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Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b
Annmarie Weisman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Planning and Innovation, Office of
Postsecondary Education.
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[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0167]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary
Students (BPS:20/22) Field Test
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 of a currently
approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection request by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’
checkbox. Comments may also be sent
to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
(202) 245–6347.
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
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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: 2020/22 Beginning
Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/22)
Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0631.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individual or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 25,610.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 12,544.
Abstract: The 2020/22 Beginning
Postsecondary Students Full-Scale
(BPS:20/22) is conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics,
part of the Institute of Education
Sciences, within the Department of
Education, and is part of the Beginning
Postsecondary Students Longitudinal
Study data collection program at https://
nces.ed.gov/surveys/bps/. The BPS:20/
22 Full-scale Data Collection will begin
03/01/22 and end 11/11/22. BPS is
designed to follow a cohort of students
who enroll in postsecondary education
for the first time during the same
academic year, irrespective of the date
of high school completion. The study
collects data on students’ persistence in
and completion of postsecondary
education programs; their transition to
employment; demographic
characteristics; and changes over time in
their goals, marital status, income, and
debt, among other indicators. Data from
BPS are used to help researchers and
policymakers better understand how
financial aid influences persistence and
completion, what percentages of
students complete various degree
programs, what are the early
employment and wage outcomes for
certificate and degree attainers, and why
students leave school. BPS:20/22 will be
a nationally-representative sample of
approximately 37,000 students who
were first-time beginning students
during the 2019–20 academic year. The
BPS:20/22 field test included
approximately 3,700 students who first
began in the 2018–19 academic year.
These students will be asked to
complete a survey and administrative
data will also be collected for them.
Administrative data matching will be
conducted with sources including the
National Student Loan Data System
(NSLDS), containing federal loan and
grant files; the Central Processing
System (CPS), which houses and
processes data contained in the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) forms; the National Student
Clearinghouse (NSC) which provides
enrollment and degree verification;
vendors of national undergraduate,
graduate, and professional student
admission tests; and possible other
administrative data sources such as the
Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA). These data will be obtained
through file matching/downloading. In
addition, this request includes
conducting panel maintenance activities
for the BPS:20/25 field test sample.
BPS:20/25 is anticipated but has not yet
been authorized. This submission
covers BPS:20/22 full-scale materials
and procedures required for conducting
the student survey and for matching
data to administrative records. Along
with this full-scale package NCES will
provide the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) with a memorandum
summarizing changes from the field test
for the full-scale data collection. The
materials for the BPS:20/22 full-scale
study are based upon the field test
materials. This submission is designed
to adequately justify the need for and
overall practical utility of the full study,
presenting the overarching plan for all
of the phases of the data collection and
providing as much detail about the
measures to be used as is available at
the time of this submission. As part of
the completed field test, NCES
published a notice in the Federal
Register allowing first a 60- and then a
30-day public comment period. Field
test materials, procedures, and results
have informed this request for clearance
for the full-scale study. For this fullscale study NCES will publish a notice
in the Federal Register allowing an
additional 30-day public comment
period on the final details of the
BPS:20/22 full-scale study.
Dated: December 9, 2021.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0167]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/22) Field
Test
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 of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find
this information collection request by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, (202) 245-6347.
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
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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: 2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary Students
(BPS:20/22) Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0631.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individual or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 25,610.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 12,544.
Abstract: The 2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary Students Full-Scale
(BPS:20/22) is conducted by the National Center for Education
Statistics, part of the Institute of Education Sciences, within the
Department of Education, and is part of the Beginning Postsecondary
Students Longitudinal Study data collection program at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/bps/. The BPS:20/22 Full-scale Data Collection will
begin 03/01/22 and end 11/11/22. BPS is designed to follow a cohort of
students who enroll in postsecondary education for the first time
during the same academic year, irrespective of the date of high school
completion. The study collects data on students' persistence in and
completion of postsecondary education programs; their transition to
employment; demographic characteristics; and changes over time in their
goals, marital status, income, and debt, among other indicators. Data
from BPS are used to help researchers and policymakers better
understand how financial aid influences persistence and completion,
what percentages of students complete various degree programs, what are
the early employment and wage outcomes for certificate and degree
attainers, and why students leave school. BPS:20/22 will be a
nationally-representative sample of approximately 37,000 students who
were first-time beginning students during the 2019-20 academic year.
The BPS:20/22 field test included approximately 3,700 students who
first began in the 2018-19 academic year. These students will be asked
to complete a survey and administrative data will also be collected for
them. Administrative data matching will be conducted with sources
including the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), containing
federal loan and grant files; the Central Processing System (CPS),
which houses and processes data contained in the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms; the National Student Clearinghouse
(NSC) which provides enrollment and degree verification; vendors of
national undergraduate, graduate, and professional student admission
tests; and possible other administrative data sources such as the
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). These data will be obtained
through file matching/downloading. In addition, this request includes
conducting panel maintenance activities for the BPS:20/25 field test
sample. BPS:20/25 is anticipated but has not yet been authorized. This
submission covers BPS:20/22 full-scale materials and procedures
required for conducting the student survey and for matching data to
administrative records. Along with this full-scale package NCES will
provide the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with a memorandum
summarizing changes from the field test for the full-scale data
collection. The materials for the BPS:20/22 full-scale study are based
upon the field test materials. This submission is designed to
adequately justify the need for and overall practical utility of the
full study, presenting the overarching plan for all of the phases of
the data collection and providing as much detail about the measures to
be used as is available at the time of this submission. As part of the
completed field test, NCES published a notice in the Federal Register
allowing first a 60- and then a 30-day public comment period. Field
test materials, procedures, and results have informed this request for
clearance for the full-scale study. For this full-scale study NCES will
publish a notice in the Federal Register allowing an additional 30-day
public comment period on the final details of the BPS:20/22 full-scale
study.
Dated: December 9, 2021.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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