Notice2022-18165
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; FAFSA Form Demographic Survey
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Published
August 24, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 51971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18165]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0082]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; FAFSA Form Demographic Survey
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 new collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this information collection request (ICR) by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``Only
Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. <a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links
to view documents related to this information collection request.
Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking
on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting
statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking
on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' link.
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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that
is described below. The Department is especially interested in public
comments 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 record.
Title of Collection: FAFSA Form Demographic Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 19,727,003.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 650,991.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is
requesting a new information collection to gather demographic
information in conjunction with the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The FAFSA Simplification Act (FSAct) passed
as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260)
amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Sec 483 (B)(ii)(VII)
to add sex and race or ethnicity as information required to be provided
by the applicant on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) form. For the launch of the 2023-24 FAFSA on October 1, 2022,
FSA will ask the demographic questions in a pilot, voluntary survey
format in order to collect specific feedback on the new questions. This
feedback will inform the development of the questions for full
implementation within the FAFSA form for the 2024-2025 award year.
Dated: August 18, 2022.
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. 2022-18165 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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