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It also helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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: Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS) 2024–25 through 2026–27.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0582.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 65,536.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 636,660.
Abstract: The National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) seeks
authorization from OMB to make a
change to the Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System (IPEDS) data
collection. IPEDS is a web-based data
collection system designed to collect
basic data from all postsecondary
institutions in the United States and the
other jurisdictions. The IPEDS data
collection enables the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES) to report
on key dimensions of postsecondary
education such as enrollments, degrees
and other awards earned, tuition and
fees, average net price, student financial
aid, graduation rates, student outcomes,
revenues and expenditures, faculty
salaries, and staff employed.
The IPEDS web-based data collection
system was implemented in 2000–01. In
2022–23, IPEDS collected data from
5,983 Title IV postsecondary
institutions in the United States and the
other jurisdictions. All Title IV
institutions are required to respond to
IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher
Education Amendments of 1992 [Pub. L.
102–325]). IPEDS allows other (nonTitle IV) institutions to participate on a
voluntary basis; approximately 200 nonTitle IV institutions elect to respond
each year. Institution closures and
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mergers have led to a decrease in the
number of institutions in the IPEDS
universe over the past few years. Due to
these fluctuations, combined with the
addition of new institutions, NCES uses
rounded estimates for the number of
institutions in the respondent burden
calculations for the upcoming years
(estimated 6,000 Title IV institutions
plus 200 non-title IV institutions for a
total of 6,200 institutions estimated to
submit IPEDS data during the 2024–25
through 2026–27 IPEDS data
collections). IPEDS data are available to
the public through the College Navigator
and IPEDS Use the Data websites.
The current clearance covers the
2022–23 through 2024–25 collections
and is due to expire on August 31, 2025.
We are requesting to make changes to
multiple survey components and other
updates to the identification, crosscutting terminology, and the glossary.
The largest changes in this package are
(1) the addition of a new Cost (CST)
survey component, which combines
components taken from the Student
Financial Aid (SFA) and Institutional
Characteristics (IC) components and
combines them with added questions to
determine how and make publicly
available more information about how
postsecondary institutions ask for
information above and beyond the
FAFSA; and (2) the planned elimination
of the Academic Libraries (AL) survey
beginning in the 2025–26
administration.
As part of the public comment period
review, NCES requests that IPEDS data
submitters and other stakeholders
respond to the directed questions found
in Appendix D of this submission.
Dated: February 28, 2024.
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–2024–SCC–0039]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; US
Department of Education PreAuthorized Debit Account Brochure
and Application
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
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1995, the Department is proposing an
extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request
(ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before APRIL
29, 2024.
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–
2024–SCC–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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
the Department 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
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 Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, 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. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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
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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: US Department of
Education Pre-Authorized Debit
Account Brochure and Application.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0025.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 631.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 51.
Abstract: The Pre-authorized Debit
Account Brochure and Application
(PDA Application) serves as the means
by which an individual with a defaulted
federal education debt (student loan or
grant overpayment) that is held by the
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
requests and authorizes the automatic
debiting of payments toward satisfaction
of the debt from the borrower’s checking
or savings account. The PDA
Application explains the automatic
debiting process and collects the
individual’s authorization for the
automatic debiting and the bank
account information needed by ED to
debit the individual’s account.
Kun Mullan,
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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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: 2024 Election
Administration and Voting Survey
Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
EAC announces an information
collection and seeks public comment on
the provisions thereof. The EAC intends
to submit this proposed information
collection (2024 Election
Administration and Voting Survey, or
EAVS) to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget for approval.
The 2024 EAVS asks election officials
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questions concerning voting and
election administration, including the
following topics: Voter registration;
overseas and military voting; voting by
mail; early in-person voting; polling
operations; provisional voting; voter
participation; election technology;
election policy; and other related issues.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before April 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
electronically via https://
www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC–
2024–0001). Written comments on the
proposed information collection can
also be sent to the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street
NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001,
Attn: EAVS.
Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To
obtain a free copy of the draft survey
instrument: (1) Download a copy at
https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID:
EAC–2024–0001); or (2) write to the
EAC (including your address and phone
number) at U.S. Election Assistance
Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite
200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn:
EAVS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Raymond Williams at 202–924–0794, or
email research@eac.gov; U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street
NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: 2024 Election
Administration and Voting Survey;
OMB Number Pending.
Needs and Uses
The EAC issues the EAVS to meet its
obligations under the Help America
Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to serve as a
national clearinghouse and resource for
the compilation of information with
respect to the administration of Federal
elections; to fulfill both the EAC and the
Department of Defense Federal Voting
Assistance Program’s (FVAP) data
collection requirements under the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA); and
meet its National Voter Registration Act
(NVRA) mandate to collect information
from states concerning the impact of
that statute on the administration of
Federal elections. In addition, under the
NVRA, the EAC is responsible for
collecting information and reporting,
biennially, to Congress on the impact of
that statute. The information the states
are required to submit to the EAC for
purposes of the NVRA report is found
under Title 11 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. States that respond to
questions in this survey concerning
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voter registration-related matters will
meet their NVRA reporting
requirements under 52 U.S.C. 20508 and
EAC regulations. Finally, UOCAVA
mandates that FVAP work with the EAC
and chief state election officials to
develop standards for reporting
UOCAVA voting information (52 U.S.C.
20302) and that FVAP will store the
reported data and present the findings
within the congressionally-mandated
report to the President and Congress.
Additionally, UOCAVA requires that
‘‘not later than 90 days after the date of
each regularly scheduled general
election for Federal office, each state
and unit of local government which
administered the election shall (through
the state, in the case of a unit of local
government) submit a report to the EAC
on the combined number of absentee
ballots transmitted to absent uniformed
services voters and overseas voters for
the election and the combined number
of such ballots which were returned by
such voters and cast in the election, and
shall make such a report available to the
general public.’’ States that complete
and timely submit the UOCAVA section
of the survey to the EAC will fulfill their
UOCAVA reporting requirement under
52 U.S.C. 20302. In order to fulfill the
above requirements, the EAC is seeking
information relating to the period from
the Federal general election day 2022 +1
through the November 2024 Federal
general election. The EAC will provide
the data regarding UOCAVA voting to
FVAP after data collection is completed.
This data sharing reduces the burden on
local election offices because FVAP
does not have to conduct its own data
collection to meet its reporting
requirements.
Affected Public (Respondents): State
or local governments, the District of
Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Affected Public: State or local
government.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden per Response: 90
hours per collection, 45 hours
annualized.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,040 hours per collection, 2,520
hours annualized.
Frequency: Biennially.
Comments: Public comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0039]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; US
Department of Education Pre-Authorized Debit Account Brochure and
Application
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
APRIL 29, 2024.
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-2024-SCC-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. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. 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 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 Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, (202) 377-
4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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
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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: US Department of Education Pre-Authorized
Debit Account Brochure and Application.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0025.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 631.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51.
Abstract: The Pre-authorized Debit Account Brochure and Application
(PDA Application) serves as the means by which an individual with a
defaulted federal education debt (student loan or grant overpayment)
that is held by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) requests and
authorizes the automatic debiting of payments toward satisfaction of
the debt from the borrower's checking or savings account. The PDA
Application explains the automatic debiting process and collects the
individual's authorization for the automatic debiting and the bank
account information needed by ED to debit the individual's account.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-04450 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
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