[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45281-45282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20780]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0102]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC)
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2017-ICCD-
0102. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://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 216-34,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at
[email protected].
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: 2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid
Study Administrative Collection (NPSAS: 18-AC).
OMB Control Number: 1850-0666.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,804.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 63,335.
Abstract: This request is to conduct the 2017-18 National
Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-
AC). This study is being conducted by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES). NPSAS is a nationally representative study of how
students and their families finance education beyond high school. The
first NPSAS was implemented by NCES during the 1986-87 academic year to
meet the need for national data about significant financial aid issues.
Since 1987, NPSAS has been fielded every 3 to 4 years, most recently
during the 2015-16 academic year (NPSAS:16). This submission is for
NPSAS:18-AC, which departs from the design of previous NPSAS studies in
three respects: It is anticipated to include state-representative
estimates for undergraduate students overall and in public 2-year and
public 4-year institutions; it will provide financial aid estimates 2-
years earlier than how the studies were previously scheduled; and
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it will be the first NPSAS study without a student interview component.
Future NPSAS collections will continue to include a student interview
every four years (NPSAS:16, NPSAS:20, NPSAS:24) to yield nationally
representative data. In alternating cycles, an Administrative
Collection (NPSAS:18-AC, NPSAS:22-AC, and NPSAS:26-AC) will be
conducted in which only administrative data from the Department's data
systems and institutional student records will be compiled to yield
state representative data. This submission covers materials and
procedures related to enrollment list collection, student record
abstractions, and matching to administrative data files as part of the
NPSAS:18-AC data collection.
Dated: September 25, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-20780 Filed 9-27-17; 8:45 am]
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