Notice2022-03868
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
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Published
February 24, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of a currently approved collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10347-10349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03868]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2023-
2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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
April 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2022-SCC-0024.
Comments submitted
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in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by
selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> site is not available to the
public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7aea4a388848c8293aa8095a78283c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="662f252209050d03122b011426030248010910">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 PRA Coordinator of
the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room
6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-570-8414.
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: 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student
Aid.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0001.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 33,962,310.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 22,844,712.
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 of Submitted by
the FAFSA form completed the applicant.
by applicants.
FAFSA--Renewal.............. The electronic version of
the FAFSA form completed
by applicants who have
previously completed the
FAFSA form.
FAFSA--EZ................... The electronic version of
the FAFSA form for
applicants who qualify
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 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.
FAA Access.................. Online tool that a Submitted by an
financial aid FAA on behalf
administrator (FAA) of an
utilizes to submit a applicant.
FAFSA form.
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 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 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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Electronic Other............ This is a submission done The FAA may be
by an FAA, on behalf of using their
the applicant, using the mainframe
Electronic Data Exchange computer or
(EDE). software to
facilitate the
EDE process.
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 <a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a> or
the myStudentAid mobile
app.
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Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
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<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>--Corrections...... Any applicant who has a Submitted by
Federal Student Aid ID the applicant.
(FSA ID)--regardless of
how they originally
applied--may make
corrections.
Electronic Other-- With the applicant's The FAA may be
Corrections. permission, corrections using their
can be made by an FAA mainframe
using the EDE. computer or
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 paper applicant.
applicants who did not
provide an e-mail
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 by an
FAA Access to correct FAA on behalf
the FAFSA form. of an
applicant.
Internal Department The Department will These
Corrections. submit an applicant's corrections
record for system- are system-
generated corrections to generated.
the Central Processing
System. There is no
burden to the applicants
under this correction
type as these are system-
based corrections.
Federal Student Aid Any applicant, with their These changes
Information Center (FSAIC) Data Release Number are made
Corrections. (DRN), can change the directly in
postsecondary the CPS by an
institutions listed on FSAIC
their FAFSA form or representative
change their address by .
calling FSAIC.
SAR Electronic (eSAR)....... The eSAR is an online Cannot be
version of the SAR that submitted for
is available on processing.
<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a> 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 e-mail address.
These notifications are
sent by e-mail and
include a secure
hyperlink that takes the
user to the <a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>
site.
SAR Acknowledgement......... The SAR Acknowledgement Cannot be
is a condensed paper SAR submitted for
that is mailed to processing.
applicants who applied
electronically but did
not provide a valid e-
mail address.
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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:
<bullet> The total number of applicants that will potentially apply
for federal student aid;
<bullet> How the applicant chooses to complete and submit the FAFSA
form (e.g., by paper or electronically);
<bullet> How the applicant chooses to submit any corrections and/or
updates (e.g., the paper SAR or electronically);
<bullet> The type of SAR document the applicant receives (eSAR, SAR
acknowledgment, or paper SAR);
<bullet> The formula applied to determine the applicant's expected
family contribution (EFC) (full need analysis formula, Simplified Needs
Test or Automatic Zero); and
<bullet> 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 2023-2024
is based on the projected total enrollment into post-secondary
education for Fall 2023. 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 2023-2024, ED is reporting a net burden decrease of 3,466,325
hours.
Dated: February 17, 2022.
Kate 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. 2022-03868 Filed 2-23-22; 8:45 am]
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