chooses to
submit any corrections and/or updates
(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically);
• 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 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
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projection for 2020–21 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
analytical tools, survey information and
other ED data sources.
For 2020–21, ED is reporting a net
burden increase of 2,358,697 hours.
Dated: March 26, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection
Clearance Program, Information Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Teacher
Quality Partnership Grant Program
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
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The Department of Education
is issuing a notice inviting applications
for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the Teacher
Quality Partnership Grant Program,
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) number 84.336S.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 3, 2019.
Pre-Application Webinars: The Office
of Elementary and Secondary Education
intends to post pre-recorded
informational webinars designed to
provide technical assistance to
interested applicants for grants under
the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP)
program. These informational webinars
will be available on the TQP web page
shortly after this notice is published in
the Federal Register at https://
innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/teacherquality/teacher-quality-partnership/
applicant-info-and-eligibility/.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:
Applicants are strongly encouraged, but
not required, to submit a notice of intent
to apply by May 3, 2019.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 20, 2019.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common
Instructions for Applicants to
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0039]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2020-
21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: 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 3, 2019.
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-2019-ICCD-
0039. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, Washington, DC 20202-
0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact the Applicant Products Team at
[email protected], or Beth Grebeldinger at 202-377-4018.
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
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technology. Please note that written comments received in response to
this notice will be considered public records.
Title of the Collection: 2020-21 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 or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40,987,637.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 26,311,037.
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) and Federal Work-
Study (FWS)); the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program; the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant; the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship; 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 form, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), which is
a summary of the processed data they submitted on the FAFSA form. 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 form also receive a summary of
processed data submitted on the FAFSA form 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.
Table 1--Federal Student Aid Application Components
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Submission
Component Description method
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Initial Submission of FAFSA
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FAFSA......................... The electronic version Submitted by the
FAFSA--Renewal................ of the FAFSA form applicant via
completed by fafsa.gov or
applicants. the
The electronic version myStudentAid
of the FAFSA form mobile app.
completed by
applicants who have
previously completed
the FAFSA form..
FAFSA--EZ..................... The electronic version
of the FAFSA form for
applicants who
qualify for the
Automatic Zero (Auto
Zero) needs analysis
formula and the
applicant's State of
Legal Residence is
one that allows for
the skipping of
questions not used in
the EFC calculation.
FAFSA--EZ Renewal............. The electronic version
of the FAFSA form for
applicants who have
previously completed
the FAFSA form and
who qualify for the
Automatic Zero (Auto
Zero) needs analysis
formula and the
applicant's State of
Legal Residence is
one that allows for
the skipping of
questions not used in
the EFC calculation.
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FAA Access.................... Online tool that a Submitted
financial aid through
administrator (FAA) faaaccess.ed.go
utilizes to submit a v by an FAA on
FAFSA form. behalf of an
applicant.
FAA Access--Renewal........... Online tool that an
FAA can utilize to
submit a Renewal
FAFSA form
FAA Access--EZ................ Online tool that an
FAA can utilize to
submit a FAFSA form
for applicants who
qualify for the Auto
Zero needs analysis
formula and the
applicant's State of
Legal Residence is
one that allows for
the skipping of
questions not used in
the EFC calculation.
FAA Access--EZ Renewal........ Online tool that an
FAA can utilize to
submit a FAFSA form
for applicants who
have previously
completed the FAFSA
form and who qualify
for the Auto Zero
needs analysis
formula and the
applicant's State of
Legal Residence is
one that allows for
the skipping of
questions not used in
the EFC calculation.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electronic Other.............. This is a submission The FAA may be
done by an FAA, on using their
behalf of the mainframe
applicant, using the computer or
Electronic Data software to
Exchange (EDE). facilitate the
EDE process.
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Printed FAFSA................. The printed version of Mailed by the
the PDF FAFSA for applicant.
applicants who are
unable to access the
Internet or complete
the form using
fafsa.gov or the
myStudentAid mobile
app.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
fafsa.gov--Corrections........ Any applicant who has Submitted by the
a Federal Student Aid applicant via
ID (FSA ID)-- fafsa.gov.
regardless of how
they originally
applied--may make
corrections.
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Electronic Other--Corrections. With the applicant's The FAA may be
permission, using their
corrections can be mainframe
made by an FAA using computer or
the EDE. software to
facilitate the
EDE process.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paper SAR--This is a SAR and The full paper summary Mailed by the
an option for corrections. that is mailed to applicant.
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 Submitted
FAA Access to correct through
the FAFSA form. faaaccess.ed.gov v by an FAA on
behalf of an
applicant.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Department The Department will These
Corrections. submit an applicant's corrections are
record for system- system-
generated corrections generated.
to the Central
Processing System.
There is no burden to
the applicants under
this correction type
as these are system-
based corrections.
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Federal Student Aid Any applicant, with These changes
Information Center (FSAIC) their Data Release are made
Corrections. Number (DRN), can directly in the
change the CPS by an FSAIC
postsecondary representative.
institutions listed
on their FAFSA form
or change their
address by calling
FSAIC.
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SAR Electronic (eSAR)......... The eSAR is an online Cannot be
version of the SAR submitted for
that is available on processing.
fafsa.gov to all
applicants with an
FSA ID. Notification
for the eSAR is sent
to students who
applied
electronically or by
paper and provided a
valid email address.
These notifications
are sent by email and
include a hyperlink
that takes the user
to the fafsa.gov site.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SAR Acknowledgement........... The SAR Cannot be
Acknowledgement is a submitted for
condensed paper SAR processing.
that is mailed to
applicants who
applied
electronically but
did not provide a
valid email address.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
form (e.g., by paper or electronically);
How the applicant chooses to submit any corrections and/or
updates (e.g., the paper SAR or electronically);
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 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 2020-21 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 analytical tools, survey information and
other ED data sources.
For 2020-21, ED is reporting a net burden increase of 2,358,697
hours.
Dated: March 26, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-06160 Filed 4-2-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
